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QYA Member Organisations Guide To
The Queensland Youth Alliance
Awards For Excellence

What are the QYA Awards for Excellence?

The Queensland Youth Alliance Awards for Excellence recognise outstanding achievements within the member organisations of the Queensland Youth Alliance.

The annual awards program enables individuals aged between 16 – 28 years to be recognised as making an outstanding commitment to young people.

The Awards are offered in the following categories:

Leadership Excellence
For demonstrating leadership and giving guidance to young people and peers.

Inspiration
For those who inspire others through their actions or by overcoming difficulties

Community Service
For taking an active and responsible role in bettering the community.

Who is Eligable?

Nominees must be between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty eight (28) and be a financial member of a QYA member organisation.

Please note that self nominations will not be accepted.

Member organisations must check that the nominee is a current financial member of the QYA member organisation when the application is received.

What Do QYA Member Organisations Need To Do?

WHEN YOU SENT OUT THE NOMINATION FORMS
Member Organisations will need to ensure that their members are aware of who to return the nominations to.

WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE NOMINATION

Member Organisations should check the following when they receive a nomination form: q       Is the nomination form on the prescribed format?

q       Are up to 4 pieces of supporting documentation?

q       Is the nomination signed by the nominator, nominee and referees?

q       Are there 2 referees?

q       Have all the personal details of the nominator, nominee and referees have been completed?

q       Has each of the selection criteria been completed?

q       Has the nomination been received by 5pm on 31 May 2006?
 

Please ensure all information is treated as confidential.

WHEN THE NOMINATIONS ARE ASSESSED

You will need to select a judging committee within your member organisation to review the applications select 1 nominee per category where appropriate.

You may determine the number of members on your judging committee depending on your organisations needs.

The judging committee within your QYA Member organisation will consider all nominations based on the selection criteria. Nominations are to be assessed on the nomination only as presented to the judging committee. QYA recommends that the assessment of he application is by no other means than through the application provided.

You have been provided with an evaluation grid, which will make the process of short-listing consistent across all member organisations.

The evaluation grid includes:

• a line to indicate the award category
• a location for the surname of the applicant (you can evaluate up to three applicants per form)
• the six assessment categories on the left hand side of the evaluation grid
• a rating column with the predetermined ratings for each of the categories
• a score column where the final score against the category for the applicant will be inserted – the score is to be no higher than the allocated rating. For example if the rating for the brief description of the activity is 5, the score can be between 1 - 5
• comments against each criteria for each candidate to justify the score
• the total score for each applicant
• provision for the signature of the assessing committee member

All categories will be assessed against the following criteria:

1. Brief description of the action undertaken
2. Amount of time dedicated to the action
3. Comprehensive explanation of the action
4. Explanation of why this action is a significant achievement
5. The results of the action being performed
6. Benefits of the action to the organisation and the community

You may commence your judging after nominations close at 5pm on 31 July 2010

ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED JUDGING

Once you have determined your final nomination in each category you will need to send them to the QYA Chair at

Queensland Youth Alliance Awards for Excellence
C/- Queensland Youth Alliance
PO Box 547
CANNON HILL QLD 4170

All nominations to be considered by QYA must be received by the QYA by 31 August 2010.

We regret that the QYA cannot accept nominations after the deadline.

QYA recommends you acknowledge the receipt of all nominations and advise the unsuccessful nominees.

All decisions and recommendation of QYA are binding and final and no correspondence will be entered into

Successful nominees will be advised in writing by the QYA of their success in receiving an award.

QYA member Organisations will be advised of the outcome of the judging.
 

Nomination Deadlines

The nomination forms MUST received by Member Organisation by 5.00 pm 31 July 2010.

Member Organisations must submit their nominations to the QYA by 31 August 2010.
 

Timelines