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Employers' responsibilities

When offering you an apprenticeship or traineeship, your employer has certain responsibilities. Your employer must:

in discussion with you, choose an Australian Apprenticeship Centre
in discussion with you, choose a supervising registered training organisation
go through the induction information with the Australian Apprenticeship Centre, training organisation and yourself
sign the training contract
when the training contract has been completed and signed by all parties, send it to your Australian Apprenticeship Centre
work with the training organisation to ensure that:
- the workplace has the range of work and facilities required for your training
- there is an acceptable number of tradespeople or qualified persons in the workplace
- you will be adequately supervised when you are in the workplace
work with you and the training organisation to draw up your training plan
not terminate the employment of an apprentice or trainee unless the apprenticeship or traineeship is completed or training contract has been cancelled.

When accepting an apprenticeship or traineeship, you have certain responsibilities. You must:

attend and arrive on time for work as instructed by your employer
attend training at work or at another training venue
work towards achieving the competencies agreed in the training plan
keep your training record in your possession and ensure it is regularly signed by your employer and your training organisation (at least every three months)
pay tuition and student fees to your training organisation (your employer may pay these on your behalf)
not terminate employment with your employer unless the apprenticeship or traineeship is completed or the training contract has been cancelled.

Find out more about apprenticeships and traineeships in the Getting started section of the Training website.

Responsibilities of the apprentice or trainee
Learn more about the responsibilities of the apprentice or trainee during the apprenticeship or traineeship.
Responsibilities of the employer
Learn more about the responsibilities of the employer during the apprenticeship or traineeship.
Responsibilities of the training organisation
Learn more about the responsibilities of the training organisation during the apprenticeship or traineeship.
Responsibilities of the parent/guardian
Learn more about the parent or guardian responsibilities, in cases where the parent or guardian is a party to the training contract and the apprentice or trainee is under 18.

This page was last updated at 01-September-2009

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