PTC NSW

Association Service Award

The Institute for Educational Leadership in Australia (IELA) will recognise the outstanding contribution made by a salaried employee to a PTC NSW member association or PTC NSW over a significant period of time.

This award will be presented by the Professional Teachers Council of New South Wales (PTC NSW).

Nominations close 5:00pm Monday 13th October 2025.

Recipients of the award for 2025 will be announced on World Teachers Day, Friday 31 October 2025 and will be presented with their award at the PTC NSW Awards Evening on 25 February 2026.

Association Service Award Honour Board

2025 Association Service Award Nomination Form

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Eligibility Criteria for Nomination

The Professional Teachers Council NSW Association Service Award is awarded to salaried employees nominated by PTC NSW Member Associations or PTCNSW for providing exceptional service to their association over a significant period of time.

1. Eligibility Criteria:

  • have provided outstanding service to the nominating PTC NSW member association or PTC NSW. (Nominating association must provide suitable evidence to support this nomination).
  • have been employed as a salaried employee of the nominating PTC NSW member association or PTC NSW
  • have been employed over a significant period of time with the nominating PTC NSW member association or PTC NSW

2. To be eligible for consideration by the PTC NSW Awards Committee nominations must be:

  • submitted online on the
  • in recognition of an individual staff member as per the above Eligibility Criteria
  • signed by the association’s current President as nominator and another current Office Bearer as seconder.
  • Your nomination will need to be supported with a written citation (minimum 100 to maximum of 300 words) outlining your reasons for the award.
  • received by the closing date indicated for that year.

3. Number of individual nominations per association for 2025:

  • One nomination per annum per Association.

4. Incomplete nominations, those without a citation (minimum 100 to maximum 300 words) and, in non-standard format or those received/sent after the dates and times indicated under the heading below Lodgement Steps will not be considered by the PTC NSW Awards Committee. Joint nomination of two people for one award will not be considered.

5. The decision of the awards committee will be final.

Closing date: Monday 13th October 2025 by 5pm.

1. Lodgment step

Lodge your application form online

2. Acknowledgement of Receipt

The PTC NSW team will acknowledge the receipt of each application within one week of its receipt. If receipt of your application has not been acknowledged within this timeframe please contact the PTC NSW team.

3. Successful Nominees

Nominees will be notified by email by Friday 31 October 2025 of the PTC NSW Awards Committee’s decision regarding their nomination.

4. Adherence to Guidelines

Strict adherence to the Guidelines will be applied. Late or incomplete nominations will not be considered by the PTC NSW Awards Committee.

5. Presentation of the Award

Professional Teachers Council NSW Association Service Award recipient will be invited to receive the award at the PTC NSW Awards Evening to be held on the 25th February 2026.