TKhnlcllln Apprrntkt:shlp ScMmr. 1990

LN. 82 of Im

INDUSTR IAL TRAINING ACT (CAP. 134)

TKhnlcllln Apprrntkt:shlp ScMmr. 1990

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Industrial

TllIining Act . the Minister (or Social Policy. after consult ing the Youth

Advisory Com mittee. has made the following Scheme:-

t . This Sc heme may be cited as the Technician Apprenticeship C"MllioIo ood

Scheme, 1990 a nd it shall apply in respect of persons who have entered 'J'I'lieo'~

into an apprenticeship in any of the trades set o ut in the Schedule to this

Scheme on o r after the ist January. 1990.

In this Scheme. unless the conte~t otherwise requi res

I. Ingincri;a MeklumikQ: linkludi s-se ngtla ta ' Tckniku mekk an iku, Tekniku fa'

VClt uri bil-mulu r, Tool milktr u Die maker, Refrigeration technician.

Irlgirl~rija Elmrika: tin kludi Tckniku clcuriku.

2.

3. IrlgirluifrJ Elmrorlik.ll: linkludi Tckniku ta' l-clc ttfOnika industrijali u Micro-

compU/tr rechnicilln.

4. Teknik u tal-Telekomunikazzjonijit l.

5. Xoghol ta' DraughlSmmr: linkludi Draughtsnwn clcHriku, DfIlughlSmlln

mckl:aniku , Dra«ghl$l1uln ta ' I-lngincrija Civili.

6. Duinn induslrifrJli.

- Director of Labour- includes any offlCCr of the Dcpanme nt

of Labour and Emigration duly authorised by the said Director to

act on his behalf;

~Direetor of Edueation" means the DirectOl'ofEducation and

incl udes any office r of the Depanment of Educatio n duly

authorised by the said Director to act on his behalf.

No person may e nter into an agree ment of apprenticeship in Emry

any of the callings me ntioned in Ihis Scheme: unless

(a) he has completed Form V of a recogni sed secondary

school and is in pD§SCSSioll of-

(i) two passes at th e Ordinary Level of the Gene ral

Certificate of Education in Physics. Mathemat ics or Technical

or

Drawing/Graphical Communication;

(i i) o nc pass at the Ordinary Level of the Ge ne ral

Ccrtifkate of Education in Physics. Mathe matics or Technical

Drawing/Gnphical Communication and has passed a n

aptitude test, after having been requ ired to undergo such test

by the Director of Educat io n;

or

(b) he has completed a Trade School course and ha5

obtained a City and Guilds Gene ral Course Certificate in

Enginee rin g;

or

(c) he has bee n exempted by the DireC1or of Edueation from

the requirements mentioned in su b-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this

paragraph.

•• The period of apprenticeship shall be of (ou r consecutive

years.

Il-perijodu la ' apprcndista l gI'Iandu jkun ta' erba' snin

konsekuttivi.

An employer e ngaging an appre ntice under thi s Scheme shalt

undert a ke to instruct him or to gran t him facilities to be instructed in

accordance with such Schedule$ of Work as th e Director of Education

may from time to time establish in con llection with any part icu lar trade.

(1) During the firM year of apprenticeship. the apprentice

shall be required to attend full time at a recognised educational

establishment.

(2) D uring the second alld subsequent years of

apprenticeship , the appcentice shall be required to allend at recognised

educational estah lishme nts on such days or for such periods as the

Director o f Education may dete rmine , and the e mployer Shall release

the apprentice for such allendance

Provided that the Director of Education may. if he so deems

necessary. by notice in writing to the employer, extend o r reduce the

length of any period during which the apprentice is required to attend

Ihe ed ucational e$tabJishMent.

The emplo~r shall provide the apprentice with training in

accordance with the calling for which the apprentice has been engaged.

The Di rector of Labour or the Director of Education may require the

employer to furnish reports of the apprent ice's progress from time to

lime and may require the apprentice to be submitted to such tests as may

be necessary 10 asce rtain that he has achieved adequate progres5.

( I) The hours of work of apprenti ces shall not exceed the

ordinary hours applicable to the employer's establishment in

accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Employment

( Regulation) Act .

(2) No employer shall engage an apprentice on overtime

without the prior approval in wri ting of the Director of Labour, who

may. in granting such approval, impose such COnditions as he may deem

fit . The rates of rem uneration for overtime work shall be those §ptCified

in the Wage Regulation Order applicable to the establishment.

Apprcndi,1 iko llu jedd ghall -Festi Nazzjonali b'paga shiha u

ghall-Vaganzi Pubblici kollha b'paga shiha u ghal dawk il·grantt tax-

xoghol li jingtlalaw bhala lea~e la' vaganu kull :lena ki f slabbiliti 11-

Ordni la ' S/anoord Nazzjonali ta' 1-1989 dwar Jum la' Misl rieh fiI-

Oimgha u ~al'e ghat Vaganu Annwali.

IMa I-apprendist ma ghandux jaghmel uzu minn leave ta'

vaganza, u I'principal ma ghandux jagtlli da k il-Ieave fxi jum li malulu 1-

apprendist ikun mehlieg jat!endi islilllzzjoni edukat!iva skond id-

dispoZizzjonijiet laJ-paragrafu 6 la ' dan I-Ordni.

(1) An appren tice under this Scheme shall be entitled to

annual remuneration equivalent 10 lhe following:-

During the fiT$t year of a pprenticeship - onc founh of th e

minimum pay of a Government employee in the grade of

Technician I;

During the second ~ar _ one half of the minimum pay of a

Government e mployee in the grode of Tec hnician I from whichone

increment has already been deducted;

During the thi rd year - one half of the minimum pay of a

Government employee in the grade of Technician I;

During the fourth year - one half of the minimum pay o f a

Government employee in the grade o f Technician I 10 which one

increment has already been added.

(2) Rc mune ratio ll shall be paid at regula r interva ls

accordillg to th e o rdinary pniclice of the establishmen t. Half the bonus

payable in aCCQ rdance with section 29 of the Condi tions of Employme nt

( Regulation) ACI shall also be paid 10 the apprentices.

An appren tice shall be en titled to Na tional Holidays with full 11<,oI;w,)'i.

10. pay and to all Public Holi days with full pay and to such workin g days

ann ual vacatio n leave as laid down in the Wee kl y Day o f Rest and LN . J8of

A nnu al Vacation Leave National Standard Order, 1989

Provided tha t the apprenlice.,hall not avail himself o( vacation

leave. and the employe r shall no t grant such leave on any day du ring

which the a ppre ntice is required to atte nd an educa tional establishm en t

in IKCOrdance wit h the provisions of paragrap h 6 o f this O rde r.

11. An appre nti ce shall be e ntitl ed to fifteen working days sick

leave on full pay and to a fun he r fiftee n working days o n half pay in

eve ry calendar year less any sickness bene fit to which he may be e lltitled

under the Social Security Act , 1937. provided tha t a medical ce rtificate M'

certi fying incapacity for work cove ring the period of absence is of 1\1117.

presented to the employe r. who may require his medical practitio ner to

cxamine the apprentice.

A n appren tice shall be allowed two days paid leave on the

occasion of the de ath of any of the fol1owing:- the wi fe, husband ,

mot he r. fa the r (or the pel~JIl who at that lime was act ing as mother or

fa the r, as the case may be), son , daughler, b rothe r o r sister of the

apprentice.

Appre ntices shall be allowed three working da)l$ paid leave

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on the occasion of thei r marri age.

L-apprendisli jinghalaw tlit! ijiem lax-xoghol vaganza b' paga

shiha fl-okk atjoni taz-twieg taghho m.

(I) An apprentice shall fo llow such study courses and sit T~'_ioon'"

such exa minat ions as are laid down in the Course Sched ule.

(2) No apprent ice shall be allo wed to proceed to the third

year unless he passes a test ai med at ascenaini ng sa tisfactory progress in

the acq uisitio n of the practica l skills appert aini ng to his calli ng.

(3) Ir, at any lime du ring the apprenticeship , the apprentice.

fai ls in a ny of the examin ations o r practical tests, he will be allowed a

resit at the fo llowi ng session

Provided tha t if a n apprcnti~ fail s for the second consecut ive

time . he shaH be dc(; mcd inca pa ble o f pursuing further train ing an d shaH

have his appre nt iceship te rm ina ted.

SCH EDULE

I . Mechanical £ ngineeritlg: incl udes calling of Mechan ical technician, Motor

ve hicle technician. Tool maker and Die maker, Refrigeration techn ician.

includes Ele~ ricaltechnkian.

2. EI«IricaJ Erlgi rlu rirlg

e le~roniC$

includes Industrial

lechnician and

EleclrQnia

Erlgineerirlg

3. Micro-computer technician.

4. Tdecommuuicl'liorIJ T«hnicil'n.

5. Drl'IlghlSmIJrlship: includes Ele<:trical draughtsman, Me<:hanica1 draughts-

man, Civil Engineering draughtsman.

6. indus/ril'l design .

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