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Wages and contracts
Contracts and conditions
As an apprentice/trainee, you are generally covered by the same employment conditions as other employees. However, you are also subject to the conditions of your training contract.
The training contract is an agreement that you and your employer sign detailing the workplace based training they will provide. It also confirms any off-the-job training you will get, which is delivered by a registered training organisation (this may also be your employer if they are a registered training organisation).
You can expect to be taken away from routine work duties for structured training. Talk to your registered training organisation and employer about how this works.
Cancelling, varying or suspending the training contract
During the probationary period the training contract can be cancelled by either you or your employer.
After this period:
- An apprenticeship can only be cancelled, varied or suspended when the employer and apprentice both consent.
- A traineeship can be cancelled, varied or suspended by either the employer or the trainee.
(If you are unsure if you are an apprentice or trainee, ask your New Apprenticeships Centre (NAC ).)
More information
Further information on wages and conditions is available by calling WorkChoices Infoline on 1300 363 264 or online at the Wagenet website.
