Rule ITO002: Industry training - trainee requirements

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Rule or condition

To be eligible for industry training funding, a trainee must meet the following:

• Have a valid training agreement, on the last day of the month for which funding is sought, as defined in Rule ITO004[1]
• Not be enrolled in a programme that they have already completed
• Be in an industry that is one of the following:
  • Under the Industry Training Organisation's (ITO's) recognised industry coverage
  • Outside the ITO's recognised industry coverage where the industry training has been approved by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) under section 10A of the Industry Training Act 1992
• Be employed and work in New Zealand.
• Have a New Zealand Qualifications Authority Record of Achievement Number and National Student Number.
• An employee meeting the above requirements may have any training received overseas supported by industry training funding if the skills learned are characteristic of, or likely to be valuable to, the New Zealand industry in which the trainee is employed. The trainee must be employed in New Zealand.

If a trainee is under the age of 16, the ITO must retain a copy of the documents which exempt the student from school.

A trainee remains valid for funding after the end of a training agreement if, within six weeks, the trainee signs a new training agreement for the same programme, with a new employer or relevant organisation as specified in Rule ITO004. The trainee is then deemed to have an "active" training agreement during the six week period.

Trainees who are employed, and receive industry training, outside of New Zealand are not eligible for Industry Training funding. 

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  Rule ITO004: Industry Training Fund valid training agreements

  To claim funding, each trainee must have a valid training agreement that complies with the following requirements:

  • In the case of an eligible trainee who is:
    
    • employed, the training agreement is part of, or linked to, an employment agreement entered into by the trainee and their employer pursuant to the Employment Relations Act 2000
    • a member of the New Zealand Defence Force, the training agreement is between the member and the New Zealand Defence Force
    • a volunteer, the training agreement is between the volunteer and the host organisation of the volunteer
    • a self-employed contractor, the training agreement is between the self-employed contractor and the organisation with which they have the principal contract for services
  • The training is intended to lead or relate to the achievement of at least 20 New Zealand Qualification Framework credits per year
  • The training programme must not require the completion of more than 70 credits per year
  • The agreement provides for one of the following:
    
    • industry training that has been approved by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)
    • an equivalent programme of industry training that has been recognised by the TEC under section 18(a) of the Industry Training Act 1992
  • The agreement is registered with the industry training organisation
  • The agreement is classified "active" on the last day of the month for which funding is sought.

  Note: If a trainee changes employer, or association with the relevant organisation identified above, any existing training agreement becomes invalid and must be replaced by a new agreement with the relevant organisation.