How Long Is An Apprenticeship

ATIS-019
Version ten
Nov 2021
Length of apprenticeships and traineeships (PDF, 138KB)

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At that place are 3 more of import terms to call up in regards to the length of an apprenticeship or traineeship:

nominal term
competency-based grooming
expected duration.

Nominal term

A nominal term (or length) is allocated to each apprenticeship or traineeship, giving the preparation contract an end appointment. The probationary period is included as part of the nominal term.

The nominal terms for all full-time apprenticeships and traineeships are recorded on the Queensland Preparation Data Service (QTIS) website. Nominal terms for part-time and school-based apprenticeships and traineeships are double the full-time nominal term.

The nominal term may be reduced if:

the apprentice or trainee has previous grooming contracts in the aforementioned calling, in Queensland or interstate, and applies for time credit; or
the parties to the contract agree to change the apprenticeship or traineeship from office-time or school-based to total-time arrangements.

Where the apprenticeship or traineeship is changed from full-time to part-time or school-based, the nominal term may be automatically extended.

If the employer, apprentice or trainee and training organisation decide there is insufficient time to consummate all grooming and assessment before the end of the nominal term, they must utilise to extend the nominal term. The ATF-014 Extension of a registered training contract form can be used and must exist submitted before the stop of the nominal term.

Where a training contract has been suspended, upon completion of the pause, the nominal completion date will automatically be amended to cover the suspension menstruum (note – this does non utilize to temporary suspensions).

Competency-based training

Queensland apprenticeships and traineeships are competency-based. This ways knowledge and skills which the apprentice or trainee attains, and quality of piece of work they produce, are what thing (rather than the length of time served).

The employer, apprentice or trainee and training organisation may commence the completion process before the end of the nominal term, if they concord that the apprentice or trainee has completed all preparation and assessment required under the training plan and tin produce work to the industry standard. The ATIS-009 Completing the apprenticeship or traineeship information canvass provides farther details.

Expected elapsing

Apprenticeships (not traineeships) have an expected elapsing. The expected elapsing is the period of time it is reasonably expected an apprentice would take to become fully competent and complete the apprenticeship. Information technology may be shorter than the nominal term. The expected duration can be found on the QTIS website.

All the required training for the apprenticeship is outlined in the training programme and should exist scheduled to be completed past the stop of the expected duration.

The employer, apprentice and training organisation may commence the completion procedure before the finish of the expected elapsing if they hold that the amateur has completed all training and assessment required nether the preparation plan.

If an apprentice has not achieved competence by the end of the expected duration, the grooming contract carries on to the end of the nominal term, and training continues accordingly.