Tasmanian disability support service, Nexus, won the prestigious Large Employer of the Year Award at the 2024 Tasmanian Training Awards recently.
Nexus has been supporting Tasmanians living with disability for over 25 years and was recognised for its commitment to adapting training over this time to suit the evolving needs of both clients and its 600 staff across Tasmania.
Nexus CEO Mark Jessop was delighted that Nexus received the award, noting that it was great that a Hobart-based not-for-profit could compete with the commercial organisations in this category.
“The support we provide to our clients is not one-size-fits-all, so our training should not be one-size-fits-all,” Mr Jessop said.
“People living with disability have a right to quality support, and the only way to ensure this is through proper training.”
Alongside industry-standard training, Nexus offers tailored training to staff in areas such as Autism, Trauma-Informed Support, Epilepsy, Complex Care, LGBTIQA+ inclusion and Leadership.
Nexus staff have noted greater confidence in supporting clients after undertaking training specific to the client’s needs.
Nexus staff member Ben O’Brien from South Hobart was also a finalist in the highly competitive Vocational Student of the Year Award.
The Tasmanian Training Awards were held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Launceston on Friday, September 6.
Nexus will now be nominated for Employer of the Year at the Australian Training Awards to be announced in Canberra in December.
Nexus Inc (Nexus) is an independent Tasmanian not-for-profit organisation providing disability support services since 1998.
The Tasmanian Training Awards is an annual event recognising, rewarding and celebrating outstanding achievements in the vocational education and training sector by apprentices, trainees and vocational students as well as the teachers, trainers, training providers and employers who support them.
IMAGE: Hobart-based disability support service, Nexus, won the Large Employer of the Year Award at the Tasmanian Training Awards. Nexus CEO Mark Jessop, Nexus employee Naomi Searle and former Customised Employment client Britney Campbell accepted the award. (PS)
