Tertiary Education procedures include Higher Education, TAFE, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and apprentices and trainees
* some procedures may have "policy" in their title but they have been classified as procedures under the Policy Instruments Framework.
| Policy | Description | Owner | Date Published |
|---|---|---|---|
Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Access to hard copy paperwork or training contracts held by AACs  | Where the Department of Education and Training (DET) requires access to the hard copy of a training contract and/or supporting hard copy paperwork held by an Australian Apprenticeships Centre (AAC) and/or an employer and/or an apprentice/trainee require access to the carbonated copy of their training contract held by an AAC. | Industry Development | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Adding or removing core or ad hoc risk identifiers | To ensure a consistent state-wide approach to the use, addition and removal of Core Risk Identifiers and Ad Hoc Risk Identifiers, and to ensure accuracy and currency of individual Ad Hoc Risk Identifiers are monitored and maintained. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Adequate training arrangements-including SRTO role & obligations | Provides departmental staff, stakeholders and clients with a framework for determining adequate training arrangements for apprentices and trainees. It should not be used prescriptively to automatically register or refuse to register training contracts. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineship - Admission of Students Under the Age of 15 | Specifies the responsibilities of TAFE institutes to manage the admission of young persons under the of 15, when the student is not enrolled in school | Office of TAFE Qld and DET Regional Operations | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Amendment of probationary period | Outlines the process for an amendment to the probationary period | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Amendment of registered training contracts | Outlines the process for an amendment to a registered training contract | Training Services | 2008 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Application to cancel through financial hardship | The process considering an application to cancel and apprenticeship or traineeship due to financial hardship | Training Services | 2009 |
Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Cancellation - Inability to perform the contract - Section 63 | Addresses the authority of the Training and Employment Recognition Council (the council) to cancel a registered training contract | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Cancellation - Obligation of employer to notify SRTO | Outlines the employer's obligation to notify the supervising registered training organisation when a training contract or registration of a contract is cancelled | Operational Policy and Regional Assistance | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Cancellation affecting training contract | To enable delegated officers to consistently apply the procedures relating to the cancellation provisions of the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000 | Operational Policy and Regional Assistance | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Cancellation by agreement | Addresses the situation when parties to a training contract agree to cancel the contract. Section 61 of the Act applies | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Cancellation of completion certificate | The process for cancelling a completion certificate issues to apprentices and trainees | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Cancellation of expired training contracts | Addresses the process for cancellation of training contracts that have a DELTA sub-status of 'expired'. | Training Services | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Cancellation of registration of training contract | Addresses the authority of the Training and Employment Recognition Council (the Council) to cancel the registration of a training contract under Section 66 of the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000 (the Act), in specific circumstances. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Completion of apprenticeship or traineeship | The process for issuing a certificate of completion for an apprenticeship or traineeship | Training Services | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Death of an Apprentice or Trainee | The process to be followed upon the death of an apprentice or trainee | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Discipline - Cancellation under Section 71 | The process to be applied when disciplinary action is taken against a party to a registered training contract who has contravened the VETE Act or the training contract or who has engaged in other misconduct as defined in Section 70. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Discipline - Direction to comply | Addresses the provision which allows the council to make an order directing the party to comply with the contract - subsection 71(2)(b)(ii). | Training Services | 2007 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Discipline - Fines | Addresses the authority of the Training and Employment Recognition Council to impose a fine not exceeding four penalty units on a party to a registered training contract. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Discipline - Reprimand | Addresses the authority of the Training and Employment Recognition Council to reprimand a party to a registered training contract. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Discipline - Suspensions | Outlines the process for an employer to seek suspension of an apprentice or trainee | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Disputed assessment of competencies | Outlines the process for disputing a demonstrated competency include appeal to SRTOs and TERC | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Employment Exemptions | The process for managing applications for employment exemptions under the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000 (the VETE Act) for young people in the compulsory participation phase. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Extension of nominal term of an apprenticeship or traineeship | The process for applying to extend the nominal term of an apprenticeship or traineeship. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Failure to make reasonable progress | Applies where a registered apprentice or trainee fails to make reasonable progress | Operational Policy and Regional Assistance | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Failure to make reasonable progress | Applies where a registered apprentice or trainee fails to make reasonable progress in training and where the reason for failure by the apprentice or trainee to make reasonable progress in the attainment of competencies is due to a number defined reasons. | Training Services | 2008 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Fair Procedures | Applies where the legislation requires that a decision of the Training and Employment Recognition Council, or its delegate, be made by fair procedures prescribed under a regulation | Operational Policy and Regional Assistance | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Fair procedures | Outlines the fair procedures process. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Funding assistance for apprentices and trainees whose training contract is cancelled | Outlines funding for apprentices and trainees under defined circumstances | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Independent Skills Assessment Service | Applies in instances where the outcome for particular competencies will have an immediate impact on the progression of the apprentice, be it within a phase or at completion of the apprenticeship. Applies to listed priority industry areas | Training Services | 2008 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Interstate apprentices and trainees | The process for applying a training contract to workplace addresses outside Queensland | Training Services | 2011 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Minimum age requirements for entry into apprenticeships and traineeship | Entry into apprenticeships and traineeships is limited to anyone who is 13 years of age or older. The Training and Employment Recognition Council may consider applications for persons under the age of 13 in exceptional circumstances. Entry to a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship shall be in line with the operational policy on School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships | Operational Policy and Regional Assistance | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Mistreatment of apprentices and trainees (Train to retain) | Sets out minimum requirements for employers in relation to mistreatment of apprentices and trainees to ensure compliance with an employer's obligations under their training contact | Operational Policy and Regional Assistance | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Mistreatment of apprentices and trainees (Train to retain) | Applies where a registered apprentice or trainee makes an allegation of being mistreated by their employer, or any of his or her employees, in a workplace. | Training Services | 2008 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Nominal term of an apprenticeship or traineeship | Provisions for using nominal terms as set by TERC | Training Services | 2008 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Parent/guardian requirements | Outlines the requirements of parents and guardians to be included in the training contract where the apprentice or trainee is under 18 years. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Prohibited employers | The process where the council may, by fair procedures prescribed under a regulation, declare an employer to be a prohibited employer. | Training Services | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Queensland Racing | The requirements for Queensland Racing and the Training and Employment Recognition Council in the exercising of certain delegations. | Training Services | 2007 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Ratio of apprentices and trainees to qualified persons | Provides departmental staff, stakeholders and clients with a framework for determining adequate ratio of apprentices and trainees to qualified persons. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Referral of at risk apprentices and trainees | Provides regional office staff with a process to manage issues where social and personal problems of apprentices and trainees endanger the training contract and may require intervention and referral to specialist services where appropriate. | Training Services | - |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Reinstatement of training | Policy statement for the reinstatement of training when a training contract has purportedly been cancelled other than in accordance with the provisions of the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Reinstatement of training procedure (Section 65) | Actions to address situations where a party to a training contract purportedly cancels the contract other than in accordance the Act. | Training Services | 2007 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Residency status | To provide Department of Education and Training (DET) staff with standard procedures in relation to a persons residency status and how this impacts on the person's eligibility to participate in the apprenticeship and traineeship system in Queensland. | Training Services | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - School-based apprenticeships and traineeships | Outlines the specific requirements related to school-based apprenticeships and traineeships | Operational Policy and Regional Assistance | 2010 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Serious misconduct | Addresses the authority of the Training and Employment Recognition Council (the Council) to suspend and/or cancel a training contract where the council "reasonably believes". | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Statutory Assignment (Transfer of business) | Addresses the process for the statutory assignment (automatic transfer) of a registered training contract to another employer. | Training Services | 2008 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Supervising registered training organisations | The role and functions of a supervising registered training organisation. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Temporary assignment | Process for an apprentice or trainee work with another employer to gain additional training and experience in the apprenticeship or traineeship. | Training Services | 2008 |
| Apprenticeship & Traineeship - Temporary stand down under a registered training contract | Process for employers who are temporarily unable to provide apprentices and trainees with the training stated in the training plan to seek a temporary stand down of those apprentices and trainees. | Training Services | 2011 |
| Contract Payments | Procedure for making contractual payments under departmental VET programs such as the User Choice Program and Strategic Purchasing Program | Contract Management and Performance | 2010 |
| Policy on changes to organisational status | For registered training organisations that wish to sell or change the legal entity of their business | Training and Employment Recognition Council (TERC) | 2009 |
| Policy on offshore delivery of Australian qualifications* | Details about delivering training offshore | Training and Employment Recognition Council (TERC) | 2010 |
| Policy on retention of student results and assessment records framework* | Information for registered training organisations on what records must be kept, and for how long those records must be retained | Training and Employment Recognition Council (TERC) | 2009 |
| Procedure for RTOs to find out their risk rating | Describes the process through which an Registered Training Organisation (RTO) can discover its risk rating (includes information on how an RTO can challenge its risk rating) | Training & International Quality | 2010 |
| Product Embargo Policy for TAFE Institutes and Statutory TAFE Institutes | Outlines responsibilities for Queensland TAFE institutes and Statutory TAFE institutes when embarking on a primary or secondary product embargo of copyright owned by the Department | Queensland VET Development Centre | 2010 |
| TAFE Queensland - Recognition Policy* | Provides a framework to ensure students receive due recognition for learning that has already occurred through formal, information or non-formal means | Queensland VET Development Centre | 2010 |
| TAFE Queensland Policy - Performance Level Assessment* | Defines the concept of Performance Level Assessment (PLA), how PLA will be implemented and responsibilities for PLA | Queensland VET Development Centre | 2008 |
| TAFE Student Rules | To maximise a students benefit of training and to understand their responsibilities, there are a number of rules required to follow | Office of TAFE Qld and DET Regional Operations | 2010 |
| Training plans and training records | Outlines the process and content for the development and use of training plans and associated training records. | Training Services | 2009 |
| Variation to Contract | Procedure for making contractual changes under departmental VET programs such as the User Choice Program and Strategic Purchasing Program | Contract Management and Performance | 2010 |
This page was last reviewed on 16 Dec 2011
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