sec.8Declaring apprenticeships or traineeships

sec.8 Declaring apprenticeships or traineeships

This section applies if a person can obtain a qualification or statement of attainment by completing employment-based training with an employer. The chief executive may declare the employment-based training leading to the qualification or statement of attainment to be an apprenticeship or traineeship. A declaration under subsection (2) — must be in writing; and must be published on the department’s website; and may include requirements prescribed by regulation for the apprenticeship or traineeship. Without limiting subsection (3) (c) , the requirements may include the following for the apprenticeship or traineeship— the minimum hours of paid employment; whether it is to be completed on a full-time or part-time basis; whether it may be completed by a student at a school; the number of units of competency that may be completed by a student at a school. A declaration under subsection (2) does not prevent the qualification or statement of attainment being attained in a way other than by completing an apprenticeship or traineeship. (sec.8-ssec.1) This section applies if a person can obtain a qualification or statement of attainment by completing employment-based training with an employer. (sec.8-ssec.2) The chief executive may declare the employment-based training leading to the qualification or statement of attainment to be an apprenticeship or traineeship. (sec.8-ssec.3) A declaration under subsection (2) — must be in writing; and must be published on the department’s website; and may include requirements prescribed by regulation for the apprenticeship or traineeship. (sec.8-ssec.4) Without limiting subsection (3) (c) , the requirements may include the following for the apprenticeship or traineeship— the minimum hours of paid employment; whether it is to be completed on a full-time or part-time basis; whether it may be completed by a student at a school; the number of units of competency that may be completed by a student at a school. (sec.8-ssec.5) A declaration under subsection (2) does not prevent the qualification or statement of attainment being attained in a way other than by completing an apprenticeship or traineeship.

• (a) must be in writing; and
• (b) must be published on the department’s website; and
• (c) may include requirements prescribed by regulation for the apprenticeship or traineeship.
• (a) the minimum hours of paid employment;
• (b) whether it is to be completed on a full-time or part-time basis;
• (c) whether it may be completed by a student at a school;
• (d) the number of units of competency that may be completed by a student at a school.