Inquiries

The AITD Award

The Australian Institute for Training and Development (AITD) is a national professional association of people interested in the field of human resource development. AITD seeks to promote excellence in this field through conferences, workshops and the dissemination of information. As part of its interest in professional development, AITD has donated two prizes to the Faculty of Education.

The first AITD award is given to the student who is judged to have presented the best thesis project of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Adult Education.

The second AITD award is open to all final-year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education with the Human Resource Development major. The award is given to the student who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the human resource development field of adult education as part of their studies.

The Gwen Muir Memorial Prize for Special Education

This prize was established in 1993 in memory of the late Gwen Muir, a teacher who had a lifelong commitment to the education of students with special needs. The prize was donated by Margaret Zell, a daughter of George Muir, a former Principal of the Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education, to reward excellence in the field of special education. The cash prize of $250 is awarded annually to a student from the Bachelor of Education in Special Education (C10207) who has the most distinguished academic record and who has demonstrated excellence in the practicum.

The Kevin Dawes Prize

This prize may be awarded annually to the most outstanding student in the science elective strand and the two subjects in the science education sequence in the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education. If there is no science elective strand offered, then the prize is awarded to the student with the highest combined mark in the two subjects in the science education sequence in the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education (C10206). The first award was made in 1995. The annual cash value of the prize is $250.

The NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Award

The NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council is the peak professional body representing teachers, workers and others interested in the field of adult literacy and numeracy in NSW. It was established in the late 1970s and is affiliated with the Australian Council of Adult Literacy.

This prize is awarded to the graduating student in the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education who demonstrates achievement in one of the following: evidence of excellent academic achievements in the course generally, and more specifically in subjects in the Language, Literacy and Numeracy major, or; evidence of significant contributions to the field of adult language, literacy and numeracy education through excellent teaching practice and effective innovations in program development.

The award consists of: $100; publication of a piece of work in the Council's publication; an opportunity to present the work at a Council forum, and; one-year membership of the Council.

The Phillips Prize

The Phillips Prize is awarded to the graduand with the most outstanding academic and professional record in the vocational education field of practice, in the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education (C10194). This prize commemorates the distinguished contribution made by Donald Phillips to the development of technical teacher education in New South Wales – as a teacher, technical college principal, Assistant Director of the Department of Technical and Further Education, and as a member of the First Council of Sydney Teachers' College. The first award was made in 1981 to a graduand of the Diploma of Teaching program. The annual cash value of the prize is $250.

The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts Award

This award was established in 1990 from a donation of $15,000 from the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. It is available to graduates of the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education who demonstrate superior achievement in academic studies and adult education practice. The annual cash value of the award is $1,000.

The Laurie Brady Award

Laurie Brady has been a long-time member of the Faculty of Education, initially at Kuring-gai CAE and then at UTS, and has devoted his working life to practising and promoting quality teaching.

The Laurie Brady Award is awarded each year to the student studying the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education who has displayed outstanding teaching ability in the school classroom (field-based practicum). The recipient is awarded a certificate and a cash prize.

University Medal

The University Medal is awarded for the most outstanding undergraduate First Class Honours Thesis in an Honours program.

Inquiries

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