2023 CPAQ Awards

Judges are asked to determine how well the nomination addresses the questions asked and the award criteria (e.g. have all of the questions been answered, and has the appropriate additional information been provided).

Each question, or piece of information requested, will be allocated a score (maximum score included with the question). Judges will score the answer of each question out of that score and give the nomination a total score out of 10 - these scores will be added up (maximum 100 points) and used to the determine a winner.

Questions for judging

1. Nominee's Name

2. Nominee's job title

3. Park the nominee is employed by

4. Date Employed by the Business

5. Nominee's Date of Birth

6. About the Nominee (worth up to 20 points)

7. What has the nominee done in the last year to develop their skills or knowledge? (worth up to 10 points)

8. Why the nominee should win this award? (worth up to 20 points)

9. Is there anything else you would like the judges to know to assist them with the judging process? (worth up to 10 points)

Other information to be supplied

• A photo of the nominee (worth 5 points)

• Park logo - please supply as a JPG or PNG file (worth 5 points)

• A minimum of one written reference or recommendation. At least one of these references from the nominee’s direct supervisor or manager (worth up to 15 points)

• Copies of guest and/or peer feedback (worth up to 15 points)

Please note, a nomination may be marked down if all of these items are not included.

With all nominations it is important that the judges can see clear empirical evidence of how the answer addresses the question, not just anecdotal evidence.  Empirical evidence makes it easy for a judge to justify their reasoning in terms of scoring each nomination.

About the Nominee

Provide a short overview of the nominee including their background and career highlights.  Outline of the nominee’s progression through the industry and contribution made during their employment.

Consider identifying measurable career highlights; be it financial (as a percentage is fine), operational (guest testimonials or increases in Net Promotor / review scores, or increase in social media engagement as an example), or initiatives that this individual has lead that would not have occurred without their input.

Some things to consider may include:

• What capacity were they originally employed as?

• How have they developed since first starting work?

• What is their work ethic like?  This may include evidence they are a team player, friendly and generally happy

• Examples showing why they are a stand out employee

What has the nominee done in the last year to develop their skills or knowledge?

Ongoing professional development can assist an employee to really shine in their role. Has the nominee completed any activities which have allowed them to develop their skills and knowledge?

This may be accredited training programs, micro-credentialing, or actively seeking out information to make themselves better at their job.

How has this skill/knowledge development helped them in their role or helped your park?

Why the nominee should win

Outline why the nominee would be a deserving winner of this award.

This is the opportunity to define the difference between a contributing member of the team and someone who is going above and beyond to build the park reputation in your business, and how the nominee is achieving this.  This is a great opportunity to provide examples of where the nominee has gone above and beyond.

Consider including examples of wider industry contribution (i.e. attending industry events, promoting the business at a trade show or event etc).

If the nominee is part of a team which has made a great achievement, please ensure that you specify the contribution of the nominee.

Anything else you would like the judges to know

This is an opportunity to include any additional information that you would like the judges to know which will assist them to understand more about the nominee.

It is important in any awards application to give as much information as possible and take every opportunity to showcase the achievements of the nominee.  Use this question to provide additional information, this may be why the business is proud of the nominee, what winning the award would mean to the nominee or something else you feel is important for the judges to know.

Other information to be supplied

It is important that you include each of the items requested in the other information supplied section, this is a chance to get some easy points and in the past has been the difference between the winning nomination and the nomination that came second.