Skills Institute

Friday, 3 May 2013 - 11:11am

Skills Institute Meat Processing teacher Darren Scott has been named a finalist in the national Meat Industry Trainer of the Year Awards, run by the National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council (MINTRAC).

Darren was one of three finalists, alongside Wendy Hall from Response Learning (based in Queensland) and Martin Paynter from TAFE NSW.  

The eventual winner was Wendy Hall, but organisers said the awards were a close-run contest.

Five judges, drawn from MINTRAC staff and award sponsors, judged the award against a range of criteria, including:

•  Excellence and innovation
•  Student focus/outcomes
•  Professionalism and commitment to meat industry training
•  Links with the industry

Darren, a former butcher who did his training with TAFE Tasmania 30 years ago, has been teaching with the Skills Institute for the past five years.

“I enjoy the interaction with students and with employers,” he said.