53Trainees

53 Trainees (1) For section 63(4)(b) of the Act, prescribed work is electrical work that is: (a) performed as formal training including: (i) practical work experience facilitated by a supporting employer under the supervision of the holder of an electrical work licence; or (ii) course work facilitated by a registered training organisation; and (b) performed on electrical equipment that is physically isolated; and (c) specified in Schedule 1 as requiring general supervision; and (d) performed while the trainee is under the general supervision of the holder of an electrical work licence who is authorised under the Act and these Regulations to do that electrical work and competent to ensure electrical work is safe from electrical risk. (2) To be eligible to be issued a trainee permit, an applicant must demonstrate the need to perform electrical work as: (a) practical work experience facilitated by a supporting employer under the supervision of the holder of an electrical work licence; or (b) course work facilitated by a registered training organisation.