Mentor Paul Batsioudis first visit with Williams Electrical

• Mentor visit A

• Student EIAPMS ID number

• Student first name

• Student surname

• Date of birth

  Date

• Conducted on

  Date
• Location
  Address

Pilot program induction

• Discuss expectations and responsibilities of all parties: apprentice, employer, mentor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Discuss Program PD - how to access, expected PD completion date

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• On-job Profiling PD: how to access, expected completion date

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Off-job PD: how to access, expected completion date

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Identify the key organisational contact

• Contact number for key contact

• Email address

• Describe layout of Mentor visits including mandated visits and neccessity visits

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Contract of Training status signed/unsigned

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Readiness Assessment results:

• Was any support recommended as a result of the Readiness Assessment results?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the identified support been taken up?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Identify level of support recommended

  Minimal

  Normal

  Intensive

• Was the Readiness assessment completed where the apprentice is currently located?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Follow-up with RTO in Visit B

• Identify any issues either party may have

Employer perspective: Workplace Evaluation

• Overview of employer organisation

Type and scope of work of employer

• What is the main type of work the employer organisation does?

Scope of work

• Can they provide the full scope of work required for an apprentice to complete the Electrician qualification?

  Yes

  No

• Provide details of these arrangements

• Are outsourcing arrangements in place?

  Yes

  No

• Outline size and structure of organisation

  Small

  Medium

  Large

• How many apprentices does the oragnisation employ?

• How many workplace supervisors do they have?

• What is the ratio of apprentices to workplace supervisors?

• Where are the apprentices and workplace supervisors located?

  Locally only

  State-wide

  Inter-state

  Nation-wide

• Identify the workplace supervisor allocated to this apprentice

• What other qualifications are apprentices working towards?

• What level of engagement with the RTO does the employer organisation have?

  First time employing an apprentice

  Insufficient engagement

  Some engagement but not very effective or regular

  Excellent engagement and communication

Training and Assessment Planning:

• Planning of Training and Assessment

  No planning/insufficient planning

  Training planning attempted but needs assessment not fully completed or not in existence

  Training planning includes needs assessment of the whole learner group and has a clear link to organisational performance

• Training and assessment plan - availability

  No plan available

  Plan not fully developed (or unclear)

  Plan effectively documented with individual requirements clearly stated

• Training Plan linkage to units of competence/industry benchmarks

  The Training Plan is not linked

  There is some linkage but not fully developed/implemented

  The training plan is effectively linked to units of competence

• Practical component training content

  Not satisfactory

  Satisfactory but not integrated into training plan

  Well integrated into the training and assessment plans

• Communication of training and assessment plans

  Insufficient or absent communication

  Adequate communication process, but not fully implemented

  Communication well implemented and well suited to the apprentice

Resource Management

• Roles and responsibilities in the organisation for training and assessment

  Unclear or unidentified

  Clearly described but incomplete

  All relevant roles and responsibilities clearly and completely described

• Workplace supervisor qualifications and experience in the relevant subject matter

  No qualifications and/or experience

  Insufficient qualifications and/or experience

  Professional/vocational development encouraged and programmed effectively

Staff/supervisor ratios - contact time and opportunity

• Workplace training facilities

  Not well suited to the requirements

  Adequate but not well maintained

  Very well suited and maintained

• Apprentice access to resources (includes equipment requirements of the competency unit) - for practice

  Unsatisfactory access

  Adequate but not well maintained

  Very well suited and maintained

Apprentice Learning Support: (from employer perspective)

• Apprentice support

  No support

  Some apprentice support (literacy, coaching etc or time to do) provided where needed

  Training planning includes a needs assessment of the whole relevant learner group, and has a clear link to organisational performance

• Learning support - follow up of areas for improvement identified in RA results

  No support

  Some learning support, not well organised

  Satisfactory support

• Safety and welfare of apprentice consideration

  No consideration is given to safety and/or welfare

  Insufficient emphasis is given to safety and/or welfare

  Satisfactory arrangements regarding safety and welfare are implemented

• Set date for next visit - B

  Date

Signatures

• Employer sign off:

  Sign

• Apprentice sign off:

  Sign

• Mentor sign off:

  Sign