TTAC Policies and Guidelines

Under the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013 (the Act), the Tasmanian Traineeship and Apprenticeship Committee (TTAC) is responsible for overseeing the administration of training contracts. The TTAC sets policies and guidelines that, combined with the Act, establish the rules for training contracts and help apprentices, trainees and employers to understand their obligations.

The full document is available here: TTAC Policies and Guidelines | PDF 422 KB | effective September 2023

A list of the policies and guidelines is below.

If you need help with any issues relating to these policies and guidelines, please contact a Senior Apprenticeships Officer.

List of TTAC Policies and Guidelines

TTAC Policies

Policy 1 Consultation: Apprentice/Trainee and Parent Involvement

Policy 2 Training Contracts for School Aged Learners

Policy 3 Supervision Under a Training Contract

Policy 4 Minimum Requirements for Training Plans

Policy 5 Change of a Training Contract Qualification

Policy 6 Transfer to a new Registered Training Organisation

Policy 7 Extension of a Training Contract

Policy 8 Apprentices/Trainees and Industrial Disputes

Policy 9 Competency-based Wage Progression in the Building Industry

TTAC Guidelines

Guideline 1 Entering into a Training Contract

Guideline 2 Employment Requirements for Training Contracts

Guideline 3 Probation Under Training Contract

Guideline 4 Suspension of Training Contract

Guideline 5 Transfer of Training Contract

Guideline 6 Transfer of Apprentices/Trainees Where There is Not Mutual Consent

Guideline 7 Cancellation of Training Contract

Guideline 8 Disputes Relating to Training Contracts

Guideline 9 Competency-based Completion of Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Guideline 10 Tasmanian Operational Requirements for Group Training Organisations

Guideline 11 Vocational Placements

Tasmanian Traineeships and Apprenticeships Committee (TTAC)

The Tasmanian Traineeships and Apprenticeships Committee (the Committee) is established under section 17(1) of the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013 (the Act).

What does the TTAC do?

The TTAC ensures that Tasmania has effective and accessible systems and procedures for training contracts and vocational placements. It does this by providing oversight in relation to training contract obligations and sets the broad direction regarding the expectations of parties to a training contract, to support and build successful training outcomes.

The Committee provides advice to the Minister on the effective operation of training contracts within Tasmania, consistent with the Ministerial Priorities, to modernise the apprenticeship system and to help attract new and diverse cohorts to the system.

Committee members are: