SkillsOne wins Webby Award
SYDNEY - Wednesday, 7 May 2008 - The 12th Annual Webby Awards, today named SkillsOne as the Winner of the Best Association Website for 2008.
The SkillsOne website is an initiative of The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence and was designed to promote trades and skills in an interactive environment in order to address Australia’s trade skills shortage. Only nine months old skillsone.com.au has defied the odds and taken out this coveted award against more established global websites.
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honouring excellence on the Internet. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and the judging panel is made up of David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser, AKQA Global Creative Director Rei Inamoto, Richard Branson and R/GA CEO Bob Greenberg.
Winners will be honoured at two star-studded ceremonies in New York City: The Webby Film & Video Awards on June 9th and The 12th Annual Webby Awards Gala on June 10th.
Executive Director of the Webby awards, David-Michel Davies said the awards recognised the best websites globally.
"The Webby Awards honor the outstanding Websites that are setting the standards for the Internet. The SkillsOne Webby Award win is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators" said Davies.
Brian Wexham, Chief Executive Officer of The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence said winning the Webby Award was a great honour and recognition of the innovation and world leading development of skillsone.com.au
The team accepts the Webby Award, June 10 2008 - New York
“Skillsone.com.au is one of the key initiatives of The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence and has proved to be a highly effective way to communicate to students, parents, careers counselors and employers about the huge amount of opportunities and possibilities that exist within trades and skills in Australia.
“SkillsOne.com.au is a unique way to communicate to people and engage them with video and static content to help turn the tide in Australia’s skills shortage.
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for its famous five-word speech limit. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al Gore (“Please don’t recount this vote”), Beastie Boys (“Can anyone fix my computer?”), and Prince (“Everything you think is true.”).
Watch Webby Award highlights from 2007
About SkillsOne
SkillsOne presents high quality videos that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as broadcast weekly on Foxtel/Austar's Aurora Channel 183. The videos, along with other content provide visitors to www.skillsone.com.au with all the information they need to get started in a trade skill and also information for employers looking to employers apprentices.
SkillsOne is a great resource for students, school leavers, teachers, career advisors, training colleges and employers any anyone interested in exploring trade skills opportunities.
About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received a record 9,500 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide.
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