Advice and Instructions

Part Time Traineeship Provisions (Not School Based)

Issued: 3 December 2008

• Industrial Arrangements

Part time employment generally refers to a person employed on permanent arrangement for less than the full-time weekly hours of work provided for in an industrial instrument.

A part time traineeship will only be approved where there are appropriate industrial arrangements in place to support it.

• Nominal Term

The training contract for a part time traineeship must be for a defined term which is based on the weekly hours of employment and training per week and the nominal term of the traineeship as specified in the relevant Vocational training Order. For calculation of the term see http://apprenticeship.det.nsw.edu.au/html/advins/ats08031.htm

• Hours of work

A person undertaking a part time traineeship must be offered regular employment and training each week for the duration of the traineeship.

The number of hours of work and training per week as specified in the training contract must be at least 15 hours and could be averaged over a four week period for the duration of the traineeship.

Approved by the Commissioner for Vocational Training