AN120011 – Aged Care General Services (State) Award
(i) Apprenticeship means an apprenticeship established under Division 2 of Part 2 of the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001.
(ii) Contacted Apprentice means an employee who is serving a period of training under a training contract for the purpose of rendering him/her fit to be a qualified worker in an industry. Apprentices may be contracted to an organisation as Cooks or Gardeners.
(iii) The minimum rates of wages for apprentice cooks shall be the following percentages of the rate applicable to the classification of Cook Grade B as varied from time to time:
1st year |
60% |
2nd year |
82.5% |
3rd year |
92.5%. |
(iv) The minimum rates of wages for apprentice gardeners shall be the following percentages of the rate applicable for the classification of Gardener (Qualified) as varied from time to time:
1st year |
50% |
2nd year |
60% |
3rd year |
80% |
4th year |
90%. |
(v) Apprentices attending college for training shall be entitled to fares to and from home and college.
(vi) An apprentice who obtains and hands to their employer a certificate or statement of having passed their first year technical college examination and in respect of whom a satisfactory report as to conduct, punctuality and progress is furnished, shall be paid an amount per week as set out in Item 4 of Table 2 Other Rates and Allowances of Part B in addition to the rates prescribed in the ensuing 12 months, plus an additional amount per week as set out in Item 4 of Table 2 of part B if they pass each subsequent year.
(vii) The ordinary hours of work for apprentices shall be as prescribed in clause 4, Hours. No apprentice shall be permitted or required to perform work which would prevent the apprentice from attending classes at TAFE.
