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Sign an apprenticeship training contract online
An apprenticeship training contract signed online needs four parties on one page when the apprentice is under 18: the apprentice, a parent who consents, the employer, and the registered training organisation. This six page South Australian contract for an electrician apprentice puts all four on page 6, with an emailed code protecting the two family signatures and the two company blocks last.
The document, with its fields
The pages as a signer sees them, with the signature, name, title and date fields placed where each party has to complete them.
Apprenticeship Training Contract
This training contract is an agreement between an employer and an apprentice for the apprentice to be employed and trained in a trade, with a registered training organisation delivering the formal training. It is made to be registered under the South Australian Skills Act 2008. Because the apprentice is under 18, a parent also signs to consent to it. After all four parties sign, the employer lodges it through its Apprenticeship Network Provider for registration.
1. The parties
| Apprentice | Kobe Linnehan, born 9 June 2009, aged 17, of 23 Grenfell Avenue, Elizabeth Park SA 5113 |
|---|---|
| Parent | Shona Linnehan, of the same address, who consents to this contract on the apprentice's behalf as his parent |
| Employer | Brightwire Electrical Services Pty Ltd, ACN 641 208 557, 6 Kaurna Road, Salisbury South SA 5106, a licensed electrical contractor with 14 employees |
| Training provider | Southgate Trade Institute, a registered training organisation, 40 Port Wakefield Road, Gepps Cross SA 5094 |
2. The qualification
| Qualification | UEE30820 Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Electrician, a declared trade in South Australia |
| Contract type | Apprenticeship, full time, 38 hours a week |
| Commencement | Monday 2 November 2026 |
| Nominal term | 48 months from the commencement date, which may be shortened by competency based progression |
| Off the job training | Block release at the training provider's Gepps Cross campus, about ten weeks a year in the first three years |
3. Probation
The contract has a probationary period from the commencement date, of the length that applies to apprenticeships in South Australia when it is registered. During probation either the employer or the apprentice may end the contract by written notice, and the employer tells the Apprenticeship Network Provider within five business days. After probation the contract can be ended, suspended or changed only as the South Australian Skills Act 2008 allows, which for most changes means the agreement of both the employer and the apprentice and approval by the South Australian Skills Commission.
4. Why there are four signatures
The apprentice and the employer are the two parties to the employment. The parent signs because the apprentice is under 18 and gives consent to the contract and the training plan. The training provider signs to confirm it has agreed to deliver the training plan in clause 9 and will report the apprentice's progress to the employer.
5. Employment and pay
The apprentice is employed full time by the employer for the term of this contract. Pay and conditions are at least those of the Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2020 for an apprentice electrician at the apprentice's stage of the apprenticeship, and the apprentice moves to each higher pay stage on completing the stage the award sets. Pay is weekly by bank transfer, with a payslip.
Time spent at off the job training is paid working time. The employer pays the apprentice's course fees to the training provider and reimburses the cost of the textbooks the provider requires for each block.
6. The employer's obligations
- Employ the apprentice in work that allows them to learn the whole trade, not only one part of it.
- Make sure the apprentice is supervised at all times by a licensed electrician, closely at first and less closely as their competence grows, and never works alone on live electrical work.
- Provide the tools, equipment and personal protective equipment the work needs, and a safe workplace under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA).
- Release the apprentice to attend every block of off the job training and every assessment.
- Sign off on-the-job competencies in the apprentice's training record as they are achieved.
- Keep the training plan up to date with the training provider, and tell the Apprenticeship Network Provider of any change to the contract, the employer's details, or the apprentice's hours.
- Treat the apprentice fairly, without discrimination, bullying or harassment.
7. The apprentice's obligations
- Attend work and every block of training on time, and tell the employer as soon as possible if unable to attend.
- Follow the employer's lawful and reasonable instructions, its safety procedures and its supervisor's directions.
- Complete the work set by the training provider and keep the training record book up to date.
- Look after the employer's tools, vehicles and property.
- Never carry out electrical work outside the employer's business while an apprentice.
8. The parent's consent
The parent consents to the apprentice entering into this contract and the training plan, and to the employer and the training provider contacting the parent about the apprentice's attendance, safety or progress while the apprentice is under 18.
9. The training plan
The training provider and the employer agree a training plan with the apprentice within the first weeks of the contract. It lists every unit of competency in the qualification, whether each is delivered at the campus, at work, or both, and the expected year of completion. The plan below is the summary agreed at signing.
| Stage | Training at the campus | Training at work |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Electrical principles, workplace safety, using and maintaining tools, cables and wiring systems | Basic installations, cable pulling, fitting off, under close supervision |
| Year 2 | Single and three phase circuits, protection devices, fault finding | Domestic installations and maintenance with a licensed electrician |
| Year 3 | Motors and controls, switchboards, verification and testing | Commercial installations, testing and fault finding |
| Year 4 | Capstone assessment, licensing preparation | Work across the trade with general supervision |
10. The training provider's obligations
- Deliver and assess the training in the plan to the standards that apply to registered training organisations.
- Give the employer a progress report after every block, and tell the employer within two business days if the apprentice misses training or is at risk of not completing a stage.
- Recognise prior learning the apprentice can show, which may shorten the term.
- Issue the qualification when every unit is complete and the employer has confirmed competence at work.
11. Recording progress
The apprentice keeps a training record book, in print or the provider's online version, in which the employer signs off each workplace task as it is done competently. The training provider checks the record at each block. Competency based progression means the apprentice can finish before 48 months if both the employer and the provider are satisfied every unit is complete.
12. Workplace safety
The apprentice receives a site induction on the first day and for every new site, wears the protective equipment supplied, and never works on or near energised equipment unless the supervising electrician has assessed it as safe and is present. Any injury or near miss is reported to the supervisor the same day.
13. Leave, absence and suspension
The apprentice has the leave the award and the National Employment Standards provide. Absence from work or training without a good reason may lead to a warning under the employer's procedures. A contract may be suspended, for example for long illness, only with the agreement of both parties and with the South Australian Skills Commission told of it.
14. Disputes
A disagreement about the contract or the training is raised first between the apprentice and the employer, with the parent present if the apprentice wishes. If it is not resolved, either party may ask the Apprenticeship Network Provider for help, and may refer the dispute to the South Australian Skills Commission, which can investigate and make decisions about training contracts.
15. Transfer and cancellation
If the employer can no longer employ the apprentice, it helps the apprentice to find another employer so the contract can be transferred rather than cancelled, and the apprentice's completed training is kept. A contract is cancelled only in the ways the Act allows, and the employer pays the apprentice everything owed up to the last day worked.
16. Hours and travel
Ordinary hours are 7.00 am to 3.30 pm, Monday to Friday, at the employer's depot or a job site within the Adelaide metropolitan area. An apprentice under 18 is not rostered for overtime after 8.00 pm, and any overtime is paid at the award rates. Travel from the depot to a site is in the employer's vehicle, driven by a licensed employee, and travel time is paid as the award provides.
The apprentice may hold a learner's or provisional driver's licence, but is never asked to drive a company vehicle until the employer has checked the licence and the apprentice's insurance status in writing.
The employer supplies a basic hand tool kit at the start of the apprenticeship, listed in the tool register, which remains the employer's property. The apprentice looks after it, reports any loss or damage straight away, and returns it if the contract ends. Fair wear and tear is the employer's cost. A tool allowance is paid if the award requires one for any tools the apprentice is asked to supply.
Work clothing, safety boots, eye and hearing protection and insulated gloves are supplied by the employer and replaced when worn.
17. Privacy
The employer, the training provider, the Apprenticeship Network Provider and the South Australian Skills Commission collect and share the parties' personal information to register and administer this contract, to pay any government incentives the employer or apprentice is eligible for, and as the law requires. Each keeps it securely.
18. Completion
When the apprentice completes the qualification and the employer confirms competence, the employer and the training provider apply for a completion certificate, and the apprentice may then apply for an electrical worker licence. The employment continues on the terms the employer and the new tradesperson agree.
19. Registration
The employer lodges this signed contract with its Apprenticeship Network Provider within 14 days of commencement. The contract takes effect from the commencement date once it is registered.
20. Who to contact
| For | Contact |
|---|---|
| Day to day supervision | Terence Ogilvie, director, Brightwire Electrical Services, 08 8258 4410 |
| Training and assessment | Ama Whitcombe, apprenticeship coordinator, Southgate Trade Institute, 08 8349 7702 |
| Registration and incentives | The employer's Apprenticeship Network Provider, named on the registration letter |
| A dispute about the contract | South Australian Skills Commission, through the Skills Infoline |
The apprentice and the parent each receive a copy of the registration letter and the full training plan when they are issued, and may ask either the employer or the training provider to explain anything in them.
21. Notices and the whole agreement
Notices under this contract are given in writing to the addresses in clause 1 or by email to the address each party uses for signing. This contract, the training plan and the award are the whole agreement between the parties about the apprenticeship. Anything required by the South Australian Skills Act 2008 or the award applies even where this contract does not repeat it, and where they differ, the Act and the award prevail.
22. Declarations
Apprentice. I have read this contract and the training plan summary. I understand my obligations, the probationary period and how this contract can be ended, and I agree to them.
Parent. I am the parent of the apprentice. I have read this contract, and I consent to my son entering into it and the training plan.
Employer. I am authorised to sign for the employer, which agrees to employ and train the apprentice as set out in this contract.
Training provider. I am authorised to sign for the training provider, which agrees to deliver and assess the training in the training plan.
Contract BWE-TC-2026-03. Lodged with the Apprenticeship Network Provider by the employer after the last signature.
Who signs what
- Kobe Linnehan, apprentice, aged 17
- Signature and stamped date on page 6 · Verified by an emailed six digit code
- Shona Linnehan, parent
- Signature and stamped date on page 6 · Verified by an emailed six digit code
- Terence Ogilvie, for Brightwire Electrical Services Pty Ltd
- Signature block on page 6: Name, Title, Company and a stamped Date · Email link
- Ama Whitcombe, for Southgate Trade Institute
- Signature block on page 6: Name, Title, Company and a stamped Date · Email link
The signing journey
Step 1
Four parties on one page
Page 6 carries two signature columns for the family above two four line blocks for the companies.
Step 2
A code for each family member
Kobe and Shona are each set to Emailed one-time code, so their links ask for a six digit code sent to their own inbox, valid for 10 minutes.
Step 3
Apprentice, parent, employer, provider
Sign in order is on. The employer is invited only after both family signatures are stamped, and the training provider after the employer.
Step 4
Lodged after the last signature
The certified PDF goes to all four by email, and the employer lodges it with its Apprenticeship Network Provider for registration.
Every field, and who fills it
Kobe Linnehan and Shona Linnehan each sign a column at the top of the execution area on page 6, with stamped dates. Below them, Terence Ogilvie's block prints FOR THE EMPLOYER with his name, the Title and Company he types and the date, and Ama Whitcombe's block prints FOR THE TRAINING PROVIDER the same way. Nothing else is typed. The UEE30820 qualification, the 48 month nominal term, the Monday 2 November 2026 start, the award named for pay and the training plan table are printed.
How to adapt this envelope
An apprentice who is 18 or older removes the parent and keeps three signers. An employer that wants the training provider to confirm the plan before the family signs can move the provider to order 1. A traineeship uses the same shape with its own qualification and term. Where the employer and the provider are the same organisation, one block can carry both roles.
What makes this valid in Australia
The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 and the South Australian equivalent accept an electronic signature that identifies the signer and shows their intention reliably. Training contracts in South Australia are registered under the South Australian Skills Act 2008, with the Skills Commission able to decide disputes, which clauses 3 and 14 explain.
What makes this signing flow work
Four signers, four rows on the certificate
A training contract is challenged later if someone says they never agreed to it. The certificate lists each of the four with the verification used, the signing time and the IP address, so every party's agreement is separately evidenced.
Codes where identity matters most
A 17 year old and his mother may share a device or a family inbox. Requiring an emailed one-time code from each, sent to the address set for that person, makes it harder for one to sign for the other, and the certificate prints Email link + emailed one-time code against both.
The family commits before the companies
The employer and the provider sign a contract that the apprentice and his parent have already accepted, with the probation and pay terms in front of them. With the order on, the event log shows both family signatures before the employer was invited.
Questions people ask
Does a parent have to sign an apprentice's training contract?
When the apprentice is under 18, training contracts generally ask for a parent or guardian to consent, and this one does in clause 8. Kobe is 17, so Shona signs second, after Kobe and before the employer, with her own emailed code.
Can all four parties sign from different places?
Yes. Each receives their own link by email in turn and signs in a browser, with no account. The two family members also enter a six digit code sent to their own inbox. The employer and the provider sign from their offices once the family has signed.
What if one party has not signed before the start date?
The envelope stays open for 30 days from when it was created, and that cannot be changed in the app. The employer can resend the current signer's invitation to the same address. If the contract is not signed in time, the start date and lodgement would need to be agreed again.
What happens if the employer declines the training contract?
The envelope moves to declined and the person who sent it is emailed with the reason. The training provider is never invited and no final PDF is produced. The parties sort out the problem, withdraw the envelope, and send a corrected contract to all four.
What does the emailed code protect against?
Someone opening a forwarded link. With a one-time code, the link alone shows only the envelope title and asks for a code sent to the signer's own inbox, valid for 10 minutes. Five wrong entries lock that signer for 15 minutes.
Is the signed contract registered automatically?
No. The product produces the certified PDF and emails it to all four parties when the last signature lands. Registration is a separate step outside the envelope: clause 19 says the employer lodges the signed contract with its Apprenticeship Network Provider within 14 days of commencement.
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