VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 38

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 38

38 .         Form and content of training contracts

        (1)         A training contract must —

            (a)         be in the form in Schedule 1; and

            (b)         be signed by the parties.

        (2)         The probation period stated in a training contract must be determined under regulation 39(1).

        (3A)         A training contract must specify a default maximum time of 9 months employment under that contract, or such lesser time as may be mutually agreed by the parties, before any competency based wage progression clause in an award can be invoked using units gained institutionally.

        (3B)         In subregulation (3A) —

        units gained institutionally means units gained as part of a prior qualification such as a pre‑apprenticeship, but does not include units attained by fulfilling the obligations of an apprentice under a training contract.

        (3)         A training contract must comply with any requirements imposed under section 60C(5)(b) of the Act in relation to training contracts for the prescribed VET qualification to which the training contract relates.

        (4)         A reference in a training contract to “State/Territory Training Authority” is, in respect of WA, a reference to the chief executive.

        [Regulation 38 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2014 p.   4743.]