Further Education and Training Act 2014 (Qld)

Further Education and Training Act 2014

An Act to streamline the regulation of apprenticeships and traineeships and to establish a robust and modern legislative framework for training

Chapter 1 Preliminary

Part 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Further Education and Training Act 2014.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons including the State and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. (2) Nothing in this Act makes the State, the Commonwealth or another State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

Part 2 Objects of Act

4 Objects The objects of this Act are— (a) to strengthen Queensland's economic base by providing a skilled workforce that meets the current and future needs of industry, Government and the community; and (b) to facilitate the provision of vocational education and training that is linked to employment and is responsive to the future workforce development and skills requirements of industry; and (c) to support the continued development of high-quality training by and within industry; and (d) to support Queenslanders to access and complete the skills training they need to get a job and contribute to the State's economy and their own prosperity; and (e) to establish a simple, streamlined apprenticeship and traineeship system featuring flexible, industry-endorsed approaches to trade training; and (f) to support industry and employers to take on, train and retain apprentices and trainees.

Part 3 Interpretation

5 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

6 Who is an apprentice (1) An employee who is being trained in an apprenticeship is an apprentice if an apprenticeship contract for the apprenticeship has been signed by the parties to the contract, whether or not the contract has been registered under this Act. Note— Section 15 states who are the parties to the contract. (2) However, an employee is not an apprentice if— (a) the employee's employer is a prohibited employer; and (b) the employment contravenes the declaration of the employer under section 59.