Commissioners Information Bulletins Customer Enquiry Centre Trade Skills Recognition Home Search Contacts
 
  Use of the search engine is highly recommended. To use, click on the search button above.
 
 


Commissioners Information Bulletin 243
Issued: 1 October 2004 - Attachment A

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP ACT 2001

NOTICE OF MAKING A VOCATIONAL TRAINING ORDER
Notice is given that the Commissioner for Vocational Training, in pursuance of section 6 of the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001, has made the following Vocational Training Order in relation to the recognised traineeship vocation of Process Manufacturing.

Citation
The order is cited as the Process Manufacturing Order.

Order
A summary of the Order is given below.

(a) Term of Training

(i) Full-time

Training shall be given for a nominal term of 12 months for Certificate II, 24 months for Certificate III and 36 months for Certificate IV or until achievement of the relevant competencies to this Vocational Training Order is demonstrated

(ii) Part-time

The nominal term for a part time traineeship is determined by the average weekly hours worked in the traineeship (including structured training) and the nominal full-time term for that traineeship.

The table below identifies the allowable hours which may be undertaken and the nominal terms for part-time traineeships.

Full-time Traineeship Term 6 Months 12 Months 18 Months 24 Months 30 Months 36 Months 48 Months
Weekly Hours Nominal Term Required (Months)
15 15 30 45 Not Allowable
16 15 29 44  
17 14 28 42  
18 14 27 41  
19 13 26 39  
20 13 25 38  
21 12 24 36 48  
22 12 23 35 46  
23 11 22 33 44 55  
24 11 21 32 42 53  
25 10 20 30 40 50 60  
26 10 19 29 38 48 57  
27 9 18 27 36 45 54 72
28 9 17 26 34 43 51 68
29 8 16 24 32 40 48 64
30 8 15 23 30 38 45 60
31 Not Allowable 22 28 35 42 56
32   20 26 33 39 52

(b) Competency Outcomes

Trainees will be trained in and achieve competence in the endorsed National Process Manufacturing Competency Standards.

(c) Courses of Study to be undertaken

Trainees will undertake the following courses of study:

Certificate II in Process Support PMA20202
Certificate III in Process Support PMA30202
Certificate II in Process Plant Operations PMA20102
Certificate III in Process Plant Operations PMA30102
Certificate IV in Process Plant Technology PMA40102
Certificate II in Plastics PMB20101
Certificate III in Plastics PMB30101
Certificate II in Rubber PMB20201
Certificate III in Rubber PMB30201
Certificate II in Cablemaking PMB20301
Certificate III in Cablemaking PMB30301
Certificate II in Process Manufacturing PMB20401
Certificate III in Process Manufacturing PMB30401
Certificate IV in Polymer Technology PMB40101
Certificate II in Manufactured Mineral Products PMC20104
Certificate II in Production Support PMC20204
Certificate III in Manufactured Mineral Products PMC30104
Certificate III in Production Support PMC30204
Certificate IV in Manufactured Mineral Products PMC40104

AVAILABILITY FOR INSPECTION
A copy of the Vocational Training Order may be inspected at any State Training Centre of the Department of Education and Training or on the Internet at

Click here to return to Information Bulletin 243.

 

 
Go to Top  
Last updated: 10 August, 2005
NSW Department of Education and Training
Go to Top