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PREPARING YOURNOMINATION

ContentsPreparing your nomination.............................................................................................1Nomination tips................................................................................................................1Nomination portal............................................................................................................2Award categories & selection criteria............................................................................3Individual Categories.......................................................................................................3

Apprentice of the Year........................................................................................4Vocational Student of the Year..........................................................................4Trainee of the Year..............................................................................................4Koorie Student of the Year.................................................................................4School-based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year..................................................5Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award.....................................................................6

Employer Categories.........................................................................................................7Medium Employer of the Year..........................................................................7-8Large Employer of the Year..............................................................................7-8Small Employer of the Year..................................................................................9Employer Award for Apprenticeship Development..........................................10

Training Provider Categories...........................................................................................11Small Training Provider of the Year..............................................................11-12Large Training Provider of the Year..............................................................11-12Community Training Provider of the Year....................................................13-14Industry Collaboration Award........................................................................15-16

Checklist............................................................................................................................17

Preparing your nominationCongratulations on choosing to nominate for the2018 Victorian Training Awards.

Before you get started, there are a few things tokeep in mind when preparing your nomination.

Nomination tips Check us out – before starting, visit

www.education.vic.gov.au/vta

Start today – don’t wait until the last minuteto nominate.

Cover your bases – be sure to read the AwardsGuide, Selection Criteria and Conditions ofEntry carefully. Why not use the selectioncriteria as headings in your submission.

Tell us your story – what have you done? Howhave you achieved it? Consider using practicalexamples and demonstrate evidence to backup your nomination.

Mind your language – avoid using slang words,jargon or too many acronyms. Keep yourlanguage simple, clear and concise!

Final checks – don’t forget to proof read your nomination.

Students – why not ask your employer or teacher for honest feedback?

Aim high and think big – make your nomination stand out and remember that winning aVictorian Training Award means that youbecome an Ambassador representing Victoria.

Finally, don’t be late – submit your nominationbefore nominations close at midnight onMonday 2 April 2018.

Keep reading to find out more information oneach award category and help make sure yournomination stands out!

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/vta

Nomination portalNominate for the 2018 Victorian Training Awards in a few simple steps using the Awards portal.

Registration

Awardcategories& selectioncriteria

INDIVIDUALCATEGORIESOverviewPlease provide a short overview coveringa description of the qualification you areenrolled in, your training provider andemployer (if applicable) as well as yourreason for choosing your industry andtraining path.

This information may be used as part of yourprofile summary throughout the Awardsprocess, but will not be used for judgingpurposes.

The overview section is limited to 300 words.

Addressing the selectioncriteriaWhen writing your nomination, aim topresent information in a way that clearlyaddresses each award criteria. The judgingpanel will be looking for evidence of:

a. how your training has contributed toyour career and study plans, and to thedevelopment of your skills.

b. your achievements to date, as well asany way in which your training may havehelped you to achieve other pursuits.

The considerations provided are notadditional criteria, but can be used to helpyou clarify what relevant information toinclude.

Keep the award criteria at the forefrontof your mind to help you focus on yournomination.

TOP TIPThe key to success is making your nomination stand out

Selection criteriaNominations will be judged against the followingcriteria:

Criteria 1: Career and study achievementsThings to consider:

What have you gained through your studiesso far?

Discuss key achievements in your trainingPathway

Are you able to demonstrate yourunderstanding of the value of learning?

Do you have any long term or short term studyand career goals?

Have your studies affected your view ofyourself, your career, personal goals or the wayyou relate to the world?

How has your training benefited you in theworkplace?

How have you integrated on-the-job and off-the-job training?

Criteria 2: Communication, team and leadershipSkillsThink about what skills you have developed in yourtraining:

Describe the ways in which you communicateand explain why communication is important.

How effective are your oral and written communication skills?

Have you shown a level of self-reliance orresilience during challenging times?

Describe what you think an effective team is and how you have contributed to this in yourworkplace.

What are your leadership qualities and how doyou display leadership?

Are there any ways in which you promote yourtraining and/ or industry?

• Apprentice of the Year• Vocational Student of the Year

• Trainee of the Year• Koorie Student of the Year

Criteria 3: Ability to represent the national training system at a broader levelThings to consider:

Describe the knowledge or understanding you have gained of new developments and trends in your workplace or industry

Discuss why skills training is important

Why is your industry important?

What is changing or developing in your sector?

What advice do you have that could encourage others who are interested in entering your training pathway?

Criteria 4: Other pursuitsYou may wish to include information about:

Your achievements in areas other than study and work. What else are you involved in?

Has anything you’ve learnt in your training helped you in other areas of your life?

Do you have any involvement in the community or ‘give back’ in any way?

Your awareness of current social, economic and political issues.

Each criteria section is limited to 400 words.

NOTE – Koorie Student of the Year Award areeligible for the School-based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Award on page 5.

Explain your ability to be an ambassador foryour industry, community and Victoria.


Criteria 1: Career and study achievementsConsider things such as:

Describe the work placement you haveundertaken and the skills you have learnt

Detail the reasons why you choose a schoolbasedapprenticeship or traineeship

How will the school-based apprenticeship ortraineeship assist with employment, career andtraining plans?

Discuss your competency results.

Criteria 2: Communication, team and leadershipskillsThink about what skills you have developed in yourtraining:

Describe the way you communicate and explainwhy communication is important?

How effective are your oral and writtencommunication skills?

Have you shown a level of self-reliance orresilience in times of challenge?

What kind of team member are you? How doyou contribute to an effective team?

What are your leadership qualities and how doyou display leadership?

Are there any ways in which you promote yourtraining and/ or industry?

Explain your ability to be an ambassador for

your industry, community and Victoria.

• School-based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year

Criteria 3: Ability to represent the national trainingsystem at a broader levelTell us about:

Your knowledge and understanding of new developments and trends in your workplace or industry

Discuss why skills training is important

Why is your industry important?

What is changing or developing in your sector?

What advice do you have that could encourage others who are interested in entering your training pathway?

Criteria 4: Other pursuitsYou may wish to include information about:

Your achievements in areas other than study and work. What else are you involved in?

Has anything you’ve learnt in your training helped you in other areas of your life?

Do you have any involvement in the community or ‘give back’ in any way?


TOP TIPEnsure you address all the criteria


OverviewProvide an overview of your areas of expertise,qualifications, courses and/ or classes taught,education and work background, a descriptionof the environment in which you operate and anyspecific challenges which were encountered andmay have had to be overcome during the courseof teaching/training.

Criteria 1: Excellence and innovationThings to consider

Your contribution to the improvement of theVictorian training and TAFE system

Explain your shared teaching practices

Have you displayed leadership outside your own teaching department or vocational area?

Have you contributed to a body of knowledge,through articles, speaking engagements orvisits to other organisations?

Explain the results for students/clients,including unexpected results, or results havingindustry-wide or community-wide significance

Discuss your ability to work outside your area ofexperience and move into different roles

Are there any innovative methods of instructionand communication you utilise?

Have you implemented Information Technology?Example, eLearning.

Criteria 2: Student focus and outcomesThings to consider:

What learning methodologies do you use toengage students?

Are there any methods you use for includingstudents with special needs?

• Teacher/Trainer of the Year

Do you collect data on student needs and/ or student satisfaction? Are there any systems or processes in place to collect and collate data?

What actions have you taken to improveteaching and/ or training practices inresponse to information on student needs and satisfaction?

Criteria 3: Professionalism and commitment to teaching and learning in the training and TAFE systemThings to consider:

Do you convene any groups to support professional development?

Do you have membership with any associations?

Can you include any referee reports?

How do you maintain ethical standards?

Discuss your contribution to the maintenance of particular initiatives that support teaching and learning

Are you in a position of leadership or act as a mentor/guide for others?

What professional development have you undertaken in relation to current vocational, teaching and learning practices?

How do you maintain knowledge of current issues and trends?

Are there any voluntary activities youundertake which are relevant to yourprofessional activities?

Criteria 4: Links with industry and/ or communityThings to consider:

Discuss how you engage with other teaching and learning professionals? Are they within or external to your organisation?

Describe any personal/professional industry and community engagement links

Discuss how you engage with your students andany innovative methods of communication andvalidation you apply

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What successful student learning outcomes can you describe? Perhaps include data relating to results, completion and participation in a range of courses and certificates.

EMPLOYERCATEGORIESOverviewPlease provide a short overview including adescription of your business or organisation,the products and/ or services offered, plusany milestones that have been achieved.



Organisation detailsIn this section, you will need to providedetails relating to your organisation such as;the breakdown and number of employeesand/ or contractors, your business structureand your training expenditure.

Addressing the selectioncriteria for your organisationThe information you provide will beconsidered and used for shortlisting andjudging purposes. It is recommended thatyou aim to present information in a waythat clearly addresses each criteria. Yourresponse to the criteria will be strengthenedby the inclusion of measurable results andappropriate indicators (including customersatisfaction data and other types of externalvalidation).

You may wish to take into account someof the considerations provided. Theseconsiderations are not additional criteria,but should be used for clarification of what

• Medium Employer of the Year• Large Employer of the Year


Criteria 1: Extent and quality of training foremployeesThings to consider:

What involvement have you had in designing training for your business?

Have you delivered any in-house training?

What are the qualifications or courses your employees are undertaking?

What is your training expenditure as apercentage of annual payroll? (Large Employer of the Year only)

What percentage of your employees areactively engaged in training?

How many hours per month, on average, do your employees spend in training?

Discuss examples of training related to a specific work practice

How do you integrate on and off the jobtraining?

Criteria 2: Achievements of the business and itsemployees that can be attributed to trainingThings to consider:

How has training improved the productivity and wellbeing of your employees? (Briefly describe the personal training achievements of a few of your staff)

Have your staff provided feedback aboutpersonal development from training?

Describe how training has improved relationships with clients/customers

Has training improved the productivity and profitability of your business?

What excellence has yourbusiness achieved?

Criteria 3: Integration of training into businessplanningThings to consider:

What are the training aims of your business?

Is there a ‘training culture’ that you haveestablished within your business?

Have you set business expectations for yourstaff to undergo training?

Discuss how training fits into your workforcedevelopment and business planning

How have you formalised an ongoing commitment to training?

What are the training needs of your employees?How do you find out about those needs?

Criteria 4: Innovation and excellence in design anddelivery of trainingThings to consider:

Provide some detail about the creativity,innovation and excellence in the design,development and delivery of training for youremployees

Have you developed any training specifically foryour business?

Discuss the innovative methods that you useto create positive relationships or partnershipswith others to enhance the effectiveness of yourtraining

Have you implemented employee recognitionprograms or worked with industry partners toenhance your training programs?

Are there any innovative approaches thatyou use to encourage access to training foryour employees (e.g. mentoring, e-learning,collaborative learning)?


Criteria 1: Extent and quality of training foremployeesThings to consider:

What involvement have you had in designing training for your business?

Have you delivered any in-house training?

What are the qualifications or courses your employees are undertaking?

What is your training expenditure as apercentage of annual payroll? (Large Employer of the Year only)

What percentage of your employees areactively engaged in training?

How many hours per month, on average, do your employees spend in training?

Discuss examples of training related to a specific work practice

How do you integrate on and off the jobtraining?

Criteria 2: Achievements of the business and itsemployees that can be attributed to trainingThings to consider:

How has training improved the productivity and wellbeing of your employees? (Briefly describe the personal training achievements of a few of your staff)

Have your staff provided feedback aboutpersonal development from training?

Describe how training has improved relationships with clients/customers

Has training improved the productivity and profitability of your business?

Criteria 5: Commitment to equity in trainingThings to consider:

Have you made training available to employees who are from groups often under-represented in employment, education and training i.e. Aboriginal – Koorie people, non-English speaking, older age groups, people with disabilities or people living in remote areas?

Provide an example of how you integrated the requirements of employees from an area of special need

What is the number of these employees who have actively engaged in training?

Have any of these employees actively trained for managerial or supervisory jobs?

Have you specifically designed or tailoredany training programs for the needs of these employees?

Each criteria section is limited to 800 words.TOP TIPDon’t forget to check yourword count!


Criteria 1: Extent and quality of training foremployees*Describe the training that your small business isinvolved in.

Consider including the following:

What are the qualifications or courses that youremployees are undertaking?

What is the number of employees activelyengaged in training?

Who are the training providers that aredelivering the training?

Briefly tell a story of an innovative trainingapproach you are using (e.g. mentoring,e-learning, collaborative learning).

*Your training providers could assist you with thiscriteria.

Criteria 2: Employee outcomesHow has training benefited your employees?

Consider including the following:

How has the training improved the well-being ofyour employees?

How has the training improved the productivityof your employees?

Briefly tell a story of an employee who hasbenefited from your training.

• Small Employer of the Year

Criteria 3: Business outcomesHow has training benefited your business?Consider including the following:

How has the training improved yourrelationships with clients/customers?

How has the training improved the productivity and profitability of your business?

Briefly tell a story of how your business hasgrown as a result of your training.



Criteria 1: Innovation in the delivery of training forapprentices and/ or traineesHow have you demonstrated innovation in yourapproach to the design and delivery of trainingfor apprentices and/ or trainees? For example,you may consider:

What are the training programs and initiativesyou have implemented and how have theyimproved outcomes for apprentices and/ ortrainees?

Have you adopted any processes or newapproaches for the delivery of the training?

Are there any unique elements of the trainingprogram(s)?

What is the availability of quality trainingpathways?

Criteria 2: Links with training providers and thecommunityHow have you partnered or collaborated withtraining providers and the broader community todeliver innovative training and skill outcomes? Forexample, you may consider:

Who are the partners included in the trainingof apprentices and/ or trainees, includingRegistered Training Organisations andAustralian Apprenticeship Support Networkproviders?

What is the extent of participation and thebenefits of these partnerships?

How have the skills required within the localcommunity been met?

How have the training programs beenpromoted externally?

• Employer Award for Apprenticeship Development

Criteria 3: Apprentice/trainee outcomesHow has your approach to training impactedpositively on individual apprentices and/ ortrainees? For example, you may consider:

Provide evidence of successful learningoutcomes for apprentices and/ or trainees, (e.g. data relating to their progress, positive work outcomes and retention and completion rates)

Have you customised training or developed innovative use of Recognition of Prior Learning and skills acquisition?

Have your individual apprentices and/ or trainees increased their foundation skill levels?

Is there any workplace mentoring in place and what benefits does it provide?

Criteria 4: Business outcomesHow has your approach to training impactedpositively on the business? For example, you mayconsider:

Providing evidence of successful learning

Providing evidence that the training hasproduced measurable improvements inbusiness outcomes (e.g. quality, productivity, profitability)

What other benefits have the training programs delivered?

What evaluations of the training programs are in place and what are their outcomes?

What is the overall impact that the training has on the business?

How sustainable are the training programs?

Are the training programs modelled in otherareas of your business?


TRAININGPROVIDERCATEGORIESOverviewProvide an overview description of yourorganisation, including the reasonswhy you are applying for this award,your organisations objectives and anyspecific challenges encountered in theimplementation of training programs.

This information may be used as your profilesummary throughout the Awards process,but will not be used for judging purposes.


Training provider detailsIn this section, you will need to providebusiness details relating to; number ofenrolled students, number of qualificationslisted on your scope of registration and theskill sets listed, the number of accreditedcourses being delivered, completion ratesand number of staff, plus percentage ofannual turnover.

Addressing theselection criteriaResponses to the criteria will bestrengthened by the inclusion of measurableresults and appropriate indicators, includingstudent outcomes, client satisfaction andexternal validation data.

These considerations are not additionalcriteria, but should be used for clarificationof what may be relevant information toinclude.

• Small Training Provider of the Year• Large Training Provider of the Year


Criteria 1: Leading practice in vocationaleducation and trainingConsider the following:

Demonstrate how you provide exceptionalvocational education and training

What evidence can you provide of using‘best practice’?

How do you demonstrate excellence andhigh level performance in national trainingarrangements?

What creativity and innovation is used in the design and development of your processes and techniques (operational or educational)

How do you provide creative and innovativesolutions to emerging training needs?

What systems do you have in place to manage, evaluate and enhance your products and services?

Describe how you undertake continuous improvement and apply quality controls within your organisation.

Criteria 2: Strategic planning processesConsider the following:

How do you plan and coordinate vocational education and training?

Provide details of the external environment in which your organisation operates and its relationship to state and national policies and priorities

What systems do you have in place for planning and communicating purpose,

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Recognise and promote excellence in your field

Demonstrate how your planning processesembrace innovation and change, includingyour capacity to plan for (and adapt to) futurechanges in vocational education and training

How do you engage with ongoing policyreforms? Discuss your capacity to implementchange as a consequence of reform initiatives

How do you ensure the sustainability of youroperations, including your understanding of riskand risk management?

Criteria 3: Student, employer and market focusConsider the following:

What are your client and market needs andhow do you monitor these?

Discuss knowledge of - and how you respond to– students, employers and markets

What systems do you have in place forcollecting and analysing data on client needsand expectations?

How do you identify and attract new clients andnew markets, and how do you address thesewithout impacting the sustainability of youroperations?

Do you collect and analyse data on studentoutcomes and completions?

What is your measure of success? (e.g. outcomeand completion data, satisfaction surveys,independent validations and evaluations,industry recognition, and business outcomesfrom training activity)

How do you encourage access to your productsand services?

What success have you achieved in meeting theneeds of equity groups?

How do you use feedback for improvement?

Criteria 4: Human resource capabilityConsider the following:

How do you build the capacity of yourworkforce?

Do you have strategies in place to build staff capability? (e.g. job design, personnel selection, staff training and development, performance management systems, two-way feedback systems)

Discuss changes to training needs such asevidence of consultation, examples of strategic planning or staff feedback

Provide details on your capacity and flexibility to meet changing training needs and new training markets, including your response times for upskilling staff

How do you ensure constructive management and employee relations? Include what emphasis you place on teamwork, participation and communication

Does your organisation recognise the wellbeing of staff as critical to business success with OH&S plans or staff support services?

Criteria 5: Partnerships and linksConsider the following:

Discuss how you establish genuine partnerships to support vocational education and training

What strategies do you have in place to identify local/regional issues? (e.g. social, economic, industrial or environmental issues). How do you incorporate these into your service delivery?

Discuss how you establish and monitor positive relationships with individuals, enterprises, industries and community groups

Think about how you build new, innovative and effective partnerships in the local or wider community

What do you do to ensure your partnerships are reciprocal? (i.e. where each partner brings resources to the

Community TrainingProvider of the YearThe Community Training Provider of theYear is a Victorian only award.

This award recognises innovation andexcellence by a Learn Local organisationinvolved in improving education of the localcommunity or workplace.

OverviewProvide an overview of the organisation,including diversity of training offered.Outline how services respond to local learnerneeds. Include details of innovation inprogram design and delivery and willingnessto try new approaches.

Information in this section will not be usedfor judging purposes, but it may be used aspart of your profile summary throughout theAwards process.


Addressing theselection criteriaWhen developing your nomination againstthe award criteria, you may wish to takeinto account some of the suggestionsoutlined below, if they are relevant to yourorganisation.

The suggestions are not additional criteria,but are provided to give clarification of whatmay be relevant to include when writingagainst the award criteria.


Criteria 1: Demonstrated design andimplementation of quality training programs(pre-accredited and other) that are highly valuedby the local community and are responsive tolearner aspirations.Consider the following:

How do your programs respond to learnerneeds?

How do your programs provide pathwaysto other opportunities, further learning andemployment?

What measures of quality do you implement to ensure the delivery of your programs?

Does your organisation have any measures of success in place?

Are there any challenges that have been overcome in planning and implementing your training programs?

Is there a capacity of the training programs to have a positive impact beyond the organisation in the wider community or environment?

What techniques/strategies does your organisation use to engage learners in your programs and maintain good learner completion rates?

In what ways have learners been supported beyond the formal structures of program delivery?

How do you demonstrate creativity,

NOTE – The Community Training Provider of theYear Award does not articulate through to theAustralian Training Awards as a similar

Criteria 2: Demonstrated understanding of localcommunity and know-how to attract learnersfacing barriers to participation and attainment invocational training.Consider the following:

Do your programs benefit and appeal toindividuals or groups who are typically underrepresented in traditional educational channels (in terms of gender, age, ethnicity, ability, location)?

Can you provide examples of learners withpathways into local businesses that haveaddressed local skills shortages?

What does your organisation do to encourageaccess?

What degree of success has the organisationhad in meeting the needs of learners facingbarriers?

What does your organisation do to promoteknowledge of clients and markets? How does itrespond to these?

Are there any systems and processes forcollecting and analysing data on client needsand expectations?

What local and learner needs are addressed byyour organisation?

What are the benefits to your local community?

What is unique or creative about yourorganisation’s approach to addressing localneeds?

How do you support learners to connectwith local community/further education/employment opportunities?

Criteria 3: Demonstrated partnerships andparticipation in broader service delivery within the local communityConsider the following:

How have learners’ achievements impactedon others either in the organisation or localcommunity stakeholders?

How does your organisation support staff and volunteers?

How does your work environment demonstrate that it recognises the well-being of staff?

How do you undertake continuous improvement within the organisations?

How does your organisation connect with the work and/ or offerings of other organisations or groups in the local or wider community?

How does your organisation connect with business or industry (individuals or groups)?

What strategies does your organisation have to identify local and/ or regional issues (such as social, economic, industrial or environmental issues)? And how do you incorporate these into service delivery?

What methods does your organisation use to create positive relationships with individuals, enterprises, industries and local community groups, e.g. industry consultation, partnerships, feedback?

Has your organisation supported learners to engage with their local community?

Are there any types of learner pathways your organisation helped to create?

Industry CollaborationAwardThe Industry Collaboration Awardrecognises an exemplary skills developmentcollaboration between at least oneemployer or industry body and at leastone organisation delivering nationallyrecognised training.

OverviewPlease provide an overview of thecollaboration, including:

Name of the collaboration

Lead organisation and each of the parties involved in the collaboration

Purpose and objectives of the collaboration

Origin of the collaboration (how the parties came together)

Details of the environment in which the collaboration operates

How the collaboration functions in practice, including lines of communication between the parties of the collaboration.



Addressing theselection criteriaResponses to the criteria will bestrengthened by the inclusion of measurableresults and appropriate indicators, includingstudent outcomes, client satisfaction andexternal validation data.

These considerations are not additionalcriteria, but should be used for clarification


Criteria 1: Outstanding practice of theCollaborationConsider the following:

Think about the extent to which thecollaboration goes above and beyond standard practice in training and skills development

Is this an example of training excellence?

Discuss what unique, exemplary or innovative aspects have been implemented

Are there any e-learning initiatives in your program?

How does the program have an impact in the transformation of the lives of the participants?

What is the contribution the training makes to the advancement of the industry and community in which it operates?

Criteria 2: Achievements of the collaboration forTrainingConsider the following:

What training outcomes have been achieved (include qualifications and skill sets awarded)?

How has feedback received improved the quality of learning and assessment, for example has the content been customised?

What links are in place for the creation of new or improved career pathways and opportunities?

Criteria 3: Training impacts of the collaborationConsider the following:

What feedback has been received regardingemployer/industry body and its employees?

Has there been an impact on current nationalpractice for organisations delivering nationallyrecognised training?

How have relationships been strengthenedthrough collaboration within the communityand/ or region?

Has there been any feedback from the industryand/ or industry sector?

What are the implications to the wider systemcomparing with the VQRA, ASQA and thebroader training and TAFE system?

Were there any best practice principals thatwere applied in program development anddelivery?

Discuss any improvements in the processes orprocedures of all collaborating organisations.

Criteria 4: Sustainability and future of thecollaborationConsider the following:

What is the potential for the collaboration to be sustained in the future?

Has the organisation included this collaboration in future planning?

What systems of quality improvement are being utilised by the collaboration?

Are there any performance evaluations of the collaboration that are in place and planned?

What ways is the collaboration contributing to environmental sustainability?

Are there any identifiable areas for collaboration replication?

Are there any plans for growth or

ChecklistHave you✓ Checked your eligibility for the award category?

✓ Read and agreed to the conditions of entry?

✓ Provided all the required nominee details?

✓ Addressed all the selection criteria?

✓ Checked your responses to the selection criteria are within the word limits?

✓ Attached copies of relevant training certificates and other supporting material?

✓ Attached a photo of yourself or the organisations logo?

✓ Submitted your nomination via the online portal www.vta.awardsplatform.com by midnight on Monday 2 April 2018?

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