TRAINING WAGE (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Labor Council of New South Wales, State Peak Council for Employees.

 

(No. IRC 3976 of 2004)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (d), of clause 7, Wages, of the award published 26 September 2003 (341 I.G. 569) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2004. These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(i)         any equivalent overaward payments, and/or

 

(ii)        award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rages adjustments.

 

2.          Delete subparagraph (b), of paragraph (ii), of subclause (k), of clause 7, Wages, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(b)        An adult trainee who is undertaking a traineeship for an AQF IV qualification shall receive the following weekly wage as applicable based on the allocation of AQF III qualifications:-

 

Industry/Skill Level	First Year of Traineeship	Second Year of Traineeship
	$	$
Industry/Skill Level A	456.00	473.00
Industry/Skill Level B	437.00	454.00
Industry/Skill Level C	390.00	405.00

 

3.          Delete Part B Monetary Rates,and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

Monetary Rates

 

Table 1 - Weekly Rates - Industry/Skill Level A

 

Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level A.

 

 

	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$	$
School leaver	215.00	235.00	284.00
Plus 1 year out of school	235.00	284.00	330.00
Plus 2 years	284.00	330.00	384.00
Plus 3 years	330.00	384.00	439.00
Plus 4 years	384.00	439.00	439.00
Plus 5 years or more	439.00	439.00	439.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in Structured Training which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.

 

Table 2 - Weekly Rates - Industry/Skill Level B

 

Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level B.

 

	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$	$
School leaver	215.00	235.00	274.00
Plus 1 year out of school	235.00	274.00	315.00
Plus 2 years	274.00	315.00	370.00
Plus 3 years	315.00	370.00	421.00
Plus 4 years	370.00	421.00	421.00
Plus 5 years or more	421.00	421.00	421.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in Structured Training which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.

 

Table 3 - Weekly Rates - Industry/Skill Level C

 

Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level C.

 

	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$	$
School leaver	215.00	235.00	268.00
Plus 1 year out of school	235.00	268.00	301.00
Plus 2 years	268.00	301.00	337.00
Plus 3 years	301.00	337.00	376.00
Plus 4 years	337.00	376.00	376.00
Plus 5 years or more	376.00	376.00	376.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in Structured Training which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.

 

Table 4 - Weekly Rates - School-Based Traineeships

 

	Year of schooling
	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$
School based traineeships Skill Levels A, B and C	215.00	235.00

 

 

The average proportion of time spent in Structured Training which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.

 

Table 5 - Hourly Rates for Trainees Who Have Left School

 

	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$	$
Wage Level A
School leaver	7.07	7.73	9.34
Plus 1 year after leaving school	7.73	9.34	10.86
Plus 2 years	9.34	10.86	12.63
Plus 3 years	10.86	12.63	14.44
Plus 4 years	12.63	14.44	14.44
Plus 5 years or more	14.44	14.44	14.44
Wage Level B
School leaver	7.07	7.73	9.01
Plus 1 year after leaving school	7.73	9.01	10.36
Plus 2 years	9.01	10.36	12.17
Plus 3 years	10.36	12.17	13.85
Plus 4 years	12.17	13.85	13.85
Plus 5 years or more	13.85	13.85	13.85
Wage Level C
School leaver	7.07	7.73	8.82
Plus 1 year after leaving school	7.73	8.82	9.90
Plus 2 years	8.82	9.90	11.09
Plus 3 years	9.90	11.09	12.37
Plus 4 years	11.09	12.37	12.37
Plus 5 years or more	12.37	12.37	12.37

 

Table 6 - Hourly Rates for School-Based Trainees

 

	Year of schooling
	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$
Wage levels A, B and C	7.07	7.73

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 August 2004.

 

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

 

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