New South Wales Consolidated Acts

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP ACT 2001 - SECT 23

23 Completion of apprenticeships and traineeships

(1) As soon as practicable after an apprentice:

(a) has completed his or her term of apprenticeship in a recognised trade vocation, and

(b) has been awarded an appropriate qualification by a registered training organisation,

the Commissioner must issue the apprentice with a certificate of proficiency for that vocation.

(2) An apprentice who has completed his or her term of apprenticeship in a recognised trade vocation but has yet to be awarded an appropriate qualification may instead be awarded a craft certificate for that vocation.

(3) As soon as practicable after a trainee:

(a) has completed his or her term of traineeship in a recognised traineeship vocation, and

(b) has been awarded an appropriate qualification by a registered training organisation,

the Commissioner must issue the trainee with a certificate of proficiency for that vocation.

(4) A trainee who has completed his or her term of traineeship in a recognised traineeship vocation but has yet to be awarded an appropriate qualification may instead be awarded a certificate of completion for that vocation.