Is it a requirement that all College students undertake a School-based New Apprenticeship in a trade?
As stated at paragraph 2.3.2.6 of the Request for Proposal document, one of the Part One criteria for Australian Technical Colleges is that they “must specialise in offering trade training through School-based New Apprenticeship arrangements in trades”. Australian Technical Colleges will provide an alternative to existing VET-in-schools arrangements, whereby students can combine school study with vocational training and structured workplace learning. By participating in School-based New Apprenticeships, students of the Colleges will have an invaluable opportunity to pursue a career in the trades through an employment-based training pathway, while also completing their academic studies to Year 12 level, leaving open the opportunity to pursue further academic study. In some States/Territories there may be difficulties in implementing School-based New Apprenticeships, for example, due to lack of training wage and part-time, including School-based, employment arrangements in awards coverin
