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Depending on the type of traineeship or apprenticeship you are undertaking, structured training could take the form of on-the-job training, off-the-job training or a combination of both.
Whichever way, this should be spelt out clearly in your training agreement and training plan.
If the training is on-the-job, it should be supervised training and you should have access to a nominated workplace supervisor, coach or mentor. Even with wholly on-the-job training, you are required to have a supervising training organisation who is supposed to regularly check on your training progress and assess your level of competency.
If the training is off-the-job training, it will normally be provided by TAFE or by another training organisation who is registered to undertake the training. Training could take the form of one day’s training at TAFE every week, or alternately training could be by way of block release.
An example of block release is where the off-the-job training is conducted periodically throughout the year in a block form of one or more consecutive weeks.
For example, a full time apprentice might work five days a week, with off-the job-training undertaken in a block of five days training at TAFE every six weeks.
If training is a combination of on and off the job, you should still have access to a workplace supervisor and your registered training organisation should be involved in delivering and assessing where you are at with your training.
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