AN160142 – Gold Mining Engineering and Maintenance Award
(1) Apprentices may be taken into the following trades:
(a) Engineering Tradesperson (Mechanical);
(b) Engineering Tradesperson (Fabrication); or
(c) Other trades established following agreement between the parties.
(2) Conditions of employment of apprentices will in addition to the provision of this award be in accordance with the Industrial Training Act, 1975.
(3) Adult apprenticeships are those trade apprenticeships into which persons of 21 years of age or over are indentured. The duration of any adult apprenticeship will be determined in accordance with the Industrial Training Act, 1975.
The rate of pay for an adult apprentice shall not be less than 85% of the base tradespersons rate.
(4) Apprentices may be taken in ratio of one apprentice for every two or fraction of two (the fraction being not less than one) tradespersons and shall not be taken in excess of that ratio unless:
(a) the union so agrees; or
(b) the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission so determines.
(5) Apprentices will be reimbursed with the costs associated with their indentured apprenticeship.
