Industrial Training Commission of Victoria

VICTORIA

Eleventh Annual Report

of the

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COMMISSION OF VICTORIA

No.6

for the

Year ended 30 June 1986

Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed

MELBOURNE F D ATKINSON GOVERNMENT PRINTER

1987

B613{F1)

Industrial Training Commission of Victoria C/- Department of Labour

80 Collins Street Melbourne 3000

Telephone (03) 658 6444 Telex: AA134957

CONTENTS

Fore word •.•••.••••..••.••••••••.••..••.••.•.••••••..•.••.••..••. 1

Intake of Apprentices ••••••••••••••.•••••.••.••.•••.••.••.•••.•••••• 3

Age, Educational Attainment & School Background of Apprentices •.••.•••••••••• 4

The Position in Particular Trade Groups •••••••.••.•••••••••.••.•••••••••• 5

Group 1\pprenticeship .•.•...•...••.••.•.•.•.•••.••••••••.••.••••••.• 5

State Additional Apprenticeship Scheme •..••.••••••••..••.••••••••.••..•.. 6

Trade Training for Adults •.••..•.••.•••.••..••.••••••••.••.•••••.••••• 7

Certification of Trade Skills •••••••••••..•••••••••••••••.••••.••••••••. 8

Special Assistance Program ...•.••.•.••..••.•.•••.••..•...•••.•...••. 10

Technical Education of Apprentices ••••••••.••..••.••••••••.•••.••••••• 11

Commonwealth Rebate for Apprentice Full-time Training •.••..•••••••••••••• 12

Victorian Government Apprenticeship Subsidies •..••.•••••••••••.•••.•••••• 12

T raineeships •.••••.•••.••••.••..••.••••••••.•••.•.•.•••.•••.••.•• 13

Promotion of Training ••••.•••••••••••••••••••••.••••••.••.•••••.••. 14

Work Skill Australia ••••••••.•••••••••••••••.••.•••.••••••••••••••.• 14

1985 Apprenticeship Week ••..••.••••.•••.•••••••..••..•..•••...••.•• 16

Apprenticeship Trades •••••••.••.•••••.••.•••.••••••••.•••••••••••.. 17

Statutory Rules ••••.•••.••••.•••.••.•••••••..•••.•.•.•••..••..••.• 17

Machinery of Advice •••••••••.•••.•..•..••.••.••.••••••••••••••.••• 17

Victorian Industry Training Development Grants .••.••.•••••.••..••..••.••• 18

Front End Intensive Training of First Year Apprentices •••.••..••••••••.•.••• 18

Apprentices for Public Projects Scheme • · ••••••••.•••••••••.•••.••••.•••. 19

Skill Centres ••••.••.••.••••..••.•••.••••.••..••..••••.••••••.•••. 19

Access to Training ••.••....••..••..••...•..••.••••••.•..•.••••••• , • 20

Industry and Occupational Retraining •••••••••••.••••••••.••.••.•••••••• 22

Adult Retraining Opportunities .••••.•••.••.....•.••.•••.•••••••••.•.•• 22

Administration ••.••.•••.••.••••••••.••••••••••••.••.•••.••••••••• 23

Acknowledgement •••••••.•••••.•..••.•••••.••.••.••••••••••••••••• 24

Statistical Information ••.•••••.•••.•.•••••••••••••••.••.••••••••.••• 25

FOREWORD

The Honourable S.M. Crabb, M.P., Minister for Labour.

We are pleased to submit the 11th Annual Report of the Industrial Training Commission of Victoria for the year ended 30 June 1986 as required by Section 10 (B) of the Industrial Training Act 1975.

The year under review should be seen as a bench mark for the development of training in Victoria. For the second consecutive year a record number of young people commenced employment as apprentices on probation; the first time this has occurred in the recent history of apprenticeship in the State. There were 15,354 corn mencements, an increase of 841 or 5.8% over 1984/85. The increase in commencements occurred across all major trade groups except the agriculture, footwear and hairdressing trades. At 30 June 1986 there were 39,507 apprentices and probationers in training, an increase of 805 or 2.1% over 1985.

There is little doubt that economic factors have been the principle influence on the growth in apprenticeship over the last two years. However, a second factor which cannot be dismissed lightly is the development of an awareness amongst employers that current skill shortages in a number of areas will be exacerbated by a restricted output of tradespersons as a consequence of low apprenticeship intakes during the early 1980's.

The implementation of the Australian Traineeship System accompanied the strong growth of apprenticeship training. Traineeships are without doubt the most exciting development in training for many years and result from the adoption by the Commonwealth and State Governments of the major recommendations of the Kirby Report.

While implementation of traineeships has not been without its difficulties the degree of co-operation between all State Training Authorities and the Commonwealth is encouraging. The Commission confidently predicts that formalised training will soon exist in many categories of work where such training arrangements previously have not been developed. This will lead to an increase in the skill base of Victorian industry and commerce and provide the young citizens of this State with choices and options previously not available to them.

As mentioned last year, the challenges that face the training system are considerable. They must be met if the system is to achieve its objective of ensuring an adequate supply of skilled people.

The relationship between the Commission and the TAFE Board is a critical factor and it is pleasing to be able to report that during the past year an improved level of corn munication and co-operation has been established. However, notwithstanding the emphasis the T AFE Board now places on apprenticeships and traineeships, the Commission is concerned at the difficulty that TAFE is having in placing all apprentices into off-the-job training. The almost exclusive right of the T AFE system to the off-the­job training for apprentices, gives it an added responsibility to ensure that it responds to industry's needs for apprentice training.

2.

In both apprenticeships and traineeships the mix of off-the-job and on-the-job training is important. Off-the-job training must be examined and redesigned in such a manner that will enable a variety of delivery modes to be implemented. Success in such redesign will enable a degree of flexibility to be achieved that has not been possible in the past.

The Commission indicated in last year's Report that it would pursue the review of trade syllabuses. It is pleasing to be able to report that this review is almost complete and a cyclical process of syllabus review put in place. This means that within a period of five years every trade course will be evaluated and reviewed. The adoption, in December 1985, of the Commission Policy on Curriculum Design and Course Approval will greatly assist in this matter.

There have been several other important developments in industrial training in Victoria in the last year. The Hairdressers Registration Act was repealed and the Hairdressers Registration Board abolished from 1 January 1986. This meant that all training and certification arrangements in the industry are now under the provisions of the Industrial Training Act. The four private schools of hairdressing have been approved to continue to provide full time courses of training in the trade but graduating students will for the first time be required to undertake a period of in-salon employment prior to receiving certification. At the 30 June the Commission and its Hairdressing Trade Committee were considering the detailed arrangements to apply in future.

The Commission will closely monitor the standard of training provided by private schools of hairdressing and within apprenticeship to ensure standards are maintained. Notwithstanding any benefits which current training arrangements may provide the hairdressing industry the Commission is concerned at the social and equity issues which have been raised by the presence of private Colleges.

It is very pleasing for the Commission to note that the Victorian network of group apprenticeship schemes is now almost complete. Such a network will be increasingly important in enabling the provision of broad based training for apprentices. It will also facilitate the entry of small business to the Australian Traineeship System.

During the year two major investigations were undertaken. The report following an evaluation of pre-apprenticeship training in the bricklaying and carpentry and joinery trades will be presented in July 1986. The Hospitality and Tourism Industry Training Inquiry is due to report in October 1986. The Commission looks forward to implementing training programs to reflect the policies that will be adopted to provide the skilled workforce for this most important growth industry.

The Commission met on 15 occasions during the year.

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THE INTAKE CF APPRENTICES

Year ended

30 June

1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Table 1

Summarised Statistics in Respect of Apprenticeship Intakes Since 1976

Persons Commencing Number of Probationary New Number of Employment Indentures Completions

11,398 9,474 6,889 13,443 10,241 7,864 13,763 11,776 9,288 12,690 10,878 8,292 13,401 11,506 8,346 13,053 10,366 9,847 13,413 10,863 8,999 10,045 9,811 9,850 11,368 8,491 9,837 14,513 10,156 9,214 15,354 9,693 9,083

Number of Apprentices & Probationers

in Training

34,286 35,980 36,777 38,261 39,848 39,890 41,155 38,382 36,633 38,702 39,507

The most significant factor revealed in Table 1 is that the number of new apprentices commencing probationary employment was a record, being 841 or 5.8% higher than the previous .year. As reported earlier it is the first time in the recent history of apprenticeship in Victoria that a record intake has occurred in consecutive years. The Commission is however, concerned that the high number of commencements has not been reflected in the number of apprentices indentured, probably due to processing delays early in 1986.

Floor Finishing and Covering Apprentice

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AGE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND SCHOOL BACKGROUND OF APPRENTICES

Table 2

Percentage Breakdown by Age of Apprentices who Corn menced During the Year 30 June 1974 Compared with the Past 4 Years

Age of Entry 1974 1983 1984 1985

15 Years 16 Years 17 Years

% 25.4 41.6 24.3

% 12.5 34.8 32.9

% % 10.9 10.7 31.7 31.9 35.3 34.0

18 Years and Over 8.7 19.8 22.1 23.4

Table 3

Percentage Distributions by School Background and Educational Attainment of Apprentices who Commenced

During the Year Ended 30 June, 1986

1986

% 11.7 32.2 32.6 23.5

Educational Ex Technical Attainment Schools

%

Ex Other Secondary Schools

%

Ex Interstate and Overseas

%

Year 12 5.6 Year 11 24.8 Year 10 16.4 Year 9 3.7 Under Year 9 0.2

Total 50.7

7.4 21.2 16.4

3.7 0.3

49.0

0.1 0.1 0.1

0.3

Tables 2 and 3 above do not reveal any significant change in either the educational background or age of apprentices commencing in 1985/86 compared with the previous year.

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THE POSITION IN PARTICULAR TRADE GROUPS

Table 4

Summary of the Situation on a Major Trade Group Basis

Total Indentured Apprentices &:

Intake Percentage Probationers Percentage Trade Year ended Change in Training Change Group 30 June % As at 30 June %

1985 1986 1985 1986

Building 1960 2026 + 3.4 6850 7808 +13.9 Metal 2880 2691 - 6.6 11621 10928 - 6.0 Electrical 1010 1070 + 5.9 4307 4289 - 0.4 Vehicle 506 510 + 0.8 1891 2031 + 7.4 Food 1070 888 - 17.0 3855 3997 + 3.7 Printing 380 443 + 16.6 1401 1511 + 7.9 Other 2350 2065 - 12.1 8769 8943 + 2.0

Total 10156 9693 - 4.6 38702 39507 - 2.1

GROUP APPRENTICESHIP

Group Apprenticeship Schemes are designed to enable apprenticeship training to be undertaken with a series of employers throughout the indenture period, thus increasing both the number of apprenticeships and range of training able to be provided.

These schemes enable the following types of employers to play a part in apprenticeship training -

employers whose activities are too specialised to offer training in an adequate range of the skills needed in e~rprenticeship;

small employers who cannot offer sufficient work to indenture apprentices for their full term; and/or '

large employers who can offer additional apprenticeship employment for limited periods (i.e. for the duration of a particular job or contract).

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Group Schemes are either industrially based, the employer being an industry association eg: Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, or regionally based, the employing body comprising nominees from local government, employers, unions etc. and established as a company limited by guarantee.

Financial assistance towards the establishment and/or payment of administration costs for Group Apprenticeship Schemes is provided by the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Industrial Relations and the State Department of Labour.

As at the 30th June 1986 there were 1,186 apprentices employed in 19 schemes, namely:

Scheme

Albury/Wodonga (1) Central Highlands (2) Central Melbourne (2) Central Victoria Dandenong Valley Geelong and District Gippsland Goulburn Valley Inner Eastern (2) Inner Northern Master Plumbers & Mechanical Services Assoc. Outer Eastern Southern Region (2) Sunraysia Western District Wimmera (2) Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce Victorian Building and Construction Industry Training Company

Number of Apprentices

140

72 51 85 98 42

47 54 96

95 47

65

200

1186

(1) The Albury-Wodonga Scheme is funded jointly by the Victorian, N.S.W. and Commonwealth Governments. Some apprentices are indentured in N.S.W.

(2) Newly established schemes in process of recruitment.

STATE ADDITIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME

The Victorian Government has sought to increase youth employment; to alleviate potential future shortages of skilled tradespersons; and to enhance the chances of access to trade trainbg for people disadvantaged in gaining equal access to the apprenticeship system. The scheme utilises the unused training capacity of a number of State Government Departments and Instrumentalaties to train additional apprentices. Since January 1983, the Victorian Government has supported an annual intake of 225 positions through this scheme.

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As at 30 June 1986 there were 719 apprentices employed and distributed across target groups as follows -

Target Group

Girls Disabled Persons Migrants/Refugees Aborigines Probationers and Parolees Wards of State Long term unemployed Temporarily out of Trade Apprentices (1983 only)

No. Employed

274 65 29 29 43 26

242 11

719

Approximate%

38.1 7.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 3.7

33.7 1.5

100.0

Many State Government Departments and Instnlmentalities currently employ SAAS apprentices. Of these, the Health Commission, T AFE Colleges, the State Electricity Commission, the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture, Tertiary Institutions, and the Department of Education, Conservation Forests and Lands, Public Works, and Agriculture are the major participant employers.

The most common trades are motor mechanics, cooking, electrical mechanics, fitting and turning, gardening, carpentry and joinery, painting and decorating, plumbing and gasfitting, farming and radio.

TRADE TRAINING FOR ADULTS

There are no upper age barriers to entry into apprenticeship in the Commission's legislation. Of the apprentices employed at 30 June, 1986, 514 had commenced their training at 21 years of age or older. This is an increase of 235 over the previous year. The majority of these apprentices were employed in the electrical, building, cooking, horticulture, hairdressing and motor mechanics trades.

Age restrictions on apprenticeship entry are still contained in a number of Federal awards which have precedence over the Commission's legislation. State training authorities have sought for many years to have these restrictions removed and the Commission must again record its disappointment that this has not occurred.

As at 30 June, under provisions made for adults in the horticulture industry to upgrade skills, 379 trainees have participated in the training program leading to the issue of the Commission's Adult Training Certificate. In the past twelve months 47 applicants have been approved to undertake training in the program.

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CERTIFICATION OF TRADE SKILLS

The Industrial Training Act 1975 was amended in 1981 to enable the Commission to issue Tradesman's Certificates to persons who have not completed an apprenticeship in Victoria and who possess the skill or expertise necessary to perform the work of skilled tradespersons. During the year the Commission completed a review of the pilot program which commenced in October 1982.

The major recommendations and decisions arising from that review were that-

the pilot program be replaced by a formal program known as Certification of Trade Skills;

there be no alteration made to the general guidelines used for the pilot program;

any applicant for multiple certification be required to prove the necessary experience separately for each trade and a single certificate be issued;

a system employing Accreditation Sub-committees of Trade Committees be adopted to ensure that no application is undetermined after three months;

legislation be enacted to provide a sitting fee for the members of Accreditation Sub-committees when formal meetings are necessary;

T AFE be required to provide trade tests as soon as possible and that, in principle, trade tests not exceed eight hours testing time;

a data bank on overseas qualifications be esLablished and contact be maintained with authorities in other States to assist in standardisation of assessments;

the program be promoted on a minimal scale; and

research be carried out into the effect of the program on employment, including apprenticeship training.

By the end of the year the majority of recommendations relating to administrative matters had been implemented and work had commenced on compiling the data base. To date there has been no promotion of the program nor action to legislate for sitting fees for members of Accreditation Sub-committees. Both these issues must be addressed in 1986/87.

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The abolition of the Hairdressers Registration Board from 1 January 1986 together with the introduction of one class of hairdressing has meant that Tradesman's Certificates in Hairdressing are issued to eligible persons who have-

gained experience and knowledge overseas/interstate; or

completed a course of training at a private school of hairdressing; or

completed an apprenticeship in one of the pre-existing single classes of hairdressing.

Excluding Hairdressing, 1309 applicantions had been received in 49 trades and 509 certificates issued. 734 applications were received in the past year. Although the program has not been promoted it has experienced considerable growth. Additional resources will be necessary if the program is to be promoted and retain its effectiveness.

Apprentice Farriers Receiving Training

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

This program funded by the Commonwealth Government has continued to assist employers, who experienced a shortage of work or encountered financial difficulties, to maintain their apprentices in employment.

As indicated by the following Table a significant decrease in the number of employers seeking assistance, either under the program or through other forms of relief, occurred in 1985/86 compared with the preceeding financial year.

Number of Employers Number of Apprentices Number of Apprentices Number of Apprentices Who Have Lodged For Whom Applications For Whom Subsidy For Whom Other

Trade Applications Have Been Lodged Was Sought Action was Sought

84/85 85/86 84/85 85/86 84/85 85/86 84/85 85/86

Butchering 4 10 17 8 10 4 7 4 Carpentry & Joinery 46 22 54 32 13 6 41 28 Cooking 15 11 18 13 9 8 9 5 Electrical Mechanics 20 12 35 18 13 4 22 14 Furniture 21 4 28 4 4 1 24 3 Hairdressing 32 23 46 31 29 20 17 11 Motor Mechanics 59 26 77 39 26 16 51 23 Plumbing & Gasfitting 36 15 53 23 19 1 34 22 Vehicle 20 9 23 9 6 3 17 6 Metal Trades 46 17 115 34 22 11 93 23 Other Non-Metal Trades 113 69 142 85 91 52 51 33

TOTALS 412 218 608 296 242 126 366 170

NOTE: 'Other Action' includes permanent transfer to another employer, assignment of indenture to another employer, rationing of work of apprentices and suspension of indentures.

Approval was given for 30 out-of-trade apprentices to receive a training allowance to enable them to attend full-time technical training.

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11.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF APPRENTICES

As at 30 June 1986 there were 29,759 apprentices attending trade classes compared with 28,315 a year earlier. 11,471 of the apprentices were in first year.

The record number of new corn mencements in apprenticeship in each of the last two years has placed severe pressure on the resources available for the technical education of apprentices.

A serious shortage of places has occurred in the breadmaking and baking, butchering and smallgoods making, carpentry and joinery, cabinet making, hairdressing, painting and decorating, plumbing and gasfitting, printing and tradesman painting trades. On a pleasing note additional facilities have been and are to be provided in the cooking trade which should overcome what has been a long standing problem area.

These difficulties have arisen despite close liaison between the Commission and the T AFE Board to maximise the number of apprentice places available.

The Commission is particularly concerned that if the apprentice intake in 1986/87 remains at or approaches the levels of the last two years problems in accommodating apprentices will increase significantly. This is because the 1986/87 intake will replace within the TAFE system, those apprentices from the very low intake of 1983/84.

The T AFE Board and Commission are considering a number of measures related to the technical education of apprentices. These include the provision of more reliable labour market information to enable realistic planning to occur within the T AFE system; the priority given to apprentice training; arrangements for the direction of apprentices to classes; the establishment of a computer link between the two offices to enable joint access to compatible data; the more intensive utilisation of capital facilities throughout the year and more flexible staffing arrangements to cater for the fluctuating demand for apprentice places.

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COMMONWEALTH REBATE FOR APPRENTICE FULL-TIME TRAINING {CRAFT)

The CRAFT scheme compensates employers, through rebates that are generally tax exempt, for the costs of releasing apprentices to attend compulsory basic trade courses or to attend approved off- the- job training courses in their first year of apprenticeship.

The Commission welcomed the Commonwealth Government's decision to increase the rebates from 1 January 1986 to-

First

Trade Group 1, 2 & 3

Metal 27.90 Electrical 31.30 Building 34.70 Vehicle 31.30 Printing 25.60 Food 31.30 Other 24.30

Technic a! Education Rebate Apprentice Year

Second Third

Stage of Technical Education

1&2 3 2&3

27.90 37.00 37.00 31.30 40.50 40.50 34.70 47.50 47.50 31.30 39.40 39.40 25.60 33.60 33.60 31.30 38.10 38.10 24.30 31.30 31.30

Fourth

3&4

37.00 40.50 47.50 39.40 33.60 38.10 31.30

The Off-the-job Training Rebates are the same as those for stage 1 and 2 of technical education.

CRAFT rebates continued to be made available to employers concurrently with payments through the Special Assistance Program.

A $750 tax exempt rebate for every apprentice who was a graduate of a trade based pre­employment course is also available. This rebate is conditional on the apprentice being indentured for at least 6 months less than the normal period for that particular occupation and the apprentice receiving credit for at least one stage of the prescribed trade course.

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT APPRENTICESHIP SUBSIDIES

Assistance to Apprentices

Apprentices who are unable to receive instruction at a trade school within their geographical location and are required to live away from home to attend continuous courses in Melbourne or provincial centres receive a subsidy towards their accommodation expenses. The subsidy is $45, $41 and $37 per week in the first, second, third and subsequent years of apprenticeship respectively.

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Apprentices attending continuous courses are issued with a return rail voucher or are reimbursed the cost of travel by public transport. If travel by public transport is impracticable, apprentices may use private transport for which a subsidy is available.

A travel subsidy is also paid to apprentices who travel more than 64 kilometres per return journey daily to attend classes, provided they live outside the City of Frankston and a radius of 40 kilometres of the G.P.O. Melbourne or travel from within those areas to schools outside. The Commission notes the Government's decision to double this subsidy, and that payable for use of private transport to a continuous course, to 3 cents a kilometre and to remove the maximum payment of$ 3.70 a return journey.

The total expenditure by the Government on subsidies for apprentices to attend trade classes in 1985/86 was $1,303,000.

Assistance to Employers

Until 31 December 1985, the Government continued to idemnify employers for workers compensation costs in respect of first year apprentices and thereafter for days on which apprentices attended trade classes.

The Government also rebated payroll tax paid in respect of first year apprentices prior to 31 December 1985. During the year payroll tax paid .in 1984/85 was rebated at a cost of $365,116.

During the year the Government significantly increased the assistance it provides to employers of apprentices by providing for a rebate of the accident compensation levy and payroll tax paid after 1 January 1986 in respect of all apprentices registered with the Commission. The rebates will also apply in respect of approved trainees and will be made in the financial year following that in which the levy and payroll tax is paid. Group Apprenticeship Schemes are exempt from payment of both the accident compensation levy and payroll tax in respect of their apprentices.

The Commission records its appreciation of this Government action which will play a significant part in encouraging apprentice training.

TRAINEES HIPS

As a result of the major findings of the Kirby Report, the Australian Traineeships System was introduced as a joint initiative of the Commonwealth and State Governments in 1985.

Traineeships are a new form of vocational training for young people providing a combination of on and off-the- job training for new entrants to the work force. The Australian Traineeship System aims to achieve long term, fundamental improvements in training arrangements for young people in non-trade employment, and thereby improve both the long-term employment prospects of young people and the national skill base.

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Within the Australian Traineeship System the Commission is charged with a number of responsibilities including the approval of training arrangements, registration of trainees, monitoring of on and off-the-job training components and certification at the completion of the traineeship.

The Commission approved nine traineeship models in areas including Administrative Support (keyboard/clerical), Travel, Hospitality and Retail. In addition the Commission approved the conversion to traineeships under the ATS a number of Work-Study positions established by the Youth Guarantee Directorate.

Some 932 trainees were employed in the public sector at 30 June; recruitment was also anticipated in the retail sector.

The introduction of the Australian Traineeship System involves reform to the labour market structure and practices as they relate to young people. Within national guidelines, the Commission has provided a direction and framework for the way in which the System is implemented in Victoria.

PROMOTION OF TRAINING

The Commission works in close co-operation with the Media and Publicity Unit of the Department of Labour. During the year a wide range of activities aimed at promoting training and informing employers and apprentices of their rights and obligations occurred. These activities included the preparation and distribution of brochures, posters and phamphlets; the preparation of editorial corn ment for inclusion in careers supplements, press releases and paid advertising. In addition, Training Advisors continued to play a most important promotional role through direct contact with employers, schools, industry and service organisations.

The Commission also records its appreciation of the work of its Trade Committees, Industry Training Committees, industry organisations, unions and technical colleges and schools in promoting training.

WORK SKILL AUSTRALIA

In its last report the Commission reported that seven Victorians were to join an Australian team of 17 to compete in the International Skill Olympics in Japan in October 1985. The Commission is now pleased to report that the Australian team was successful in obtaining 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze medals. The Commission congratulates, in particular the successful Victorians -

Mark Smith Robyn Deppeler Kevin Hutchins

- Wood Patternmaking (Silver) -Ladies Hairdressing (Bronze) - Jewellery (Bronze)

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Victorian Representatives in Australian Team for Skill Olympics

The Commission com mends the efforts of the Work Skill Australia Foundation and all those who have given of their time and expertise in organising and conducting both Regional and National Competitions for their efforts in securing the standards and status of skill training in Australia. The Commission also acknowledges a further grant of $50,000 provided to the Work Skill Australia Foundation by the Victorian Government through the Department of Labour.

The Commission also records its appreciation that grants totalling almost $160,000 will be made over three years by the Department of Labour toward the employment of a Skill Liaison Officer to -

organise skills competitions in trades outside the Work Skill Australia framework;

liaise with Work Skill Australia; and

undertake research on skill competencies and deficiencies of competitors in skills competitions and provide information and recommendations to improve training.

A grant of $37,300 was made in 1985/86. The Commission also acknowledges the administrative support provided by the Hawthorn Institute of Education to the Skills Liaison Officer.

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1985 APPRENTICESHIP WEEK

The 1985 Apprentice of the Year Presentation Dinner was held at the Victorian Arts Centre on 9 October. Guests included Outstanding Apprentices, their parents, friends and employers, members of Parliament and representatives of employer organisations, unions and T AFE.

The Hon. Steve Crabb, Minister for Labour, presented Silver Medallions to the Outstanding Apprentices in each T AFE Region. Employers of Outstanding Apprentices were presented with Certificates in recognition of their contribution.

The 1985 Apprentice of the Year was Brendan Harris, an apprentice plumber and gasfitter employed by C.A. and L.K. Matthews. The Minister presented Brendan with a Gold Medallion and a cash award from the Department of Labour of $2,000. Brendan's employer was presented with an inscribed plaque.

Brendan Harris, 1985 Apprentice of the Year

TAFE providers again arranged for the judging of Craftsmanship entries. The Commission recognises achievements in craftsmanship by awarding Bronze Medallions and Certificates which are presented by T AFE providers.

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APPRENTICESHIP TRADES

During the year under review no new trades were proclaimed or trades revoked. However, following a major inquiry into the training requirements of the hairdressing and beauty industries, the Victorian Government decided that a single category of hairdressing apply from 1 January 1986, in place of the previous three of "Ladies", "Men's" and "General".

The Hairdressing Trade Cam mittee recommended that the single category be called 'Hairdressing' and the proclamation of 'General Hairdressing' was vnried to facilitate that change.

Consequently all apprentices commencing on or after 1 January, 1986 are being indentured to the trade of Hairdressing.

The Commission also received representations regarding the introduction of apprenticeship training in Poultry Farming, Berry Growing and Sewing Machining.

The introduction of a separate trade of Poultry Farming was rejected by the Commission. However, it has asked its Farming Trades Committee to examine the possibility of the introduction of a poultry stream in the Farming trade.

Initial inquiries received from industry associations concerned with berry growing have not been followed up by them and it appears unlikely that introduction of a trade in this area will proceed in the foreseeable future.

Following initial representations through the Clothing Trade Committee for the introduction of a sewing machining apprenticeship, it was suggested that a traineeship might better suit the industry. That alternative is currently being examined.

STATUTORY RULES

The following Statutory Rule under the Industrial Training Act was made during the year-

26 August 1985 SR 372/85

MACHINERY CF ADVICE

Industrial Training (Apprenticeship) (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1985.

The Commission is supported by 55 Trade Committees which advise on all proclaimed trades. The structure of the Trade Committees provides for equal representation of employer organisations and the Victorian Trades Hall Council. TAFE representatives also attend Trade Committees meetings by invitation. During the year 157 Trade Committee meeting were held.

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The Commission has established a policy that each Trade Committee should meet on at least two occasions each year and that at least one of those meetings should be held at a provider of off-the-job training for apprentices.

In addition to the Trade Committees, the Commission receives advice from Industry Training Committees which operate in Victoria under the auspices of the National Training Council.

While recognising and appreciating the valuable contribution of Trade Committees, the Commission has become concerned at the unwieldy nature of its advisory network. Consequently the Commission has given preliminary consideration to options for streamlining the advisory mechanism.

VICTORIAN INDUSTRY TRAINING DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Since its establishment in 1982 the Victorian Industry Training Development Grants Program has provided over $650,000 to fund research into broad-scale industry training needs and pilot innovative training programs and arrangements. Projects funded by such grants are managed by tripartite Committees. Six grants totalling $161,569 were made in 1985/86.

FRONT END INTENSIVE TRAINING OF FIRST YEAR APPRENTICES

Under this program, a number of organisations have been assisted to upgrade and expand facilities in existing industry-based intensive training centres. The Victorian Government contribution is intended to enable them to train more of their own apprentices as well as apprentices indentured to outside companies who otherwise would not have access to such training.

The intensive training period at the centre enables more rapid progress in acquiring skills by-

the provision of skilled training staff; accelerated T AFE schooling; the provision of modern equipment.

There is close liaison between the Training Centre and T AFE to ensure that the "hands on" training at the Centres, complements the T AFE component of the apprenticeship.

The program's emphasis has been on the manufacturing industry, and in particular the metals trades. It is intended to improve the quality of training in the manufacturing sector by exposing apprentices to a wider range of trade skills and equipment.

The organisations that participate in the program constitute the Industry Training Network. The Department has provided funds to the Metal Trades Industry Association to provide some assistance and secretarial support for the Network, which meets regularly to discuss various issues.

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The Network consists of a range of companies in the manufacturing sector which have expressed a strong commitment to apprenticeship training by devoting significant resources to it. The Centres may also undertake post-trade skills training and retraining as well as training for non-trade and technical occupations.

The State Transport Authority and the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation joined the ITN in 1985/86 increasing the size of the network to eleven companies.

The total number of apprentices being trained by the Network at 30 June 1986 was 458. This figure included 174 apprentices for companies outside the Network. Expenditure under the program in 1985/86 was $513,623.

APPRENTICES FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS SCHEME

The Apprentices for Public Projects Scheme continues to be progressively introduced to ensure that contractors who are awarded State Government contracts with a value in excess of $250,000 and involving significant trade labour provide apprenticeship training.

The amount of time to be worked by apprentices will be the equivalent of 20% of the project's estimated trade labour content, and will be predetermined by the contracting Department in accordance with agreed guidelines, and included in the pre-tender information.

Contract documents include a clause whereby the successful tenderer undertakes to use at least the pre-determined m1mmum amount of apprentice labour. Group Apprenticeship Scheme apprentices and/or temporarily out of trade apprentices can be used to meet the minimum training requirement.

The penalty for non-compliance will be the same as would apply to non-compliance with other major clauses of a contract.

SKILLS CENTRES

The Skills Centres Program continued to play a key role in the strategy to improve training and training facilities.

The program supports projects which encourage greater industry and union involvement in the development and provision of industrial and commercial training in Victoria.

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Skills Centres provide for industry, union and Government co-operation in the establishment and management of training resources. The benefits of this co-operation between industry, unions and Governments include-

improvements in quality and relevance of training;

a more efficient use of training resources and rationalisation of the training system;

a shared responsibility for training and the training system.

In the 1985/86 financial year, projects established in previous years were extended and consolidated. These include -

the Broad meadows Industrial Training Centre at the Ford plant in Broad meadows which will be available to firms in the region for the training of their employees;

Micro Energy Ltd: The Micro Energy computer project based in Preston provides consultancy services to small business and retraining to office workers, seeking to re-enter, maintain or upgrade their positiorn> in the workforce;

The Timber Industry Training Centre at Creswick which will be the major provider for formal training for the logging, sawmilling and merchandising sectors of this industry when it commences operating in 1987.

The Computer Animation Development Centre at Swinburne Institute which provides specialist training on the application of this technology to students and personnel employed in the media, architecture, education and engineering sectors of industry.

Total expenditure on Skill Centres in 1985/86 was $1,064,139.

ACCESS TO TRAINING

The objective of this program is to improve access to vocationally oriented training for people who have been denied structured training opportunities because of their gender, disability, racial or social situation. The major focus of the program has continued to be apprenticeship, although there have been grants made to improve the training for intellectually disabled people and to improve the access to further education, primarily at TAFE.

In particular, the program has provided support for the apprentices employed under the State Additional Apprenticeship Scheme by providing consultancy, support and compensatory education.

21.

One of the Increasing Number of Female Apprentices

Other projects which have come under this program are -

development of apprenticeship employment opportunities for young women in Group Apprenticeship Schemes;

development of apprenticeship employment opportunities for young women in the Outer Eastern Region;

improvement of access of women to the Building and Construction Industry;

preparatory courses for young women in trade and technical careers;

preparatory courses for members of disadvantaged groups in Horticulture and Agriculture Trades.

Total expenditure under this program in 1985/86 was $147,145.

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INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATIONAL RETRAINING

Under this program funds are allocated to develop or expand retraining programs. In addition, some projects have focussed on helping workers with marginal skills in literacy and numeracy.

Initiatives supported in 1985/86 included-

Employment and Training Group, Ballarat. $130,000 was provided to support the activities of a tripartite group in Ballarat. The Group has conducted training audits and has worked towards meeting identified training needs.

Council of Adult Education Workplace Basic Education Unit was assisted to offer courses in literacy and numeracy at workplaces where basic education needs exist.

The development of a course on management of computer integrated manufacturing.

Total expenditure on Industry and Occupational Retraining in 1985/86 was $413,872.

ADULT RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

The Adult Retraining Opportunities program is jointly implemented by the Department of Labour and the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Industrial Relations in consultation with the T AFE Board. The Department pays the full direct costs of new courses and counselling assistance to students while the Commonwealth provides income support.

The objectives of the program are-

to improve the labour market prospects of persons aged 25 and over who are unemployed and lack significant skills;

to increase the efforts of Victoria's training system and the CES network to find courses for unemployed adults which are relevant to labour market requirements;

to increase Commonwealth financial involvement in providing retraining opportunities to unemployed adults.

In 1985/86 the Department funded 16 courses at a cost of $444,089 for 240 participants at the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, William Angliss College, and the Bendigo, Box Hill, Flagstaff, Footscray, and Gordon College of TAFE. These courses have included Basic Commercial Cookery, Earth-moving Operation, Hairdressing Upgrading, Hospitality, Materials Handling and Modern Office Skills courses.

23.

In addition, the program initiated the retraining of migrant nurses. Under this initiative the Department of Labour seeks to provide retraining for nurses who have overseas training to complete a specified period of supervised clinical experience as stipulated by the Victorian Nursing Council which allows nurses to register in Victoria. The program also enables migrant nurses who have specific language difficulties to return to nursing by enabling them to reinforce and update their basic English skills by learning in a hospital environment. In 1985/86, the Department funded 6 courses at a cost of $98,679 for 80 nurses at the Austin, Box Hill, Western General and Greenvale Hospitals.

Total expenditure on Adult Retraining Opportunities in 1985/86 was $542,768.

ADMINISTRATION

The Commission again wishes to record its appreciation of the work of all staff of the Department of Labour who have provided research and policy input and secretarial support; developed and implemented training programs and continued to administer the apprenticeship system.

The two consecutive years of record apprentice intakes placed extreme pressure on all areas of apprenticeship administration. The pressure was compounded by difficulties associated with the introduction of a new on-line computer system and pre-existing deficiencies in records systems. The Commission regrets any inconvenience caused as a result of these difficulties.

By the end of the year most problems associated with the new computer system had been overcome and action initiated in other areas requiring attention. The Commission therefore looks forward to significant improvements in administration during 1986/87.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

During the year Mr. John Mason who had represented T AFE resigned as a member of the Commission and Mr. David Cole retired from the position of Deputy Chairman of Trade Committees. The Commission records its appreciation of the contribution made by both gentlemen and wishes Mr. Cole a long and happy retirement.

J. NATHAN, C. BURNUP, D. BARON, K. CASEY, D. COCKRAM, D. FERGUSON, R. LUCKMAN, D. McKENZIE, J. NEARY, B. PHILLIPS, E. SCOTT, P. SLAPE, P. SMALL, D. WILLS,

K. GRIFFITHS, Secretary Industrial Training Commission of Victoria 80 Collins Street Melbourne, Vie. 3000. Telephone: 6586 444 Telex: AAl34957

President Deputy President Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

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ST A nsncAL INFORMATION

Table

1. Apprenticeship trades proclaimed and apprentices and probationers employed at 30 June 1986; apprentices indentured, indentures assigned, indentures cancelied, apprenticeships completed and certificates of proficiency issued during the year ended 30 June, 1986.

2. Applications for permission to employ additional apprentices during the year ended 30 June 1986.

3. Return of apprentices indentured during each year ended 30 June, in recent years.

4. Apprentices and probationers employed subject to the Industrial Training Act at 30 June in selected years.

5. Schedule of school courses as at 30 June, 1986.

6. Summary of Training Advisors' visits during the year ended 30 June 1986.

7. Fines imposed by the Commission during the year ended 30 June 1986.

8. Particulars of inquiries held under Section 34 during the year ended 30 June 1986.

9. Particulars of prosecutions during the year ended 30 June 1986.

Note- Proclaimed apprenticeship trades are divided into seven broad trade groups, viz:

Building ••.••.••••..••.••••••...••• B

Metal ••••••••••••••..•••.•...••.. M

Electrical ..••.•••.••••..••.•..••••• E

Vehicle ..•...••.•••..•••.••..•..••• V

Food ••.••..•••...••..•••.••..••... F

Printing .••..•...•...•...•...•...•. p

Other • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . • . . . . 0

Trade groups are denoted by these letters in Tables 2, 3, 4, 5.

Tables

Table 1-Apprenticeship Trades Proclaimed and Apprentices and

Assigned, Indentures Cancelled, Apprenticeships Completed

Date of Apprentices and Probationers Date of Proclamation Employed at 30 June 1986

Proclamation -Remainder--Trade -Metropolitan of State Probationers Apprentices Total ----------~---------~------~------~~~--~~~------~

BUILDING TRADES Bricklaying ................................................... .

Carpentry ................................................... .. Joinery ........................................................ .. Carpentry and Joinery ............................... ..

Total

Fibrous Plastering ...................................... ..

P~intin~_and Decorating ............................ .. S1gnwntmg .................................................. .

Total Plastering ................................................... ..

Plumbing and Gasfitting .............................. . Roof Slating and Tiling ................................ . Stonemasonry ............................................. . Tile Laying ................................................... . Sprinkler Fitting-First Class ..................... .

TOTAL BUILDING TRADES

METAL TRADES Aircraft Mechanics (Airframe) .................... .. Aircraft Mechanics (Engine) ....................... .. General Aviation ......................................... ..

Total

Boilermaking ............................................... . Structural Steel Fabrication ........................ . Boilermaking and Structural Steel

Fabrication .............................................. ..

Total

Electroplating (1st class) ............................ ..

ENGINEERING TRADES Fitting .......................................................... . Turning ........................................................ . Fitting and Turning .................................... .. Machining .................................................... .

Total

Brassfinishing ............................................ .. Blacksmithing .............................................. . Coppersmithing .......................................... . Brass-smithing ........................................... .. Coppersmithing and Brass-smithing ......... ..

Total

TOTAL ENGINEERING

17.12.46

20.11.28

16.2.37

20.11.28

20.11.28

9.10.28 21.8.74 20.8.68

15.11.66 22.2.83

15.10.46

2.3.82

29.11.37

6.5.47

26.3.36

12.10.65 157 372 529

317 1 051 1 368 8.7.47 50 207 257

381 1 518 1 899 748 2776 3524

------

6.9.66 89 169 258

20.6.61 127 509 636 38 120 158

165 629 794 12.10.65 18 52 70 22.3.38* 26.7.49 447 1797 2244 21.8.74 34 187 221 20.8.68 7 20 27

15.11.66 24 57 81 22.2.83 5 55 60

1 694 6 114 7 808

15.10.46 1 23 24 2 34 36

2.3.82 6 28 34

9 85 94

58 246 304 17.11.53 73 348 421

70 495

201 1 089 1 290 -~-----

25.10.66 43 49

7 44 4

372 2 3138 1 18

24.6.41* 380 2824 3204

1 1 1 6 7 3 19 22

4 26 30

2850 3234

*Ballarat and Geelong only.

Probationers Employed at 30 June 1986 Apprentices Indentured, Indentures and Certificates of Proficiency lssu~:~d During Year Ended 30 June 1986 ...

Apprentices Apprenticeships Certificates Indentures Canceflations Indentures Assignments Indentured Completed of Proficiency Cancelled as Percentage Assigned as Percentage durin~ Year during Year Issued during durln~Yeer of Number during Year of Number

en ed30 ended30 Year ended en ed30 Apprenticed at ended30 Apprenticed at June1986 June 1986 30June1986 Juue 1986 30June 1986 June 1986 30June1986

122 77 50 15 8 1.5

311 257 15 63 49 7

562 346 19 936 652 448 41 1.16 55 1.6

72 7 2.7 0.4 162 61 37 17

579 472 265 39 1.7 42 2.0 71 39 8 1 0.4 3 5 3 4 14.8

14 9 4 3 3.7 1.2 11 2

2026 1428 877 138 1.76 120 1.54

8 1 4.1 9

11 28 2 2.1 1 1.1 71 121 13

100 131 12

124 251 295 285 22 2.0

16 8 3 2.0

11 21 1

729 74 1 2

742 1157 76

2 1 4 4

2 6.6 733 78 2.41

Table 1-Apprenticeship Trades Proclaimed and Apprentices and

Assigned, Indentures Cancelled, ApprenticeshiES Completed

Date of Apprentices and Probationers Date of Proclamation Employed at 30 June 1986

Proclamation -Remainder Trade -Metropolitan of State Probationers Apprentices Total

METAL TRADES-continued Farrier ........................................................... 29.11.84 29.11.84 7 9 16 Instrument Making and Repairing ............... 3.6.52 21.12.60 20 201 221 Locksmithing ................................................ 5.1.83 5.1.83 15 34 49 Motor Mechanics ......................................... 4.3.30 22.3.49 720 3942 4662 Jobbing Moulding and Coremaking ............. 12.11.32 1.3.66 16 53 69 Optical Fitting and Surtacing ....................... 23.5.67 23.5.67 16 119 135 Patternmakint ............................................. 26.3.36 30.10.45 6 53 59 Refrigeration echanics .............................. 16.3.55 16.3.55 38 212 250 Sewint Machine Mechanics ........................ 15.1.74 15.1.74 12 59 71 Sheet etal (1st class) ................................. 24.5.38 1.4.64 93 514 607 Textile Mechanics ........................................ 12.8.69 12.8.69 14 95 109 Watch and Clock Making ............................. 26.1G.48 3.11.65 2 11 13

TOTAL METAL TRADES 9369 10928

ELECTRICAL TRADES Aircraft Mechanics (Electrical) ..................... 15.10.46 15.10.46 2 18 20 Armature Winding ........................................ 15.7.29 15.7.29 Automotive Electrics .................................... 20.8.63 20.8.63 48 238 286 Electrical Fitting ............................................ 15.7.29 4.5.48 49 323 372 Electrical Fitting and Armature Winding ...... 15.7.29 4.5.48 7 99 106 Electrical Mechanics .................................... 15.7.29 30.10.44 369 2167 2536 Linesmen ...................................................... 21.10.69 21.10.69 82 432 514 Meter Mechanics ......................................... 5.12.67 5.12.67 3 36 39 Radio Tradesmen ........................................ 15.1.52 4.9.62 84 332 416

TOTAL ELECTRICAL TRADES 644 3645 4289

VEHICLE INDUSTRY TRADES Automotive Machining (1st class) ................ 11.5.65 11.5.65 15 77 92 Automotive Parts Interpreting ..................... 11.4.60 11.4.80 29 76 105

Bo~making (1st class) ................................ 16 117 133 Tra esman Painter ...................................... 141 472 613 Tradesman Panel Worker and Panel

Beater ....................................................... 15.12.53 15.12.53 213 790 1003 Trimmer Tradesman .................................... 21.6.82 21.6.82 18 67 85

TOTAL VEHICLE TRADES 432 1599 2031

FOOD TRADES Bread Making and Baking ........................... 12.12.38 1.3.66 87 213 300

Butchering .................................................... 195 721 916 Smallgoods Making ..................................... 9.10.39 12.9.67 1 5 6 Butchering and Smallgoods Making ........... 11 50 61

Sub-Total 207 776 983

Probationers Employed at 30 June 1986, Apprentices Indentured, Indentures and Certificates of Proficiency Issued During Year Ended 30 June 1986 .....

Apprentices Apprenticeships Certificates Indentures Cancellations Indentures Assignments Indentured Completed of Proficiency Cancelled as Percentage Assl~ned as Percentage duri'JYaar during Year Issued during Dur':l Year of Number during ear of Number

en ed30 ended30 Year ended a ed30 Apprenticed at anded30 Apprenticed at June 1986 June 1986 30June 1986 June 1986 30June 1986 June 1986 30June 1986

11 2 3 46 77 44 7 3.16 12 10 5 1 2.0 67 1.4

1175 1126 740 101 2.1 18 27 24 8 11.5 40 19 13 5 3.7

8 21 11 2 3.3 69 94 35 2 0.8 5 2.0 26 24 5 2 2.8

164 171 97 17 2.8 4 1.0 30 18 10 6 5.5 1 1.0

5 2 3

131 1.19

9 5 6 2 1

79 56 6 2.09 90 25 8 2.1 20 106 682 2 1.88

638 699 42 1.6 111 139 6 1.1

9 9 0 114 82 112 10 2.4

1070 1123 800 75 1.74 69 1.6

13 27 17 6 6.5 2 2.1 35 8 10 2 1.9

44 33 4 3.0 171 112 18 2.9

210 29 2.8 32 3.1

510 398 237 60 2.95 34 1.7

72 46 20 12 4.0 4 1.3

206 1

14

232 221 144 30 22 2.2

Table 1-Apprenticeship Trades Proclaimed and Apprentices and

Assigned, Indentures Cancelled, Apprenticeships Completed

Date of Apprentices and Probationers Date of Proclamation Employed at 30 June 1986

Proclamation -Remainder Trade -Metropolitan of State Probationers Apprentices Total

FOOD TRADES-continued Cooking ........................................... ............................. 6.5.40 12.10.65 455 1 862 2 317 Pastrycooking ............................................................. 12.12.38 30.11.65 59 260 319 Waiting ............................................................................ 19.3.68 19.3.68 23 55 78

TOTAL FOOD TRADES 831 3166 3997 PRINTING AND ALLIED TRADES Composing Machine Mechanism ...................... 17.11.64 1 1 Flexible Packaging Printing .................................. 29.7.75 4 4 Gravure Printing ......................................................... 29.7.75 Composition ................................................................. 7.11.79 7.11.79 46 226 272 Printing Machining .................................................... 7.11.79 7.11.79 91 553 644 Stereotyping ................................................................. Electrotyping ................................................................ 26.2.29 24.6.41 Stereotyping and Electrotyping ..........................

Total Binding and Finishing .............................................. 7.11.79 7.11.79 23 110 133 Graphic Reproduction ............................................. 7.11.79 7.11.79 73 285 358 Screen Printing Stencil Preparation ................. 6.5.80 6.5.80 15 84 99

TOTAL PRINTING TRADES 248 1 263 1 511 OTHER TRADES AGRICULTURAL TRADES Farming (Vegetable Growing) ............................. 29.11.84 29.11.84 16 29 45 Farming ........................................................................... 1.10.74 1.10.74 150 905 1 055 Fruit Growing ............................................................... 1.10.74 1.10.74 26 73 99

Total 192 1 007 1 199 Apparel Cutting ........................................................... 22.6.71 2.2.78 26 76 102 Dental Technician ...................................................... 9.12.47 16.1.62 24 129 153 Dry Cleaning ................................................................. 6.4.71 6.4.71 5 29 34 Flat Glass Working .................................................... 27.1.65 22.7.69 33 147 180 Floor Finishing and Covering .............................. 18.9.73 18.9.73 43 103 146 Floristry ........................................................................... 13.12.77 13.12.77 29 68 97

Probationers Employed at 30 June 1986 Apprentices Indentured, Indentures and Certificates of Proficiency Issued During Year Ended 30 June 1986

Apprentices Indentured

during Year ended30

June 1988

476 83 25

888

1 3

78 183

32 110 36

25 159 17

Apprenticeships Completed during Year

ended30 June 1988

391 69 23

750

62 170

21 82 17

Certificates of Proficiency Issued during

Year ended 30June 1986

200 26 11

401

Indentures Cancelled

during Year ended30

June 1986

78 11 9

140

9 12

3 3 2

46 6

Cencellatlons es Percentage

of Number Apprenticed at

30June 1986

3.3 3.4

11.5 3.5

3.3 1.86

2.2 0.8

2.02

Indentures Assigned

durln~Yesr en ed30

June 1988

123 5 1

155

1 9

Assignments as Percentage

of Number Apprenticed at

30June 1986

2.0 1.2 1.3 3.9

2.2 1.0

Table 1-Apprenticeship Trades Proclaimed and Apprentices and

Assigned, Indentures Cancelled, Apprenticeships Completed

Date of Apprlfmtices and Probationers Date of Proclamation Employed at 30 Juna 1986

Proclamation -Remllinder Trade -Metropolitan ofStata Probationers Apprentices Total

OTHER TRADES-continued FOOTWEAR TRADES Clicking and Stuffcuttin~ .............................. 8 37 45 Footwear Making and inishing .................. 12.1.32 27.7.65 3 32 35 Footwear Design and Patterncutting ........... 15 56 71 Footwear Upper Closing .............................. 30.5.78 30.5.78 5 17 22

Total 142

FURNITURE TRADES Bedding and Mattress Making .................... 21.8.74 21.8.74 1 2 3 Cabinet Making ............................................ 235 1 071 1 306 Chair and Couch Making ............................. 9 22 31 Wood Carving .............................................. 25.3.52 10.3.65 1 1 Upholstering ................................................. 37 194 231 Polishing (Furniture) ..................................... 29 99 128

Total 311 1 389 1700

HAIRDRESSING TRADES Hairdressing ................................................. 7.1.86 7.1.86 539 451 990 Ladies' Hairdressing .................................... 2.12.41 3.11.65 1 587 1 587 Men's Hairdressin9 ...................................... 99 99 General Hairdressmg ................................... 20.12.83 20.12.83 689 689

Total 539 2826 3365

HORTICULTURAL TRADES Gardening .................................................... 31.5.66 29.6.71 84 525 Landscape Gardening ................................. 3.4.75 3.4.75 45 145 Tur1 Management ........................................ 31.5.66 29.6.71 37 194 Nurseryman ................................................. 3.4.75 3.4.75 41 236 Flower Growing ............................................ 10.11.81 10.11.81 10 28

Total 217

Jewellery Making and Repairing ................. 27.6.72 27.6.72 21

Saw Doctoring ............................................. 3.2.82 3.2.82 5 14

Shipwri~hting ............................................... 14.1.69 14.1.69 Boatbui ding ................................................. 19

Shipwrighting and Boatbuilding ................... 11

Total 8 22 30

SILVERWARE AND SILVER PLATING TRADES

SilverSmithin~·····•••••••·••••• .. •••••••••••• .............. 2 4 6 Hollow-ware olishing ................................. 9.6.53 9.6.53 2 2 Spinning (1st class) ...................................... 1 5 6

Total 3 11 14

Wood Machining .......................................... 31.5.66 31.5.66 41 229 270

TOTAL OTHER TRADES 1 528 7 415 8

TOTAL ALL PROCLAIMED TRADES 6936 32571 39507

Probationers Employed at 30 June 1986, Apprentices Indentured, Indentures and Certificates of Proficiency Issued During Year Ended 30 June 1986 --·· .

Apprentices Apprenticeships Cenificates Indentures Cancellations Indentures Assignments Indentured Completed of Proficiency Cancelled as Percantage Assigned as Percentage

during Year during Year Issued during during Year of Number during Year of Number ended3Q ended30 Year ended ended30 Apprenticed at ended30 Apprenticed at

June 1986 June 1986 3QJune 1986 June 1986 30June 1986 June 1986 30June 1986

9 5 5 11.1 8 5 2 5.7

19 10 7 3

43 23 10 7 4.0

1 348 238 33 2.52

6 3 10

61 50 5 31 30 2

446 180 50 2.94 35 2.0

178 289

15 295

777 81 2.40 80 2.37

155 112 15 2.4 44 25 2 1.09 66 52 3 1.2 59 65 11 3.9 9 4 3 7.8

333 258 34 2.52 12 0.89

23 36 14 3 2.5 1 0.86

2

2 7 4 4 2

11 23

2 1 2

2 5

66 61 42 15 5.5 4 1.4

2065 1 731 1 079 260 2.9 156 1.7

9693 9083 5632 975 2.46 67711) 1.7

NOTE: (1) Number of assignments recorded in 1985/86 reduced because of processing delays.

Table2-Applications to employ additional apprentices during the year ended 30 June 1986

Trade

A9ricultural ............................................................. . Aircraft Mechanics ................................................. . Apparel Cutting ...................................................... . Automotive Machining ........................................... . Automotive Parts Interpreting ............................... . Boilermaking and Structural Steel Fabrication ..... . Bread Making and Baking ..................................... . Bricklaying ............................................................. . Butchering and Smallgoods Making ..................... . Carpentry and Joinery .......................................... .. Cooking .................................................................. . Dental Technician .................................................. . Dry Cleaning .......................................................... . Electrical ................................................................ . Elec_tropl~ting ......................................................... .

~~~:i~~~.~~~-~.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Fibrous Plastering .................................................. . Flat Glass Working ................................................ . Floor Finishing and Covering ................................. . Floristry .................................................................. . Footwear ................................................................ . Furniture ................................................................. . Hairdressing .......................................................... . Horticultural ........................................................... . Instrument Making and Repairing ......................... . Jewellery Making and Repairing ........................... . Locksmithing .......................................................... . Motor Mechanics ................................................... . Moulding ................................................................ . Optical Fitting and Surfacing ................................. . Painting, Decorating and Signwriting .................... .

~a~~1~*;~~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Plumbing and Gasfitting ........................................ . Printing ................................................................... . Radio ...................................................................... . Refrigeration Mechanics ...................................... ..

and Tiling .......................................... .

Sewing Mac e Mechanics .................................. . Sheet Metal ............................................................ . Shipwrighting and Boatbuilding ............................ . Silverware and Silver Plating ................................ .. Sprinkler Fitting ...................................................... . Stonemasonry ....................................................... . Textile Mechanics .................................................. .

~~~i~ft~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Waiting ................................................................... . Watch and Clock Making ....................................... . Wood Machining .................................................... .

Total employers in Individual Trades .................. .

Group

0 M 0 V V M F B F B F 0 0 E M M M B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M 0 M M M M B F M B B p E M B 0 M M 0 0 B B M B V F M 0

Number of Applications Applications Additional

Received Granted Apprentices

2 2 2

2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2

10 10 10 61 60 68 6 6 6

17 16 16 1 1 1 2 2 2

22 22 24 44 40 41 21 21 25 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3

49 45 47

3 3 3 15 15 16

12 12 12 12 12 13 8 8 9

8 8 9 1 1 1 1 1 1

32 32 34

2 2 2 345 335 358

Table3-Number of Apprentices indentured during each year ended 30 June in Recent Years

Trade 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Agricultural ............................. 0 271 254 343 314 397 431 387 367 357 316 201 Aircraft Mechanics ................. M 27 28 53 47 36 56 49 18 12 38 37 Apparel Cutting ....................... 0 15 16 20 22 25 25 20 31 17 24 25 Automotive Machining ............ V 28 38 29 34 43 30 36 33 31 25 13 Automotive Parts Interpreting V 5 16 13 24 35 Boilermaking and Structural

534 497 278 332 295 Steel Fabrication ................. M 335 342 448 546 594 580 Bread Making and Baking ...... F 53 51 68 62 46 69 55 77 62 76 72 Bricklaying .............................. B 185 221 206 151 160 155 155 101 94 175 122 Butchering and Smallgoods

302 216 202 258 232 Making ................................ F 316 286 309 245 274 253 Carpentry and Joinery ............ B 957 1 129 1 257 917 963 891 838 692 624 847 936 Cookin¥ .................................. F 241 262 350 370 479 410 455 534 516 621 476 Dental echnician ................... 0 26 54 44 55 50 31 25 34 34 36 29 Dry Cleaning ........................... 0 6 8 6 10 12 9 7 9 11 5 10 Electrical ................................. E 879 900 1173 1103 1 083 976 1 196 1127 903 912 947 Ele~tropl!'lting ......................... M 13 22 29 22 30 18 12 5 12 13 16 Eng1neenng ............................ M 943 1128 1 365 1 276 1 517 1 301 1 301 1 073 778 843 748 Farrier ..................................... M 11 Fibrous Plastering .................. B 60 66 63 36 42 39 45 31 22 61 72 Flat Glass Working ................. 0 38 46 53 50 45 25 46 22 27 52 48 Floor Finishing and Covering . 0 47 45 35 26 22 25 23 21 24 32 31 Floristry ................................... 0 7 17 23 23 18 21 27 29 18 Footwear ................................ 0 38 37 44 88 64 70 80 33 53 51 43 Furniture ................................. 0 315 363 353 309 361 382 379 330 368 435 446 Hairdressing ........................... 0 687 694 817 815 778 755 732 846 750 898 777 Horticultural ............................ 0 165 155 259 298 403 306 304 321 333 332 333 lnstrum~~t Making and

M 33 55 63 59 91 67 81 75 65 61 46 Repa1nng ............................. Jewellery Making and

Repairing ............................. 0 39 32 39 37 31 34 49 29 19 41 23 Locksmithing .......................... M ... _ 13 11 10 12 Motor Mechanics .................... M 1 359 1 457 1 466 1 388 1 386 1145 1 318 1 092 1 013 1 238 1175

~gty~~it~tiiii9.and ·su~ia~iri~j:: M 39 38 57 56 57 40 36 11 18 13 18 M 29 38 17 20 22 28 26 21 27 39 40

Painting, Decorating and Signwriting .......................... B 198 175 252 191 251 186 173 167 167 178 199

Pastrycooking ......................... F 57 57 79 96 69 84 79 86 56 86 83 Patternmaking ........................ M 23 29 33 31 35 25 20 18 18 21 8 Plastering ................................ B 13 11 26 8 13 10 14 18 14 17 19 Plumbing and Gasfitting ......... B 599 644 689 537 574 467 523 462 396 552 579

~~~t~~.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: p 294 363 415 471 496 378 414 334 281 380 443 E 115 96 96 103 113 114 111 91 99 98 114

Refrigeration Mechanics ........ M 63 55 82 90 99 62 111 80 58 61 69 Ro and Tiling ........... B 37 118 67 19 45 39 40 26 54 89 71 Sa ........................ 0 1 18 5 6 2 Sew e Mechanics .. M 18 24 23 32 19 21 23 18 11 22 26 Sheet etal ............................ M 151 167 201 231 240 217 223 146 120 160 164 Shipwrighting and

Boatbuilding ........................ 0 23 18 10 12 12 15 13 11 5 3 11 Silverware and Silverplating ... 0 8 8 7 5 8 6 4 1 2 8 2 Sprinkler Fitting ...................... B 17 14 15 11 Stonemasonry ........................ B 2 9 9 5 7 5 9 9 10 8 3 Textile Mechanics .................. M 35 39 38 34 36 34 30 23 24 29 30 Tile Laying .............................. B 16 14 19 9 18 18 13 16 10 18 14 Vehicle Industry ...................... V 565 550 569 562 438 409 429 431 354 457 462 Waiting .................................... F 13 14 11 20 24 18 29 44 25 29 25 Watch and Clock Making ....... M 27 14 10 12 8 5 3 4 3 5 Wood Machining ..................... 0 73 71 81 78 73 73 71 58 64 82 66 Total 9 47410 24111 77610 87811 50610 36610 863 9 811 8 49110 156 9 693

Table4-Apprentices and Probationers Employed Subject to the Industrial Training Act at 30 June, in Selected Years

Date of Original

Trade Proclamation 1940 1960 1970 1980 1983 1984 1985 1986

Agricultural ........................................ 0 1.10.74 1126 1447 1445 1447 1199 Aircraft Mechanics (Engine Air1rame

&General) ...................................... M 15.10.46 53 121 144 138 120 105 94 Aircraft Mechanics (Electrical) .......... E 15.10.46 18 41 20 17 17 16 20 Apparel Cutting ................................. 0 22.6.71 72 80 77 104 102 Automotive Machining ...................... V 11.5.65 112 140 130 117 112 92 Automotive Parts Interpreting ........... V 11.4.80 23 43 68 105 Boilermaking and Structural Steel

Fabrication ..................................... M 29.11.37 100 459 1104 1819 1966 1670 1473 1290 Bread Making and Baking ................. F 12.12.38 59 59 152 180 222 219 248 300 Bricklaying ......................................... B 17.12.46 122 199 440 362 333 437 529 Butchering and Smallgoods Making. F 9.10.39 52 851 829 881 913 907 984 983 Carpentry and Joinery ...................... B 20.11.28 315 2324 3059 3865 3008 2812 3121 3524 Cookin¥ ............................................. F 6.5.40 2 34 275 1236 1745 1849 2233 2317 Dental echnician .............................. 0 9.12.47 26 63 184 141 140 140 153 Dry Cleaning ...................................... 0 6.4.71 32 28 28 24 34 Electrical ............................................ E 15.7.29 582 2125 3371 4126 4167 4009 3908 3853 Electroplating .................................... M 6.5.47 13 38 90 45 40 47 49 Engineering ....................................... M 26.3.36 1614 2940 4253 5073 4756 4139 3696 3234 Farrier ................................................ M 29.11.84 16 16 Fibrous Plastering ............................. B 16.2.37 104 285 208 172 142 127 174 258 Flat Glass Working ............................ 0 27.1.65 72 159 125 118 158 180 Floor Finishing and Covering ............ 0 18.9.73 87 85 81 108 146 Floristry ............................................. 0 13.12.77 51 55 72 87 97 Footwear ........................................... 0 12.1.32 571 374 172 184 153 140 153 173 Furniture ............................................ 0 25.3.52 559 784 1140 1307 1376 1539 1700 Hairdressing ...................................... 0 2.12.41 1299 2275 2373 2688 2771 3232 3365 Horticultural ....................................... 0 31.5.66 91 1056 1176 1173 1296 1345 Instrument Making and Repairing .... M 3.6.52 66 183 252 301 285 249 221 Jewellery Making and Repairil)g ....... 0 27.6.72 122 131 123 134 116 Locksmlthing ..................................... M 5.1.83 18 28 36 49 Motor Mechanics .............................. M 4.3.30 383 2477 3699 5330 4525 4377 4659 4662

~~tY6~'~n~ti:iii9.iiiii:i.s"liiiiicin9::::::::::::: M 12.1.32 252 105 113 190 128 92 80 69 M 23.5.67 80 85 85 99 114 135

Painting, Decorating and Signwriting B 20.11.28 117 368 396 789 681 646 702 794 Pastrycooking ................................... F 12.12.38 30 88 158 264 291 266 311 319 Patternmaking ................................... M 26.3.36 98 125 123 93 79 70 59 Plastering .......................................... B 20.11.28 37 60 43 45 51 54 62 70

and Gasfitting .................... B 9.10.28 431 1785 2413 2257 1878 1815 2014 2244 •••••••h••••••••••••u•••••••~•u••••••••••

p 26.2.29 699 1332 1719 1608 1474 1315 1401 1511 Radio ................................................. E 15.1.52 224 332 387 377 370 383 416 Refrirration Mechanics ................... M 16.3.55 81 184 326 322 287 274 250 Roof lating and Tiling ...................... B 21.8.74 86 79 125 206 221 Saw Doctorin!J··································· 0 3.2.82 18 22 28 19 Sewin~Machme Mechanics ........•.... M 15.1.74 81 78 72 77 71 Sheet etal ....................................... M 24.5.38 64 245 513 799 747 638 612 607 Shipwrighting and Boatbuilding ........ 0 14.1.69 5 49 34 30 29 30 Silverware and Silver Plating ............ 0 9.6.53 4 15 22 11 13 16 14 Sprinkler Fitting ................................. B 22.2.83 24 32 49 60 Stonemasonry ................................... B 20.8.68 1 21 28 31 29 27 Textile Mechanics ............................. M 12.8.69 11 121 106 98 103 109 Tile Laying ......................................... B 15.11.66 28 55 53 46 64 81 Vehicle Industry ................................. V 15.12.53 878 1559 1841 1570 1533 1711 1834 Waiting ............................................... F 19.3.68 11 48 83 76 79 78 Watch and Clock Making .................. M 26.10.48 26 51 40 21 13 10 13 Wood Machining ............................... 0 31.5.66 149 257 256 245 274 270

Total 5412 19378 29007 39848 38382 36633 38702 39507

TableS-Schedule of School Courses as at 30.6.86

Trade

~~;~~~J:~~~~:.~~.~.~~~:~~ ... ~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~.::·::.:·:::.·.·.:::·.·.·.·.·:.:·.:·:.·.·. Apparel Cutting .......................................................................................... . Automotive Machining (1st Class) ............................................................. . Automotive Parts Interpreting .................................................................. .. Boilermaking and Structural Steel ............................................................ .. Bread Making and Baking ......................................................................... . Bricklaying ................................................................................................. . Butchering and Smallgoods Making ......................................................... .

er~~;::~:~~~?:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~dto~~~~%ieci~;;;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Electrical Mechanics ................................................................................. .. Electrical Fitting/Armature Winding ........................................................... . Linesman ................................................................................................... .

~~:~~~:r:.~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Farrier ........................................................................................................ .

~~~~=~~~:~rn~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Floor Finishing and Covering ..................................................................... . Floristry ...................................................................................................... . Footwear-Pattern cutting and Designing ................................................ .

Other Trades .......................................................................... . Furniture-Bedding and Mattress Making ................................................ .

Cabinet Making ....................................................................... . Polishing .................................................................................. . Upholstering ............................................................................ .

~~ ~rv~~~ii·f.A·ai<ins·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hairdressing-~:~~55:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

General.. ............................................................................ . Horticultural .............................................................................................. .. Instrument Making and Repairing ............................................................. . Jewellery Making and Repairing .............................................................. .. Locksmlthlng .............................................................................................. . Motor Mechanics ....................................................................................... . Moulding ................................................................................................... .. Optical Fitting and Surfacing ..................................................................... . Painting, Decorating and Signwriting ....................................................... ..

~~~~~;::~~~~~~i::;;:::::::;;::;;:;;;;:;::::::::::::;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.: Printing and Allied Tra:lles ......................................................................... .. Radio .......................................................................................................... .

~i~~f~~ ·.· :: Shipwrighting and Boatbuildlng ................................................................. . Silverware and Silver Plating-Silversmithing ... : ...................................... .

Hollow-ware Polishing ........................... .. Spinning (1st Class) ................................ ..

~rJ~ek:!:O~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Textile Mechanics ..................................................................................... .. Tile Laying ................................................................................................. .. Vehicle lndustry-Bodymaking (1st Class) ............................................... .

Painting ........................................................................ .

~~::,e~::r~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~=~~~gaiiti'ciock'M·akin'Q:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Wood Machining ........................................................................................ .

Group

0 M 0 V V M F B F B F 0 0 E E E E M M M B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M 0 M M M M B F M B B p E M 0 0 M M 0 0 0 0 B B M B V V V V F M 0

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8 8 8

8 8 8

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8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8

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8 NOTES: 11) Vegetable growing is only available In day release

2) Total schooling for aircraft trades is 1280 hours over 4 years. Average attendance is 8 hOurs per week in each year. (3) Heavy and light stream apprentices hOurs vary.

8 8

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8 8 8

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8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8

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960(1) 960(2)

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960 720 960

960 960 960

960 960

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960 960 960 960 960 960 720 720 720 960 960 960 960 960

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1120

960 1120

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960 960 960

960 960 960 640

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---··---Block Release Training for BlockReleese TreininginMelboumeendfor Metropolitan Apprentices

(40 weeks year) Provlnclel Centres tor Countty Apprentices

(40 weeks yMr)

Tote/ Hours Total Tote/Hours Total No. of Periods Schooling per Year Hours for No. of Periods Schooling per Year Hours for

Each Year Yr 1 Yr2 Yr3 Course EechYear Yr 1 Yr2 Yr3 Course

4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 3 320 320 320 960(1)

4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 12 and 8 480 320 320 1120 12 and 8 480 320 320 1120

4 320 320 640 4 320 320 640 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 2 240 240 240 720 2 240 240 240 720 4 320 320 320 960 2 320 320 320 960 2 160 160 320 2 160 160 320 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 1 240 240 240 720 2 240 240 240 720

4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960

4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960

4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960

4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960

4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960

2,3and 4 360 240 160 760 2, 3and 4 360 240 160 760 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 640 4 320 320 640 8 320 320 320 960 8 320 320 320 960

8 320 320 320 960 2 240 240 240 720

3 320 320 320 960 3 320 320 320 960 8 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 2 240 240 240 720 2 240 240 240 720 2 240 240 240 720 8 320 320 320 960 2 240 240 240 720 8 320 320 320 960

4 320 320 320 960(3} 4 320 320 320 960(3} 480 320 320 1120 3 240 240 240 720

7 280 280 280 840 2 240 240 240 720 4 320 320 320 960 8and4 320 320 320 960 2 240 240 240 720 2 240 240 240 720 4 430 320 360 1120 2 240 240 240 720 4 320 320 320 960 8,3and2 320 240 160 720 4 480 320 320 1120 4 480 320 320 1120 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960

4 320 320 320 960 4 400 320 320 1040 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 4 320 320

3 480 320 200 920 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960

4 320 320 320 960 8 320 320 320 960 8 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 8 320 320 320 960 8 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960 4 320 320 320 960

4 320 320 320 960 3 240 240 480

4 480 320 240 1040 4 480 320 240 1040 4 320 320 320 960

TableS-summary of Training Advisor's Visits During the year Ended 30 June 1986

Main Object of Visit

Employment of a person under the age of 21 on trade work ........................................................... . Basic Report investigation ................................................................................................................ . Investigation of Apprentice complaint .............................................................................................. . Investigation of Employer complaint ................................................................................................ . Work Shortage or Financial Difficulties ............................................................................................ .. Schooling ........................................................................................................................................... . Routine Inspection ............................................................................................................................ . Visit to Technical Training College or Industry Training Centre ...................................................... .. Trade Accreditation ........................................................................................................................... . Visit to C.E.S. Office .......................................................................................................................... . Assistance with placement of an Apprentice .................................................................................. .. Extra Proportion investigation .......................................................................................................... . Assistance with trainin9 matters ...................................................................................................... .. Obtaining forms or additional information ....................................................................................... .. Answering queries on conditions of employment, subsidies, wages etc ........................................ . Attendance at a career function ........................................................................................................ . Introduction talks ............................................................................................................................... . Other matters .................................................................................................................................... . S.A.A.S. Visits & Related Matters .................................................................................................... .. Access-Research and Field Duties ............................................................................................... .. Underpayment of Wages, Investigations .......................................................................................... .

Total

Number of VIsits

93 5578 1155 2094

425 1 045 1388

927 810 539 721 943 927

5 017 2 235

165 214

6318 758 200

1 015

32567

Table7-Fines imr'\nc,.,.n the Commission the Year Ended 30 June 1986

Number Nature of Breach or Offence of Cases

Schooling Defaults-Failure to attend Technical School classes................................................................ 9 Misconduct in class .................................................................................................... 6 Unpunctuality in attendance at classes...................................................................... 3

Total........................................................................................................................ 18 Other Defaults-

Breach of covenants ................................................................................................... ----Grand Total............................................................................................................. 18

Fines Rescinded ............................................................................................................... . Net Total ........................................................................................................................... -. ----:1-=-8

TableS-

Amount ofF/ne

366 120 80

566

566

566

Particulars of Inquiries Held Under Section 34 of the Industrial Training Act 1975 During the Year Ended 30 June 1986

Inquiry Decisions Number of Inquiries

Apprentice ordered to return to employer......................................................................... 2 Apprentice released from employer.................................................................................. 1

Total................................................................................................................................... 3

Table9-Particulars of Prosecutions During the Year Ended 30 June 1986

The Commission in supervising the theoretical and practical training of apprentices found it necessary during the year to recommend prosecutions for breaches of the Industrial Training Act or Regulations made thereunder and proceedings were instituted and convictions obtained as follows-

Failure to pay correct wage rates...................................................................................... 6 Employment of an apprentice on a school day ................................................................. 1

Total Number of Prosecutions.......................................................................................... 7

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