Obligations

=**Employer Obligations**= [|From the Department of Education Training & The Arts. link]

Once an employer and apprentice or trainee have signed the Training Contract, they then need to negotiate a training plan with a registered training organisation (RTO). The Training Plan details the training required to achieve a qualification. The Training Contract stipulates that the employer must:
 * Employ and train the apprentice or trainee as agreed in the Training Plan,
 * Provide appropriate facilities and expertise to assist in the training stipulated in the Training Plan,
 * Ensure that the apprentice or trainee receives on-the-job training and assessment in accordance with the requirements of the training program,
 * Ensure that the apprentice or trainee has a competent supervisor in the workplace,
 * Release the apprentice or trainee to attend any off-the-job training and assessment in accordance with the requirements of the training program,
 * Work with the assistance of the RTO and the apprentice or trainee to ensure that the Training Plan is complied with, and that training records are kept up to date and progress is monitored and reviewed.
 * Other employer obligations include the provisions of:**
 * The relevant apprentice or trainee wages and conditions,
 * Providing a safe working environment, and
 * Complying with relevant Australian Government, State and Territory legislation related to the workplace, discrimination and equal opportunity.

 You should contact the Department of Education and Training on 1800 210 210 before disciplinary action is taken if your apprentice or trainee: Depending on the situation, a range of actions may be taken by the department, including:
 * If your apprentice or trainee does not do the right thing, you can do something about it.**
 * fails to carry out a reasonable and lawful instruction consistent with the training contract obligations
 * is absent from work without approval
 * fails to attend training required under the training plan
 * does not participate in training provided under the training plan
 * does not keep a training record, or fails to produce the training record on request
 * makes unsatisfactory progress in their training
 * causes serious damage, or risk of serious damage, to your business or business reputation.
 * a reprimand
 * a fine
 * written direction to comply with the training contract
 * suspension without pay
 * cancellation of the training contract.