School role and responsibilities
Schools don't have to support apprenticeships and traineeships for their students; it is their choice.
For those that do, their role is to:
- support the school-based arrangement
- co-create a school, work and training timetable
- release the student from classes to attend work or training.
At start-up they need to:
- act in the student's best interests by helping them develop a senior education and training (SET) plan and choose the most appropriate apprenticeship or traineeship
- negotiate with all parties (employer, student, parent, training organisation) to establish a suitable school, work and training timetable
- ensure that the student's time away from school has a genuine impact on their school timetable
- advise the student if, and how much, their training counts towards Queensland Certificate of Education credits.
Ongoing responsibilities include:
- releasing students from classes to attend work or training
- understanding the limits for institutional training delivery
- identifying and communicating any common competencies between school subjects and the qualification
- contact us, via Apprenticeships Info, if you are concerned about
- how the employer or training organisation is treating your student
- how much support your student is getting at work
- how much work your student is being provided.
Learn more about the school's role in school-based apprenticeships and traineeships.