2024HutchiesTrainingAwards

The eagerly awaited Hutchies Training Awards were held 11 May 2024, at Wests Rugby Union Clubhouse, which was built by Hutchies in 2016. This year was extra special as we celebrated 20 years of the awards which has recognised the great achievements of Hutchies’ homegrown apprentices and cadets over two decades.

Hutchies Training Awards began in 2004 to acknowledge the accomplishments of our apprentices and cadets. As an enterprise based registered training organisation (RTO), we have celebrated dozens of standout recipients over the years.

The first event was held in the backyard of our Director, Ben Young's, grandmother's house and while it started fairly low key it has grown to become one of the highlights of the year in Hutchies' social calendar. It's been celebrated in various venues over the years including Toowong Rowing Shed, The Triffid, The Outpost and more.

This year's event was hosted by Peter Forsingdal, Training Manager and Harry White, National Commercial Manager. The evening is a platform to highlight the extraordinary commitment, skills, and effort put forth by all the candidates and their trainers.

A huge congratulations to our Apprentice of the Year, Stephanie Castaldo in Bernie Nolan's Team in Melbourne, and Cadet of the Year, Hunter Hall who is part of Rohan Barry's Team in Southport.

Our project teams, who work with the apprentices and cadets daily, nominate individuals for these awards. They witness the growth and contributions of this group firsthand.

This year, we received a record number of nominations, reflecting the significant impact of our apprentices and cadets across the country. We extend our hearty congratulations to the winners and nominees for their relentless effort.

We'd like to thank our sponsors who generously donated a range of amazing prizes for our winners — BUSY At Work, Hutchinson Builders, Total Tools and Milwaukee. Bunnings also kindly provided our lucky door prizes for the night.