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Q1 ) What certificates will be issued on completion of an apprenticeship or traineeship?

Q2 ) I've lost my original trade certificate and need a re-issue of certificate, can I pay for a re-issue over the counter at my local State Training Centre? By what means can I pay?

Q1 ) What certificates will be issued on completion of an apprenticeship or traineeship?

A1 ) The Apprenticeship & Traineeship Act 2001 provides as follows:
As soon as practicable after an apprentice/trainee:

1. has completed his or her term of apprenticeship/traineeship in a recognised trade/traineeship vocation, and
2. 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.

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.

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

NOTE: The appropriate qualification issued by a registered training organisation will be the approved qualification specified in the relevant vocational training order unless otherwise approved by the NSW Department of Education and Training.

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Q2 ) I've lost my original trade certificate and need a re-issue of certificate, can I pay for a re-issue over the counter at my local State Training Centre? By what means can I pay?

A2 ) Yes. The fee for a replacement certificate where the original certificate has been lost or damaged is $30.00 and payment can be made by either cash, cheque or money order.

In instances where a learner, previously issued with a DET Craft or Completion Certificate, requires a certificate to be upgraded to a Certificate of Proficiency, does not incur a replacement cost. No replacement fee applies in such cases.

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