Leave during training
We encourage trainees to take leave when they need it. In addition to interrupting your training, you can take different types of leave during your training period.
Types of leave
The types of leave you can take during training include:
- annual leave
- study leave
- sick or carer’s leave
- parental leave
- conference leave
- long service leave
- leave due to industrial action
Leave and certifiable training time
Full-time trainees can take up to 8 weeks (40 working days) of leave each year without it affecting their certifiable training time. For part-time trainees, this is calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Eligible trainees can also access up to 2 weeks (10 working days) of isolation leave, if they're required to isolate under workplace or jurisdictional policies. This is on top of the 8-week allowance.
If your leave goes over the 8-week (40 working day) allowable absence and isn't an interruption to training, it will reduce your certifiable training time.
Examples
How leave affects your certifiable training time in practice.
- Situation
- You take 2 separate 4-week blocks of parental leave, plus 5 weeks of annual leave, in one training year.
- Outcome
- You've exceeded your 8 weeks of allowable absence, so your certifiable training time is reduced by 5 weeks.
- Situation
- You take 2 days of study leave to attend a course or conference required by your training handbook.
- Outcome
- These 2 days don't count towards your 8-week allowance, because this is considered to contribute towards your learning goals in the same way on-the-job learning does. Your employer will advise on how study leave affects your leave entitlements.