RTO responsibilities
• Make contact with the Employer/Host Organisation and negotiate the work placement program, including the Learner selection
process and the type of training placed Learners will undertake
• Ensure the Employer/Host Organisation place of employment has been inspected to ensure the workplace meets the Health and
Safety Standards and ensure the Learner has access to required resources to complete their course
• Ensure the agreement is completed, signed and held at the RTO prior to the Learner starting their placement. Provide copies to
the Learner and Employer/Host Organisation
• Make sure the Learner has fulfilled any industry specific requirements, for example Criminal History Checks or Working with
Children Checks
• Assist the Learner to prepare for the placement, ensuring that work placement requirements are fully understood
• Provide the Learner and employer with the Practical Placement Handbook
• Provide the Employer/Host Organisation and Learner with the contact details of a suitable contact person at the RTO
• Provide all required documentation to Learners and Employer/Host Organisation such as Agreements, Work placement logs, and
any other required documentation to support the work placement
• Maintain contact with the Employer/Host Organisation and Learner during the placement to monitor progress and provide
support as required
• If the RTO contact person is made aware of any accident or incident they are required to ensure that the Learner and employer
complete an incident form for the accident or incident that occurs within the workplace during the Work Placement.
• Terminate the program immediately if there is any concern that the Learner’s physical or emotional health and safety is placed at
risk
• Follow the Insurance Arrangements
• Monitor and provide feedback to the Learner and Employer/Host Organisation on Learner’s progress
• Conduct ‘Workplace Observations’ for each Learner to assess competency
Employer responsibilities
• Ensure Learner is provided access to all age groups whilst completing the practical placement
• Complete and return to RTO a signed Work/Practical Placement Agreement for each Learner that will be conducting work
placement within the Employer/Host Organisation’s workplace
• Ensure that the Learner receives an appropriate induction into the workplace, including tour of premises, introduction to work
colleagues, identification and explanation of all OH&S requirements, confirmation of hours, duties, and reporting procedures
• Assign qualified supervisor for each Learner and ensure Learner is supervised during the work/practical placement
• Allow RTO trainers and assessors access to the Learner for workplace observations
• Ensure the Learner DOES NOT perform duties that are outside the role of an assistant Educator or untrained Diploma Educator
• Provide a safe working environment
• Have appropriate employee insurance arrangements, NB: this agreement does not replace and employers' responsibilities
regarding insurance.
• Sight a copy of Learner’s current Working With Children Check
• Participate in the training and assessment processes as required and directed by the RTO trainers and assessor’s. This will involve
providing support and guidance in the development of specific skills and knowledge and providing support in the assessment
process, including completing Third Party observation documentation where appropriate
• Ensure that Learners can contact their parent/guardian if under 18 years of age or RTO representative if necessary
• Provide the Learner with ongoing feedback
• Ensure that Learners participating in work placements are not subjected to any form of sexual harassment, victimization or
discrimination, in accordance with equal opportunity and anti-discrimination acts and other similar legislation, and at common
law
• Whilst the Learner is completing Practical Placement report all incidents/accidents immediately to the RTO contact person.
Complete an incident report for each incident/accident on the form provided by the RTO
• Verify all hours the Learner completes as part of Work Placement via a Learner’s Work Placement Log
• Ensure compliance in Occupational/Work Health and Safety, by ensuring that Learners take a minimum 30 minute lunch break
• This agreement does not replace and employers' responsibilities regarding insurance and