Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Building Industry, Cape of Good HopeExtension of Main Amending Collective Agreement to Non-partiesChapter Three : Categories of Employment16. Learner/Apprenticeship |
| (1) | Learner/Apprentice: A registered employer or an employers' organisation acting in terms of a group scheme may employ a person as a Learner/Apprentice under a contract of Learner/Apprenticeship in accordance with the Skills Development Act, 1998 as amended, and the Council shall register such person as a Learner/Apprentice subject to the following terms and conditions: |
| (a) | The person has first been registered as a Learner/Apprentice by the Construction Education Training Authority (CETA). |
| (b) | The Learner/Apprentice shall be entitled to perform work in a designated trade only once the Council has received from the CETA a valid certificate of registration for the Learner/Apprentice in respect such trade. |
| (c) | For purposes of his Learner/Apprenticeship, the Learner/Apprentice shall be entitled to undergo training with his employer or under the auspices of any accredited training institution. |
| (d) | Upon successful completion by the Learner /Apprentice of the necessary group of credits in respect of a course of training as provided for in sub clause (2) below, the Council shall re-register the Learner/Apprentice in the appropriate tradesman category. |
| (e) | A Learner/Apprentice shall be entitled to the payment of wages in accordance with the wage prescribed in terms of clause 19 in respect of the category of tradesman in which he is registered from time to time. |
| (2) | Learner/Apprentice/Apprentice: |
| (a) | An Apprentice in a specified category shall be registered as follows: |
| (i) | In respect of Apprentice (1st year), where he has completed less than 55 per cent of the credits of the prescribed course. |
| (ii) | In respect of Apprentice (2nd year), where he has completed 55 to 74 per cent of the credits of the prescribed course, |
| (iii) | In respect of Apprentice (3rd year), where he has completed 75 to 99 per cent of the credits of the prescribed course. |
| (b) | Employers and trade unions shall endeavour to ensure that Learner/Apprentices complete their training within the specified time. |
| (c) | Subject to the employee agreeing, any person who has been employed within or outside the registered scope of the Council as a skilled worker, other than an artisan qualified in terms of sub clause 17, shall be required to undergo a prior learning assessment with an accredited training provider in order to determine the unit standards in which he/she is competent and in respect of which he/she should be credited with and, pursuant thereto, shah be registered as a Learner/Apprentice in a particular category, as follows: |
Proficiency |
Class |
|
(i) |
Below 55 per cent |
Learner/Apprentice Year 1/Tradesman Class 4 |
(ii) |
55 - 74 per cent |
Learner/Apprentice Year 2/Tradesman Class 3 |
(iii) |
75 - 99 per cent |
Learner/Apprentice Year 3/Tradesman Class 2 |
(iv) |
Completed all credits |
Artisan |