Common use of APPRENTICES Clause in Contracts

APPRENTICES. Apprentices are the future of the industry and the parties reaffirm their commitment to the training of apprentices. Further they shall make every endeavour to make full time apprenticeships available with the Company. Where it is not possible to employ a full time apprentice, the Company may hire apprentices/trainees from Group Training Companies. Preference shall be given to Group Training Companies with a current certified agreement with the ETU In line with the commitments specified in Sub-Clause 7.10 “Women in the Industry”, the parties shall encourage women to seek apprenticeships and importantly, ensure that the appropriate support is provided to enable the successful completion of the apprenticeship. It is agreed by the parties to this Agreement that all apprentices/trainees covered by this Agreement will continue to be paid for all time spent at trade school (including travel time allowance) and not be disadvantaged by any changes to any government policy on training, trainees or apprenticeships. The Company recognises that apprentices hired from Group Training companies have a right to be treated as any other apprentice. The Company shall attempt to hire the apprentice for a minimum time of one month where practicable and shall ensure that the quality of training is of a high standard. They shall not be used as a cheap form of supplementary labour. The parties shall only engage apprentices and trainees under EEQSBA and ETU/NECA agreed training programs.

APPRENTICES. Apprentices are the future of the industry and the parties reaffirm their commitment to the training of apprentices. Further they shall make every endeavour to make full time apprenticeships available with the Company. Where it . (a) Once an apprentice/trainee from a Group Training Company is not possible to employ a full time apprentice, engaged the Company may hire apprentices/trainees from Group Training Companies. Preference shall be given to Group Training Companies will consult with a current certified agreement with the ETU In line with the commitments specified in Sub-Clause 7.10 “Women in the Industry”employee representatives over issues of safety, the parties shall encourage women to seek apprenticeships supervision and importantly, ensure that the appropriate support is training provided to enable the successful completion of the apprenticeship. It is agreed by the parties to this Agreement that all apprentice/trainee. (b) All apprentices/trainees covered by this Agreement will continue to be paid for all time spent at trade school (including travel time allowance) and not be disadvantaged by any changes to any government policy on training, trainees or apprenticeships. . (c) The Company recognises that apprentices hired from Group Training companies have a right to be treated as any other apprentice. The Company shall attempt to hire the apprentice for a minimum time of one month where practicable and shall ensure that the quality of training is of a high standard. They shall not be used as a cheap form of supplementary labour. . (d) Apprentice Development Training (i) During the life of this Agreement, each Apprentice will be released without loss of pay to attend an Apprentice Drug and Alcohol Education / Family Violence / Suicide Prevention Training/Awareness Course. (ii) The parties shall only engage apprentices course will be a one-day course, conducted by accredited instructors with lived experiences. (iii) Subject to agreement with the impacted Employee(s), the Company may undertake this training or release the Employee(s) for the training to be conducted by an external provider. (iv) Subject to clause 20 (d)(i) any training undertaken in accordance with this clause and trainees under EEQSBA and ETU/NECA agreed training programsconducted by an external provider will be at no cost to the employer.