The TIO awards are all about promoting automotive apprenticeships and the commitment they make towards the industy.
This year we received over 130 apprentice nominations from employers and school VET Coordinators and this is extremely encouraging given the extraordinary circumstances that have occurred in 2020.
A full list of Award Winners and Nominees are listed below and once again, we thank our Sponsors, also listed below.
| AWARD | AWARDED TO | COMPANY | AWARD SPONSORED BY |
| Overall Automotive Apprentice | Scott Trotter | P & V Panel Works | MTAA Super |
| Indigenous Automotive Apprentice | Jayd Salzgeber | Plantation Management Partners | Wurth Australia |
| School Based Apprentice | Oscar Kernich | Berry Springs Mechanical | SP Tools |
| VET Automotive Student | Zachary Dole | Marrara Christian College | SP Tools |
| Joshua Jeffkins Memorial Award | Miykal Tonga | Darwin 4x4 | Darwin Motor Group |
| MTA Chairman's' Award | Liam Dark | Unique Auto Tech | MTAA Super |
| Spray Painting | |||
| 1st Year | Jake Butler | Arafura Crash Repairs | PPG (Palmerston Paint Group) |
| 2nd Year | Mitchell May | Bodyline Crash Repairs | PPG (Palmerston Paint Group) |
| 3rd/4th year | Krittawat Saengpatomrat | P & V Panel Works | PPG (Palmerston Paint Group) |
| 3rd/4th year | Krittawat Saengpatomrat | P & V Panel Works | Capricorn |
| Body Repair | |||
| 1st Year | Lochlan Neale | P & V Panel Works | SP Tools |
| 2nd Year | Gurmukh Singh | Al's Panel Shop | SP Tools |
| 3rd/4th year | Scott Trotter | P & V Panel Works | I-Car Australia |
| 3rd/4th year | Scott Trotter | P & V Panel Works | Capricorn |
| Auto Electrical | |||
| 1st Year | Arky Karaman | Prestige Automotive NT Pty Ltd | Ashdown Ingram |
| 2nd Year | Heidi Hughes | GTNT Group | Ashdown Ingram |
| 3rd/4th year | Jesse Tinning | A&C Automotive Electrics | Ashdown Ingram |
| 3rd/4th year | Jesse Tinning | A&C Automotive Electrics | Capricorn |
| Heavy Diesel | |||
| 1st Year | Luke Smith | GNR Diesel | Wurth Australia |
| 2nd Year | Brandon Knight | Northline | Wurth Australia |
| 3rd/4th year | Joshua Baker | Country Diesel Maintenance | Cool Drive Auto Parts |
| 3rd/4th year | Joshua Baker | Country Diesel Maintenance | Capricorn |
| Mobile Plant | |||
| 1st Year | Dean Zahra | Hireworks | Ashdown-Ingram Darwin |
| 2nd Year | Melanie Scorgie | GTNT Group | Repco Winnellie |
| 3rd/4th year | Zachary Hines | Alderbran Contracting | SP Tools |
| 3rd/4th year | Zachary Hines | Alderbran Contracting | MTA SANT |
| Light Mechanical | |||
| 1st Year | Panormitis Ampelas | Automotive Solutions | Wurth Australia |
| 2nd Year | Bonita Gouws | Ultra Tune Casaurina | Wurth Australia |
| 3rd/4th year | Liam Dark | Unique Auto Tech | SP Tools |
| 3rd/4th year | Liam Dark | Unique Auto Tech | Capricorn |
| NOMINEES | |||
| Jesse Tinning | A&C Automotive Electrics | 3rd/4th yr. Auto. Electrical Award | |
| Arky Karaman | Prestige Automotive NT Pty Ltd | 1st yr Auto. Electrical Award | |
| Lochlan Neale | P & V Panel Works | 1st yr Panel Beating Award | |
| Luke Smith | GNR Diesel | 1st yr Heavy Diesel Award | |
| Lena Thompson | ATG Downunder | 1st yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Nicolas Minisini | Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation | 1st yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Dylan Doody | CJD Equipment Darwin | 1st yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Jayden Maraioti | Cummins South Pacific | 1st yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Ryan Randle | GTNT Group | 1st yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Connar Bridgeford | Haulmark Australia | 1st yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Shane Greening | RK Diesel services | 1st yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Panormitis Ampelas | Automotive Solutions | 1st yr Light Mechanical Award | |
| Zachary Morris | All Rural Mechanical | 1st yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Miykal Tonga | Darwin 4x4 Centre | 1st yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Leeran Wurramara | Gebie Civil & Construction | 1st yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Jed Farrington | Katherine Toyota | 1st yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Jarrah Mercer | Kerry's Automotive Group | 1st yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Mitchell Morris | Kerry's Automotive Group | 1st yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Daniel Byrnes | MYCAR Casuarina | 1st yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Josh Bates | Palmerston Auto Clinic | 1st yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Dean Zahra | Hireworks | 1st yr Mobile Plant Award | |
| Matthew Ruger | Barkly Regional Council | 1st yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Ryan Du Preez | Benchmark Diesel Services Pty Ltd | 1st yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Trey Patullo | Gebie Civil & Construction | 1st yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Mitchell Hack | GTNT Group | 1st yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Jake Butler | Arafura Crash Repairs | 1st yr Spray Painter Award | |
| Samuel Schmidt | Al's Panel Shop | 1st yr Spray Painter Nominee | |
| Heidi Hughes | GTNT Group | 2nd yr Auto. Electrical Award | |
| Shannon Chuter | GTNT Group | 2nd yr Auto. Electrical Nominee | |
| Sam Danvers | J & T Auto Electrics | 2nd yr Auto. Electrical Nominee | |
| Jack Weir | KC Auto Electrics | 2nd yr Auto. Electrical Nominee | |
| Patrick Healy | KC Auto Electrics | 2nd yr Auto. Electrical Nominee | |
| Gurmukh Singh | Al's Panel Shop | 2nd yr Panel Beating Award | |
| Isiah Strong | Palmerston Smash Repairs | 2nd yr Panel Beating Nominee | |
| Damien Chung | T&L Panel | 2nd yr Panel Beating Nominee | |
| Brandon Knight | Northline | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Award | |
| Jesse Johansen | Bohlin Performance & Oils | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Hayden Freer | CJD Equipment Darwin | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Shane Morton | CJD Equipment Darwin | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Nicholas Cheyne | Cummins South Pacific | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Ramon Jenkinson | Cummins South Pacific | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Riley Garland | Cummins South Pacific | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Lachlan Harris | Engine Engineering Services (NT) Pty Ltd | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Lewis Mulvena | Engine Engineering Services (NT) Pty Ltd | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Shannah Mudge | GTNT Group | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Jayd Salzgeber | Plantation Management Partners | 2nd yr Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Bonita Gouws | Ultra Tune Casaurina | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Award | |
| Bodhi Neave | Automotive Solutions | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Charlie Berry | Automotive Solutions | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Dylan Smith | Automotive Solutions | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Oscar Kernich | Berry Springs Mechanical | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| David Hemopo | Bridge Toyota | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Teofilo Samson | Darwin Motor Group | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Nicholas Carmichael | Kerry's Automotive Group | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Craig Burke | WYDAC | 2nd yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Melanie Scorgie | GTNT Group | 2nd yr Mobile Plant Award | |
| Hayden Green | Aldebaran Contracting | 2nd yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Lachlan Matthews | Allan King & Sons Construction Pty Ltd | 2nd yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Liam Hunter-Bradbury | GTNT Group | 2nd yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Ayden Hodgson | Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia | 2nd yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Mitchell May | Bodyline Crash Repairs | 2nd yr Spray Painter Award | |
| Scott Trotter | P & V Panel Works | 3rd/4th yr Panel Beating Award | |
| David Mathieson | P & V Panel Works | 3rd/4th yr Panel Beating Nominee | |
| James Fennell | P & V Panel Works | 3rd/4th yr Panel Beating Nominee | |
| Craig Webber | Palmerston Smash Repairs | 3rd/4th yr Panel Beating Nominee | |
| Liam Dark | Unique Auto Tech | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Award | |
| Chanel Lambert | Alice Auto Repairs | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Benjamin Nowland | Berry Springs Mechanical | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Matthew Johannsen | Bridge Toyota | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Kervy Koting | Bridge Toyota Palmerston | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Thomas Richardson | GTNT Group - Thrifty Rental | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Tamika Fisher | Katherine Toyota | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Teuila Tuagalu | Katherine Toyota | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Thomas Wall | Katherine Toyota | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Gedrick Banks | Kerrys Automotive Group | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Jackson Drew | Phil Kerr Service Centre (PKSC) | 3rd/4th yr Light Mechanical Nominee | |
| Zachary Hines | Aldebaran Contracting | 3rd/4th yr Mobile Plant Award | |
| Damien Bailey | Exact Contracting Services | 3rd/4th yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Nathan Carter | Exact Contracting Services | 3rd/4th yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| MacKenzie Hornby | Penske Australia | 3rd/4th yr Mobile Plant Nominee | |
| Krittawat Saengpatomrat | P & V Panel Works | 3rd/4th yr Spray Painter Award | |
| Joseph Prouse | P & V Panel Works | 3rd/4th yr Spray Painter Nominee | |
| Jesse Tinning | A&C Automotive Electrics | 3rd/4th yr. Auto. Electrical Award | |
| Carr Quitay | AutoSparky | 3rd/4th yr. Auto. Electrical Nominee | |
| Faris Bolton | Chris's Automotive & Marine Electrics | 3rd/4th yr. Auto. Electrical Nominee | |
| Jake Hughes | Prestige Automotive NT Pty Ltd | 3rd/4th yr. Auto. Electrical Nominee | |
| Joshua Baker | Country Diesel Maintenance | 3rd/4th yr. Heavy Diesel Award | |
| William Nugraha | Engine Engineering Services (NT) Pty Ltd | 3rd/4th yr. Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Bailey Peck | Ken Scott Services | 3rd/4th yr. Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Zachary Kirby | Neil Mansell Transport | 3rd/4th yr. Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| James Barnham | Penske Australia | 3rd/4th yr. Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Dylan Phegan | RDO-Vanderfield | 3rd/4th yr. Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Rowan Hughes | RDO-Vanderfield | 3rd/4th yr. Heavy Diesel Nominee | |
| Miykal Tonga | Darwin 4x4 Centre | Indigenous Apprentice Award | |
| Lachlan Matthews | Allan King & Sons Construction | Indigenous Apprentice Nominee | |
| Jake Butler | Arafura Crash Repairs | Indigenous Apprentice Nominee | |
| Leeran Wurramara | Gebie Civil & Construction | Indigenous Apprentice Nominee | |
| Trey Patullo | Gebie Civil & Construction | Indigenous Apprentice Nominee | |
| Liam Hunter-Bradbury | GTNT Group | Indigenous Apprentice Nominee | |
| Jed Farrington | Katherine Toyota | Indigenous Apprentice Nominee | |
| Jayd Salzgeber | Plantation Management Partners | Indigenous Apprentice Nominee | |
| Oscar Kernich | Berry Springs Mechanical | School Based Apprentice Award | |
| Brooke McKenna | RDO-Vanderfield | School Based Apprentice Nominee | |
| Zachary Dole | Marrara Christian College | VETs Delivered in Schools Award | |
| Nakarin Macaulay | Casuarina Senior College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Bryce Hardy | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Charlie Hill | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Chrinovic Tambwe | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Cody Morgan | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Darcy McIntyre | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Seth McGregor | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Daniel McCarthy -Morgan | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Jeremy Coats | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| John Abao | Darwin High School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Kyle Barnett | Henbury School | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Brody Reed | MacKillop Catholic College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Liam Kennedy | MacKillop Catholic College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Hudson Dungey | Marrara Christian College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Kayla Reynecke | Marrara Christian College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Ratuseru Rugu | Marrara Christian College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Corey Blanch | O'Loughlin Catholic College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Alex Weekly | Palmerston College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Alexander Wiggett | Palmerston College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Andrew Mason | Palmerston College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Callum Stokes | St Johns Catholic College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Cruz Bretag | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Jack Newman | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| James McGovern | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Jayden O'Connor | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Joe McLachlan | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Joshua Dubbeld | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Kai Jaensch | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Kaleb Harper | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Mason Jones | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Oscar Godwin | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Tyson St Clair | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Will Anderson | Taminmin College | VETs Delivered in Schools Nominee | |
| Liam Dark | Unique Auto Tech | Joshua Jeffkins Memorial Award | |
| Scott Trotter | P & V Panel Works | MTA Chairman's Award | |
