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What training options are available to my staff? ...Answer 
Our company provides on-the-job training already. Are you saying we should stop and switch to a FITEC programme? ...Answer
My staff are already competent in the performance required in many unit standards. Why should they do the courses just to gain a piece of paper that confirms a skill they already have? ...Answer
How do we qualify for subsidies? ...Answer
Our company has identified staff members who we think will benefit from training. What do we do next? ...Answer
How do we bring our on-the-job training in line with national qualifications? ...Answer
How will we organise our off-the-job training? ...Answer
Who should pay for the costs of training? ...Answer
Who can award credits? ...Answer
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What training options are available to my staff?
Depending on the course requirements, staff can train:
- By themselves or with a supervisor on the job
- Through an accredited Training Provider (you can negotiate when and where)
- Through distance learning packages (only available for some unit standards)
- With FITEC registered Trainers and Assessors on the job
- By a combination of the above.
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Our company provides on-the-job training already. Are you saying we should stop and switch to a FITEC programme?
We're not suggesting you stop any on-the-job training you do now. However, there are definite reasons why you should consider aligning your existing training programmes to nationally recognised unit standards. We suggest you:
- Review your present on-the-job training
- Consider the benefits (to your company and your staff) of moving to nationally recognised qualifications, and to the subsidies that often come with them
- Decide what changes, if any, are needed to meet the content of unit standards (quite often, little or no change will be needed).
FITEC can help you to conduct this review.
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My staff are already competent in the performance required in many unit standards. Why should they do the courses just to gain a piece of paper that confirms a skill they already have?
They may not need to. They can be trained and / or assessed on the job. Ask FITEC about Recognition of Current Competency. This process actually acknowledges and formally recognises existing skills.
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How do we qualify for on-the-job training subsidies?
Subsidies are available where the trainee:
- Is training in unit standards that lead toward the qualification specified in the Training Agreement
- Is training for unit standards that are in the qualification specified in the Training Agreement.
Subsidies are:
- Negotiated between the company or site and FITEC
- Based on the mix of unit standards that are to be delivered on the job over a 12 month period
- Documented in an on-the-job contract.
FITEC will:
- Assist the company / site to develop a training plan
- Assist with putting in place Training Agreements
- Assist the company / site in selecting the training delivery option most suitable to their needs
- Advise the company of the level of subsidy available, based on credit achievement
- Forward the credit results to NZQA
- Invoice the company/site for credit fees as appropriate.
The company / site is responsible for the payment of any contract Trainers and Assessors that it employs to complete the training and assessment agreed to in the contract.
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Our company has identified staff members who we think will benefit from training. What do we do next?
Call your Training Advisor. Together you will:
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Complete a Training Needs Analysis for each staff member:
- What training needs to be done?
- Which employees need training?
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Make a Training Agreement with each employee.
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Register the Training Agreement with FITEC. Each employee will be automatically registered into the National Qualifications Framework, if that has not been done already.
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A $25 (incl GST) registration fee is payable to FITEC. You can enter into Training Agreements with employees that require RCC Assessment (Recognition of Current Competency) of the skills they already have.
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How do we bring our on-the-job training in line with the National Qualifications Framework?
The process is not difficult, and involves just four steps. Contact your Training Advisor for advice on:
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Relevant training and assessment materials from FITEC.
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One or more of your staff to train toward becoming a FITEC registered Workplace Assessor or Workplace Trainer. We arrange Assessor and Trainer courses on a regular basis. Dates for these are advertised in Training Edge.
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With our help, you can find out the availability of other Assessors in the region who could assist you with workplace assessment.
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That your workplace procedures involve the tasks needed to meet unit standards. |
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How will we organise our off-the-job training?
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The Company / Site:
- Identifies the training programme needed
- Confirms the level of subsidy available
- Negotiates total cost of training with Training Provider
- Pays the non-subsidised amount.
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FITEC:
- Helps you identify the training programme needed
- Checks that Training Agreements are in place
- Helps you negotiate total cost of training with Training Provider
- Must accept the proposed training programme before approval is given for training to start
- Takes responsibility for the subsidy paid to the Training Provider.
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The Training Provider:
Advises FITEC of:
- Costs of training and assessment
- Proposed training programmes (through the off-the-job Training Proposal)
- Reports achievement of credits and invoices the total cost to FITEC
- Reports credits results to NZQA.
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Who should pay for the costs of training?
It's up to you. Many companies negotiate an employee contribution to training costs, others pay the cost in full.
- Employees pay the registration fee and credit fees, plus the fee for the National Qualification. The employer pays tuition fees for training that meets their business needs
- Some companies, who ask that staff contribute to the costs of training, provide rewards such as pay increments for specific unit standards or qualifications
- Some companies are now negotiating the completion of unit standards or qualifications into the terms of their employment contracts, and also negotiating the contribution and benefits into that contract.
How you negotiate employee contributions to training should reflect the culture of your workplace and the relationships that exist between you and your employees.
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Who can award credits?
Only accredited Training Providers or registered Workplace Assessors can award credits.
Industry training organisations have registered Workplace Assessors who can award credits and have the credits registered on the National Qualifications Framework.
Training Providers who have shown that they can meet the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) quality requirements may also assess, award credits and register credits on the National Qualifications Framework.
Everyone who is assessed in this way is registered on the NZQA's database.
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