Rule ITO004: Industry Training Fund valid training agreements

Type:

Rule or condition

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.