Who keeps the records in a traineeship?
Both the employer and the trainee keep a record of the training pathway. A training plan is designed for the trainee at the beginning of the traineeship and a contract is drawn up outlining the responsibilities of all parties. The trainee must receive course materials up front from their RTO (Registered Training Organisation). As they become competent in each element of a Unit of Competency, the workplace supervisor signs off in the Traineeship Record Book. A staff member already trained in the industry is usually the workplace supervisor and is able to mentor the trainee through the traineeship. This is why it is called on-the-job training. All off-the-job training has to be approved by the employer and the trainees may attend a college class once a week or may complete course work from the study materials provided by the RTO. This may be in the form of critical thinking exercises, questions and answers, interactive web or CDROM based materials or assignments. The RTO representative v
