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The Varied Australian National University Enterprise Agreement 2005 - 2009

Part Three – Employment Conditions


33.     Salaries - apprentices, trainee technical officers and trainees


33.1.
 Apprentices and trainees technical officers employed in accordance with clause 18.3 (Employment schemes) will be paid a rate in accordance with the following table:

 

Period

Apprentice (% of base rate of ANUO3)

Adult apprentice (% of base rate of ANUO3)

Trainee technical officer (% of base rate of ANUO4)

Adult trainee technical officer (% of base rate of ANUO4)

First 6 months

55

86

(note base will be new)

87.5

92

Second 6 months

65, subject to University satisfaction with performance

89 subject to University satisfaction with performance

87.5

92

2nd year

75

92

92

96

3rd year

85

95

96

98

4th year

96

98

96

98


33.2.   Apprentice and trainee technical officer definitions:

(a) an apprentice or trainee technical officer is a person who has immediately left school and will be paid at the non-adult base rate specified in the above table.
(b) an adult apprentice or trainee technical officer who is 21 years of age or over will be paid the adult rate specified in the table above.
(c) school means secondary education that may be facilitated through CIT, TAFE or an equivalent institution where a student qualifies for a leaving certificate.

33.3.  The University will appoint an apprentice or trainee technical officer in accordance with the appropriate corresponding year, subject to the following:

(a) the University recognises that apprentices or trainee technical officers may have accelerated advancement with respect to the completion of their accreditation by the appropriate authority.
(b) the parties agree that the commencement salary for an apprentice or trainee technical officer should reflect their skill level and recognised prior learning (RPL). This needs to be supported by objective assessment provided by an appropriate training authority. Where the training authority confirms that an apprentice or trainee technical officer has skill levels appropriate with a higher entry point, the University will engage an apprentice or trainee technical officer at that point. In most cases, this will be either the second 6 months of Year 1 or starting salary at Year 2.
(c) an apprentice or trainee technical officer may approach the University to be evaluated for appointment to an advanced year if they claim to have advanced training and experience for their current or proposed year of appointment. The University will then arrange an evaluation by an appropriate training authority to determine what year the apprentice or trainee technical officer should be appointed.
(d) with respect to the above, CITC or another recognised training authority will be used for the skills and competency assessment for the appointment of an apprentice or a trainee technical officer consistent with their years of training and experience.

33.4.   Trainees employed in accordance with clause 18.3 (Employment schemes) will be paid a rate in accordance with the following table:

 

Years out of School

Salary (% of an ANUO3 base salary)

 

Highest year of schooling completed

 

Year 10 or 11

Year 12

1

42

51

2

51

60

3

60

69

4

69

79

5 or more

79

79


33.5. 
 Years out of school are determined on 1 January and include any period of schooling, which does not result in a completed year of schooling.

33.6.   With respect to the above, a trainee who subsequently completes year 12 after commencing their traineeship shall not be paid less than the rate applicable had they not completed year 12.


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