Details of the training contract
A training contract legally binds you and your apprentice or trainee. It documents the roles and responsibilities of you and your apprentice or trainee during the apprenticeship or traineeship. A training contract is used to register the apprenticeship or traineeship.
The training contract must be completed during the probationary period and it is the employer's responsibility to make sure the contract is given to your Australian Apprenticeships Centre before the end of the probationary period.
If you do not do this, your apprenticeship or traineeship may not be registered.
As the training contract is an important document, make sure you understand and check the information in it before you sign it.
Read the information sheet about the training contract.
Nominal term of training contract
The training contract, as a legal contract, has a start date and a nominal term. Nominal terms have been set in the department's consultation with the particular industry.
Competency-based training
Most apprenticeships and traineeships are practiced under competency-based training which places emphasis on the workplace application of attained knowledge and skills - not how long is spent or the amount of knowledge acquired in a formal learning environment.
Find out more on the Length of apprenticeships and traineeships information sheet.
Once all competencies outlined in a training plan have been achieved, and all parties agree, the apprentice or trainee can complete their apprenticeship or traineeship, irrespective of the time served.