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training (training offices or training circles). The training establishment must have been
professionally assessed by the county vocational training board before the county
authority can give it its approval. The county authority shall place decisive emphasis on
the professional assessment of the vocational training board before making a final
decision.
To gain approval as a vocational training office or training circle, the individual enterprises
making up the office or ring must be approved by the county authority. If the training office
or training circle changes in the way it is composed, the office or circle must notify the
county authority which must then reassess its approval.
A training establishment must be able to provide training that satisfies the requirements
laid down in regulations pursuant to section 3-4 concerning the content of training. In the
event of the training establishment being a training office or a training circle, the
collaborating enterprises must provide documentation that they together satisfy the
requirements in section 3-4 of the regulations concerning the content of training. The
training office must have rules regulating the relations between the collaborating
enterprises. The training circle must have regulations governing the relations between the
cooperating enterprises. These regulations shall determine which training is to be
provided by the individual enterprise, and how the grant is to be allocated among the
enterprises. A training establishment must have in its employ one or more professionally
qualified persons (training supervisor) with the responsibility for the training and for
ensuring that the Education Act and its regulations are followed. Each enterprise shall
have one or more instructors responsible for training the apprentices and training
candidates.
The Ministry may issue further regulations concerning conditions for approval of training
establishments and loss of approval.
Amended by Acts of 30 June 2000 no. 63 (in force 1 Aug 2000, pursuant to the Decree of 30 June 2000 no.
645), 29 June 2007 no. 91 (in force 1 Aug 2007, pursuant to the Decree of 29 June 2007 no. 758).
Section 4-4. The rights and obligations of the training establishment, etc.
The training establishment is obliged to organise production and training so that the
apprentice and the training candidate can achieve the objectives of the prescribed
curriculum. If a training candidate is entitled to special education pursuant to Chapter 5, an
individual subject curriculum is to be prepared, cf. section 5-5, first paragraph. The training
establishment must prepare an internal plan for the training to ensure that the apprentice
or training candidate receives a training that meets the requirements of the curriculum, or
the individual subject curriculum if applicable. If parts of the training are to be provided by
others than the training establishment, the training establishment must facilitate this.
The training establishment shall create a good working and learning environment. The
working and training hours of the apprentice and training candidate shall together not
exceed the number of working hours that apply to other employees in the trade.
The training establishment registers the apprentice for the trade or journeyman’s
examination which is held closest to the date of expiry of the period of apprenticeship. On
completion of the contract period, training candidates shall be given the opportunity to
take a competence test to show the level of qualification they have reached. The training
establishment provides the necessary work space, materials, tools, equipment and