See below criteria used to judge the President’s Awards:

President’s Award Employee of the Year 2025

Five criteria used to judge this award are:

1. Work related knowledge and skills
2. Teamwork / collaboration
3. Quality customer service
4. Communication – internal / external
5. Innovation / Initiative

President’s Award Employer of the Year 2025

Five criteria used to judge this award are:

1. Workplace culture
2. Leadership
3. Employee education, training and personal development
4. Employee health, safety and satisfaction
5. Social and environmental responsibility

The criteria in both awards will be scored using the following scoring matrix.

Score	Criterion
3	Exceptional aspect of work performance supported by evidence in submission
2	Aspect of work performance supported by evidence in submission
1	Noted aspect of work performance no supporting evidence in submission
0	Not noted in submission

Category awards

Four criteria used to judge this award are:

1. Improvements to business
2. Skill development
3. Reduce environmental impact
4. Deliver excellent customer service

The criteria for these awards will be scored using the following scoring matrix. Each criteria is worth up to 25 percent.

Improvements to business	21-25	Recent, innovative business improvement[s] planned and implemented that improved business performance with supporting evidence in the submission
	16-20	Business improvement[s] planned and implemented that improved business performance with supporting evidence provided in the submission
	11-15	Business improvement [s] identified and implemented with limited supporting evidence provided in the submission
	6-10	Business improvement[s] identified but no supporting provided evidence in the submission
	0-5	No or ill-defined business improvement[s] noted in the submission

Skill development	21-25	Recent, quality-assured skill development activity/program delivered to management and/or staff that improved business performance with supporting evidence in the submission
	16-20	Skill development activity/program delivered to management and/or staff that improved business performance with supporting evidence in the submission
	11-15	Skill development activity / program identified and implemented with limited supporting evidence provided in the submission
	6-10	Skill development activity / program identified but no supporting provided evidence in the submission
	0-5	No or ill-defined skill development activity / program noted in the submission

Reduce environmental impact	21-25	Recent, quality-assured environmental management initiative[s] that improved environmental performance with supporting evidence in the submission
	16-20	Environmental management practices that reduce environmental impact with supporting evidence in the submission
	11-15	Environmental management practices identified with limited supporting evidence provided in the submission
	6-10	Environmental management practices identified but no supporting evidence provided in the submission
	0-5	No or ill-defined environmental management initiatives or practices noted in the submission

Deliver excellent customer service	21-25	Recent, customer service initiative[s] planned and implemented that led to the delivery of excellent customer service with supporting evidence in the submission
	16-20	Customer service practices that deliver excellent customer service with supporting evidence in the submission
	11-15	Customer service practices identified with limited supporting evidence provided in the submission
	6-10	Customer service practices identified but no supporting evidence provided in the submission
	0-5	No or ill-defined customer service initiatives or practices noted in the submission

JUDGING

Member applications for the Automotive Industry Awards are evaluated based on their submission and undergo independent auditing.

Audit Details:

• Audit Period: Spot audits will be randomly selected during the judging period from 1 April to 17 April 2025.
• Audit Types: Not all applications will be audited. Some will be audited on-site and by phone. Members may be contacted to verify the information provided in their application.

Finalist Notification:

• Completion of Audits: Once the auditing process is completed and results are reviewed, finalists will be notified on Friday, 25 April 2025.

Awards Presentation:

• Automotive Industry Awards Dinner: Winners will be announced at the 2025 Automotive Industry Awards dinner, which will be held on Saturday, 28 June 2025, at Palladium Crown, Melbourne.