Results and progress reports
Employers and apprentices will be emailed a copy of their Record of Results at the end of each semester. Students can access their results at any time via the Student Portal. If your apprentice or trainee has received a result within a quarter, you will be notified that they have new results. You can then have your apprentice show you their new results from the Student Portal or request a Statement of Academic Record.
Employers requiring result updates more frequently can ask that their apprentice provide these out of the Student Portal or email apprentices@nmtafe.wa.edu.au and request a Study Plan Progress Report.
Capstone testing
In the Electrical Qualifications students will undertake a Capstone Assessment. Used to assess your cumulative knowledge from the entire program of study, The capstone test is administered in the last Stage of training. The policy regarding Capstone Testing is managed by Building and Energy(opens in a new tab) (DEMIRS). In Western Australia, apprentices will be required to undertake revision and sit the Capstone Assessment within 3 months of completing their apprenticeship or pre-capstone (Stage 7) within 6 months of completing their apprenticeship.
Employers can indicate their intent to sign of their apprentice early and provide Authorisation for an Early Capstone Assessment.
Completions
A training contract is successfully completed when there is agreement from the employer, registered training organisation (RTO) and apprentice* that the apprentice has attained the required competencies for the qualification. The RTO is responsible for reporting a successful completion date between the RTO and parties (employer and apprentice) to the training contract.
Early completion
Once your apprentice has completed 100% of the Training Plan, we will contact you to advise that off the job study is completed. You have the option at this time of signing your apprentice off as complete which will bring forward the completion date. Should you feel that your apprentice still requires time to develop their skills on the job, you can opt to continue until the scheduled completion date. You can request the completion documentation when you are ready to complete the contract.
Completion
If no early completion request is received, approximately six weeks prior to the completion date of the apprenticeship, the Apprentice Management Team (AMT) will confirm that all TAFE requirements have been met, and then issue a Training Contract Completion Agreement (TCCA) via email to the employer.
This is to be signed by the employer and apprentice and returned to the Apprentice Management Team. It is important to note the following information:
- Completion forms cannot be backdated so it is important to ensure that this documentation is signed in a timely manner.
- On the completion date, AMT will lodge the completion with the Apprenticeship Office. Once this is processed by the Apprenticeship Office your Trade Certificate will be issued. If you have not received your Trade Certification within five working days of your completion date, please contact the apprenticeship office on 13 19 54.
- TAFE Qualification cannot be issued before the Training Contact Completion advice is received.
Contract extension
A training contract may be extended if both the apprentice or trainee and the employer agree that the training required will not be completed within the nominal term. You can process an extension to the Training Contract via WAAMS portal(opens in a new tab) . It is important that any application to extend is made prior the end date.
Should this date pass, the contract will expire, and should your business wish to continue the training contract you will need to re-indenture this student on a new contract.
Once the extension has been processed, you may wish to contact the Academic Team to ensure that your company and the trainee are aware of what work and on the job, training is still required for successful completion.
Certification
A trade certificate is issued by the Western Australian Department of Training and Workforce Development when an individual has successfully completed a Class A or B qualification, either through an apprenticeship training contract or through the recognition of skills process conducted by a registered training provider.
North Metropolitan TAFE will issue a Qualification Certificate for the related qualification.
Apprentices should ensure that their address details are up to date to ensure that qualifications are sent to the correct address.