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CHAPTER 93

FIJI NATIONAL TRAINING
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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PART 1 – PRELIMINARY

SECTION
1. Short title
2. Interpretation

PART II—COUNCIL
3. Establishment of Council
4. Constitution of Council
5. Boards and Committees
6. Conflict of interest
7. Disclosure of information
8. Allowances and expenses
9. Functions of Council

PART III—FINANCE
10. Bank account
11. Borrowing powers
12. Advances from Consolidated Fund
13. Powers of investment

PART IV—ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
14. Accounts
15. Audit
16. Accounts and reports to be laid before Parliament

PART V—ADMINISTRATION
17. Director
18. Servants and agents

PART VI—LEVY ORDER

19. Levy order

PART VII—INFORMATION

Power to obtain information from employers

PART VIII—APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING
21. Training orders for apprentices
22. Apprentices
23. Arrangements where apprentice not engaged
24. Exemptions
25. Training orders for other persons

PART IX—MISCELLANEOUS

26. Obstructions
27. Authorised officers
28. Regulations

PART X—APPEALS TRIBUNAL

29. Appeals Tribunal

PART XI—PENALTIES

30. Penalties

Acts Nos. 10 of 1973, 4 of 1976, 25 of 1976, 8 of 1978, II of 1983, 19 of 1984

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE FIJI NATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, TO
PROVIDE FOR TRAINING OF PERSONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
IMPOSITION OF LEVIES CONNECTED THEREWITH
[1st June 1973]

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Fiji National Training Act.

Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"Appeals Tribunal" means the National Training Appeals Tribunal established by this Act;
"apprentice" means a person, including a person under training, who is bound by a contract to serve an employer for such period as the Council shall determine under the provisions of Part IX, with a view to acquiring knowledge, including theory and practice in an employment in which the employer is reciprocally bound to instruct that person;
"authorised officer" means a person appointed by the Council to be an authorised officer of the Council for the purposes of this Act;
"contract of service" means any contract, whether oral or in writing, whether express or implied, to employ or to serve an employer as an employee;
"Council" means the Fiji National Training Council established by this Act;
"designated trade or occupation" means a trade or occupation designated by order of the Minister under the provisions of section 21;
"Director" means the person appointed to be the Director of the Council under section 17;
"employ" in relation to the person employing, means to use as employer the services of any person under a contract of service;
"employee" means any person employed on a contract of service for remuneration, and includes an apprentice;
"employer" means any person, including the Crown, who has entered into a contract of service to employ any other person;
"employment" means the performance by an employee of a contract of service;
order" means an order made by the Minister under section 19;
"training" shall include the systematic development of a person's attitude, knowledge, skill, and experience to assist him in connection with employment;
"training order" means any training order made under the provisions of this Act.

PART II—COUNCIL
Establishment of Council
        3.—(1) There is hereby established a council to be known as the Fiji National Training Council, which shall be a body corporate and by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common seal. The Council may sue and be sued in respect of matters, whether relating to contract, tort or otherwise, arising in connection with the exercise of its powers or the carrying on of its functions under the provisions of this Act.
        (2) Service of any document on the Director shall be deemed to be service on the Council.

Constitution of Council
        4.—(1) The Council shall consist of the following members:—

the Chairman, who shall be the Permanent Secretary responsible for labour matters;
two Vice-Chairmen, one to represent employers and one to represent employees;
a number of members, not exceeding eight, appointed after such consultation as the Minister shall consider desirable, who have, in the opinion of the Minister, appropriate experience; of whom one-half shall represent employers and one-half shall represent employees;
a number of members not exceeding three, representing such ministries as the Minister shall consider appropriate,

all of whom, except the Chairman, shall be appointed by the Minister, and shall hold office for a term not exceeding three years.
        (2) In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting, the members present shall appoint a Vice-Chairman, or in the absence of a Vice-Chairman, any member, to be the Chairman for that meeting.
        (3) The decisions of the Council shall be by majority vote and, in addition to a deliberative vote, in any case in which the voting is equal, the Chairman at such meeting shall have a casting vote.
        (4) The quorum for any meeting of the Council shall be one-half of the number of members of the Council when that number is even or a majority of such number if odd.
        (5) All orders or directions made or given by the Council shall be given under the hand of the Chairman or Director.
        (6) The Council shall, in the exercise of its functions and in the performance of its duties under this Act, act in accordance with any general or special directions as to the policy to be followed given to it from time to time by the Minister.
        (7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Council may make rules governing its procedure.
(Substituted by Act 8 of 1978 s. 2.)

Boards and committees
        5.—(1) The Council may appoint such boards or committees from time to time and on such terms as it may consider desirable to hold office for a term not exceeding three years to advise the Council on any matter or matters arising out of the proper discharge of its functions.
        (2) Any such board or committee shall, in addition to any member of the Council appointed thereto, consist of such persons who in the opinion of the Council can make any contribution to the work of such board or committee:
        Provided that such board or committee may invite such other persons as it considers desirable to attend its meetings and give advice, but such persons shall not be entitled to vote at meetings of such boards or committees.
        (3) In the discharge of its functions, the Council shall give due consideration to the advice or recommendations of any such board or committee.

Conflict of interest
        6. All members of the Council, and of any board or committee appointed by the Council, shall fully declare to the Council any financial or other interest with which they may at any time directly or indirectly be connected and shall, unless the Council so decides, refrain from voting at meetings of the Council or of such board or committee on any matter related thereto:
        Provided that such interest, if so declared, shall not disqualify such member for the purpose of constituting a quorum.

Disclosure of information
        7. Any member of the Council or of a board or committee appointed by it, an authorised officer, the Director, or any servant or agent of the Council, who, except for the purpose of the performance of his duties or the exercise of his powers under this Act, when lawfully required to do so by any Court or under the provisions of this Act or of any other law or for the purposes of a report of any such proceedings, discloses any material information acquired in the performance of his duties, or in the exercise of his powers, under this Act, or any information obtained on an inspection made as a result thereof shall be guilty of an offence:
        Provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the disclosure of returns or information in the form of a summary of similar returns or information furnished by or obtained from a number of employers, if the summary is so framed as not to enable details relating to the business of any individual employer to be ascertained from it.

Allowances and expenses
        8. The members of the Council and of any boards or committees appointed by it under the provisions of section 5 shall be paid by the Council such allowances and expenses as the Minister may, from time to time, direct.

Functions of Council
        9. The functions of the Council shall be, in the national interest, and on such terms and conditions as it shall from time to time deem necessary—

to provide, arrange for or regulate the appropriate training, of persons or classes of persons, whether by way of apprenticeship or otherwise, to assist such persons or classes of persons in connection with employment;
to co-operate in, approve, or advise on any such arrangement made by any other person, including the Crown;
after consultation with such persons as it may consider desirable, to arrange for employment of such persons or classes of persons who are under training or who have completed appropriate training;
to enter into any contract necessary to carry out its functions under this Act;
to acquire, enjoy or otherwise dispose of or deal with any real and personal property for any purpose necessary to carry out its functions under this Act;
to advise on, and to disseminate information about training;
(g) on request, with the approval of the Minister, to provide training in respect of persons outside the scope of a levy order on terms to be fixed by the Council;
to provide a consultancy service to employers and other persons;
to investigate and make recommendations, to such persons as it shall consider appropriate, relating to any matters connected with this Act;
to make grants or loans to persons providing such courses or other training facilities the Council may approve;
to assist and contribute towards the cost of training, and the promotion of training, of any person or class of persons;
make provision for the registration of such training courses or facilities of such category as it shall direct, and for the approval of such courses or facilities;
to issue or cause to be issued to an apprentice on the satisfactory completion of his contract of apprenticeship, or to any person other than an apprentice on the satisfactory completion of any course of training, a certificate in such form and manner as it shall decide;
to make loans to servants of the Council for such purposes (other than housing) as it may approve; (Inserted by Act 25 of 1976, s. 2.)
to guarantee loans for housing purposes to servants of the Council;

(Inserted by Act 25 of 1976, s. 2.)

generally do all such acts and things as are necessary or incidental to the discharge of its functions under this Act.

PART III—FINANCE
Bank Account
        10. All moneys belonging to the Council shall be paid into such bank or banks as the Council may from time to time appoint.

Borrowing powers
        11. The Council may from time to time raise such moneys, for such purposes and on such terms and conditions, as shall be approved by the Minister in consultation with the Minister responsible for finance.

Advances from Consolidated Fund
        12. The Minister responsible for finance may, subject to the provisions of the Finance Act, authorise payment from the Consolidated Fund of grants or loans of money to the Council for the purpose of enabling the Council to carry out its duties and responsibilities arising under the provisions of this Act of such amount and upon such conditions as the Minister responsible for finance may determine. (Cap. 69.)

Powers of investment
        13. The Council may invest any of its moneys in any security or securities authorized under the provisions of any Act relating to trustees for the time being in force.

PART IV—ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
Accounts
        14. The Council shall keep proper accounts and other records in respect of its operations and shall cause to be prepared a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year.

Audit
        15. The accounts of the Council shall be audited annually by the Auditor-General, or by such other person and on such terms and conditions as he shall appoint.

Accounts and reports lo be laid before Parliament
        16.—(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the Council shall transmit to the Minister—

a copy of the statement of accounts;
a copy of the report made thereon by the Auditor-General or the other person appointed under the provisions of section 15;
a report which contains details of the activities of the Council during that financial year. (Amended by Act 4 of 1976, s. 15.)

        (2) The Minister shall cause copies of the accounts and reports to be printed and laid before Parliament.

PART V—ADMINISTRATION
Director
        17.—(1) The Council shall, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a person to be Director of the Council. (Substituted by Act 19 of 1984, s. 2.)
        (lA) The Council shall pay the Director such salary as is determined from time
to time by the Higher Salaries Commission. (Inserted by Act II of 1983, s. 27 and
Sched. 2.)
        (2) The Council may, with the approval of the Minister, delegate to the Director such of its functions as it may from time to time deem desirable.
        (3) The Director shall fully declare to the Council any financial or other interest with which he may at any time directly or indirectly be connected.
        (4) The Director shall not be entitled to vote at meetings of the Council, or of any board or committee to which he may be appointed.

Servants and agents
        18. Subject to the provisions of the Higher Salaries Commission Act, the Council shall from time to time appoint, on such terms and conditions as it shall determine, such other persons to be servants or agents of the Council as it may deem necessary. (Amended by Act 11 of 1983, s. 27 and Sched. 2.) (Cap. 2A.)

PART VI—LEVY ORDER
Levy order
        19.—(1) The Minister may, from time to time, after consultation with the Council make, in such form and containing such details (including provision for the payment of interest) as he may determine, a levy order imposing a levy on any employer or class of employer, and the amount payable under any such levy order shall be paid to the Council at the time and in the manner specified in such levy order:
        Provided that a levy order may make different provisions in relation to different classes of employers.
        (2) The Minister may from time to time, after consultation with the Council, revoke or amend a levy order.
        (3) The Council may appoint authorized officers to collect the amount payable under a levy order. (Amended by Act 25 of 1976, s. 3.)
        (4) The amount payable under a levy order shall be deemed to be a simple contract debt due from the employer and shall be recoverable accordingly by the Council in any court of competent jurisdiction. (Amended by Act 25 of 1976, s. 3.)
        (5) Proceedings under subsection (4) may be instituted by the Director or by any servant or agent of the Council authorised by him in writing for that purpose, and the director or any such servant or agent may conduct proceedings whether or not he was the person instituting them.
        (6) Any employer who fails to pay to the Council the amount payable under a levy order at the time and in the manner specified therein shall be guilty of an offence. (Inserted by Act 25 of 1976, s. 3.)

PART VII—INFORMATION
Power to obtain information from employers
        20.—(1) The Council may require an employer or class of employers to furnish such returns, provide such information and keep such records, as shall be approved by it, and, if required, to produce them for inspection to enable the Council to carry out its functions under this Act.
        (2) Any employer who refuses or fails to comply without reasonable cause with any requirement of the Council made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
        (3) Any employer who—

knowingly or recklessly furnishes, in pursuance of any requirement made under subsection (1), any return, information or record which is false in a material particular; or
wilfully makes a false entry in any record required to be produced and kept under the provisions of this Act or, with intent to deceive, makes use of any such entry which he knows to be false,

shall be guilty of an offence.
        (4) Where an offence has been committed under the provisions of subsection (3) by an employer (other than the Crown), being a body corporate, every officer, which expression means any director, manager, secretary or other servant or any person purporting to act in such capacity, of the employer who knowingly and wilfully authorised or permitted the contravention mentioned in this section shall, in addition to the employer, be guilty of an offence and on conviction liable to the same fine and imprisonment.
        (5) Where an offence has been committed under the provisions of subsection (3) by an employer, being the Crown, every public officer who furnishes the returns, provides the information or keeps the records required by subsection (1), or any person or persons purporting to do so, who knowingly and wilfully authorised or permitted the contravention mentioned in this section shall be guilty of an offence.

PART VIII—APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING
Training orders for apprentices
        21. The Minister may, after consultation with the Council, from time to time make orders, known as training orders, in relation to or regulating the employment, training and minimum remuneration of apprentices in any designated trade or occupation, and may make rules prescribing forms, fees, matters and things which are required, permitted or contemplated by this Part to be prescribed or which appear to the Minister to be necessary or convenient for the purpose of more effectively carrying out the objects and operation of this Part.

Apprentices
        22.—(1) Any apprentice in any designated trade or occupation shall, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, be deemed to be employed under an agreement made between the Director on behalf of the Council, the apprentice or (if he is under eighteen years of age) a parent, guardian or a person in loco parentis to him, and the employer whereby the employer agrees to employ the apprentice, and the apprentice agrees to serve the employer, for the period of training specified in the rules. (Amended by Act 25 of 1976, s. 4.)
        (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the Council may, if it thinks it appropriate—

release any employer or apprentice from their respective obligations to each other; or
transfer the benefits and obligations of the employer under any apprenticeship agreement to another employer who shall be willing to undertake them.

        (3) Notwithstanding his powers contained in section 28, the Minister may make regulations prescribing the form of any apprenticeship agreement and the matters for which provision shall be made in any apprenticeship agreement. (Inserted by Act 25 of 1976, s. 4.)

Arrangements where apprentice not engaged
        23. The Council may make such arrangements as it thinks proper for safeguarding the continued training of any apprentice if such person is not, for any reason other than his own wilful default, engaged in his employment.

Exemptions
        24. The Council may, if it deems it necessary in any particular case, in regard to the employment of an apprentice, exempt any person from any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule, order or regulation made thereunder.

Training orders for other persons
        25. The Minister may, after consultation with the Council from time to time make orders, known as training orders, in relation to or regulating the employment and training of persons other than apprentices, and may make rules prescribing forms, fees, matters and things which appear to the Minister to be necessary or convenient for the purpose of more effectively carrying out the objects and operation of this Act.

PART IX—MISCELLANEOUS
Obstruction
        26. Any person who does any act or thing for the purpose either of preventing or obstructing the Council, or any employer from carrying out any arrangement made by the Council under the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence.

Authorised officers
        27.—(1) The Council may appoint such persons as it thinks necessary, to be authorised officers for all or any of the purposes of this Act.
        (2) An authorised officer may—

at any reasonable time enter any premises in which he has reasonable cause to believe a designated trade or occupation is carried out, or where any apprentice is or has within the previous six months been or is believed to have been employed and examine the methods used on such premises in the training of apprentices and give advice in such training;
with respect to matters under section 21, examine any person whom he finds on premises entered under the provisions of paragraph (a) and any apprentice, and require any such person or apprentice to appear before him at a reasonable time and place and to answer such questions as he may put touching such matters:
Provided that no person or apprentice shall be required by virtue of this paragraph to answer any question or to give any evidence tending to incriminate himself;

at any reasonable time enter any premises and examine the methods used in the training of any person whom he finds employed in a trade or occupation the subject of a training order made under the provisions of section 25 and give advice in such training;
require the production or delivery up of any of the records required to be kept by an employer by or under the provisions of this Act or of any orders or regulations made thereunder, and to examine and make extracts from, and copies of, any such records.

        (3) An authorised officer may, by notice in writing served on any employer, or in respect of whom a levy order has been made or carrying on a designated trade or occupation or having a person in training or employing an apprentice, require him to keep and to furnish to him within a time or times and in a manner to be specified, such report or particulars as shall be specified with respect to the persons or any apprentice employed by him.
        (4) An authorised officer shall be furnished by the Council with a certificate of his appointment and, when exercising, or seeking to exercise, any of the powers conferred on him by this Act, shall, on being required to do so, produce the certificate on demand.
        (5) Any person who refuses or fails to comply without reasonable cause with any requirement made by an authorised officer under the provisions of this Act or who binders an authorised officer in the exercise of his powers under the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence.

Regulations
        28.—(1) The Minister may make regulations generally for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and, in particular, may make regulations in respect of any matter which he considers necessary or desirable for the furtherance of the functions conferred on the Council by this Act.
        (2) Different regulations may be made under the provisions of subsection (1) in respect of apprentices, employers or employees or classes of apprentices, employers or employees, and of different occupations, and in making any such regulations the Minister may apply such method of differentiation as he may deem advisable.

PART X—APPEALS TRIBUNAL
Appeals Tribunal
        29.—(1) There shall be an Appeals Tribunal to be called the National Training Appeals Tribunal, which shall consist of a Chairman and two other members, all to be appointed by the Chief Justice for a period not exceeding two years. The Chairman shall be a person qualified to practise in Fiji as a barrister and solicitor, one member shall be appointed to represent employers and one member shall be appointed to represent employees.
        (2) The Chairman and other members of the Appeals Tribunal shall be paid respectively out of moneys of the Council such remuneration and allowances as the Chief Justice may, from time to time, determine.
        (3) The Chairman shall have an original vote at meetings of the Appeals Tribunal.
        (4) Any person aggrieved by—

the implementation of the provisions of, or any decision on, any levy order;
a decision of the Council made in relation to an apprentice; or
the implementation of a training order made under the provisions of section 21,

may, within three months of the date of the receipt of such decision, dismissal or order, or such longer period as the Appeals Tribunal may in any case allow, appeal from such decision to the Appeals Tribunal. Every such appeal shall be in writing and shall state the grounds thereof.
        (5) Any person appealing to the Appeals Tribunal shall be permitted at the hearing of his appeal to appear in person or by a barrister and solicitor or other person of his own choice.
        (6) The Appeals Tribunal shall have power to summon and examine witnesses on oath and affirmation and to require the production of all documents or other things in the possession of a witness relevant to an appeal, but shall not be bound by the rules of evidence in civil or criminal proceedings:
        Provided that if any witness objects to answering any question or to producing any document or thing on the ground that it will tend to incriminate him or on any other lawful ground, he shall not be required to answer such question or to produce such document or thing, nor shall he be liable to any penalties under the provisions of this Act for refusing to do so.
        (7) Any person summoned as a witness under the provisions of subsection (6) who fails to attend at the required time and place, or on any adjournment, or who, without lawful excuse, refuses or neglects to answer any question put to him by or with the concurrence of the Appeals Tribunal or to produce any document or thing which is in his possession and which he is required to produce shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100.
        (8) The Appeals Tribunal shall, on any appeal to it, confirm, rescind or vary any decision of the Council, and any such confirmation, rescission or variation shall be final.
        (9) Persons summoned as witnesses shall be paid out of money of the Council such allowances (if any) as the Appeals Tribunal may, from time to time, determine.
        (10) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Chief Justice may make rules as to the manner in which appeals shall be presented, and the procedure to be followed on appeals under the provisions of this Act.

PART XI—PENALTIES
Penalties
        30. Any person who commits an offence under this Act shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Controlled by Ministry of Employment and Industrial Relations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
CHAPTER 93
FIJI NATIONAL TRAINING
SECTION 19—FIJI NATIONAL TRAINING LEVY ORDER
Order 25th Sept., 1973, 5th Feb., 1974

Made by the Minister

Short title
        1. This Order may be cited as the Fiji National Training Levy Order.

Interpretation
        2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, "wages" means all emoluments which would be due in money to an employee under his contract if no deductions were made therefrom, whether in pursuance of any law requiring or permitting the making of any deduction or otherwise and whether such emoluments have been agreed to be paid monthly, weekly, daily or otherwise:
        Provided that the following shall be deemed not to be wages:—

payments made by an employer to an employee in reimbursement of sums necessarily expended by him on behalf of his employer for the purposes of his employment;
payments made by the Government of a State or by an organisation, which expressions shall have the same meaning as in the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act, to any person employed in Fiji.

Scope of levy Order
3. A levy is hereby imposed on every employer in respect of all his employees, except the following employees:—

an employee based and paid overseas as long as his employment in Fiji does not exceed in the aggregate three months in any period of twelve months;
an officer or man of the Royal Fiji Military Forces;
a police officer;
a uniformed officer of the Prisons Service;
an employee or supervisor—
1. of any other school exempted from the provisions of this Order by the Minister;
an employee of a co-operative society, as defined in the Co-operative Societies Act, except those co-operative societies which may from time to time be designated by the Minister;
an employee employed by any organisation as defined in the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act;
an employee employed by the Government of a State, as defined in the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act;
a domestic servant, as defined in the Employment Act;

(10)an employee actively engaged in and who has as his main occupation—

Amount of levy
        4. The levy referred to in paragraph 3 shall be of an amount assessed from time to time by the Council to be equal to one per cent. of the total of the gross wages paid by the employers in the period prior to the date of such assessment in respect of all employees on whom this levy is imposed.

Service of notice
        5. The Council shall serve or cause to be served a notice on the employer on whom the leavy has been imposed by paragraph 3 specifying the date by which the levy shall be paid and the period in respect of which the assessment referred to in the last preceding paragraph is based.

Interest
        6.—(1) Any sum due under this Order and unpaid on the date specified in any notice served under the provisions of paragraph 5 shall bear interest from that date at the rate of one per cent. per month or part of a month until payment:
        Provided that if the amount of any interest amounts to a fraction of a dollar, the interest payable shall be calculated to the next highest dollar.
        (2) The Council may in any case remit in whole or in part, whether prospectively or retrospectively, the payment of any interest.
(Paragraph amended by Order 5th February, 1974)

PARAGRAPH 3 (6)—FIJI NATIONAL TRAINING LEVY (DESIGNATION)
ORDER

Order 5th Feb., 1974

Made by the Minister

Short title
        1. This Order may be cited as the Fiji National Training Levy (Designation) Order.

Designation
        2. I have designa~d the following co-operative societies to be co-operative societies to which the provisions of sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 3 of the Fiji National Training Levy Order shall not apply:—
Rotuma Co-operative Association,
Fiji Co-operative Association Limited.
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SECTION 21—FIJI NATIONAL TRAINING (1973) ORDER
Legal Notices Nos. 129 of 1973, 66 of 1976, 61 of 1979, 107 of 1980, 36 of 1982

Short title
        1. This Order may be cited as the Fiji National Training (1973) Order.

Designated trades or occupations
        2. All trades or occupations are designated trades or occupations for the purposes of this Order.

Minimum remuneration
        3. The minimum rates of remuneration of apprentices in any designated trade or occupation shall be as follows:—
During the first year of apprenticeship—85c per hour.
During the second year of apprenticeship—95c per hour.
During the third year of apprenticeship—$1.04c per hour.
During the fourth year of apprenticeship—$1.17c per hour.
During the fifth year of apprenticeship—$1.32c per hour.
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SECTION 21—FIJI NATIONAL TRAINING (1976) ORDER
Legal Notices Nos. 176 of 1976, 204 of 1979, 50 of 1982

Short title

This Order may be cited as the Fiji National Training (1976) Order.

Designated trades or occupations
        2. The trades or occupations specified in the Schedule are declared to be designated trades or occupations for the purposes of this Order.

Standards of entry to apprenticeship
        3.—(1) The standards of entry to apprenticeship shall be those set out in the training recommendations made by the Council in respect of such designated trades or occupations.
        (2) In any designated trade or occupation in respect of which training recommendations have not been made the entry requirements are—

that an apprentice will have attained the apparent age of fifteen years. In the absence of a birth certificate a written assessment of age, by the Director, is conclusive proof for the purposes of this Order;
that a recent medical certificate is produced as to the apprentice's fitness to engage in the designated trade or occupation;
that the apprentice is capable of undertaking the theoretical part of the training;
that the apprentice practical aptitudes for the designated trade or occupation a willingness to apply his talents and passes a practical test if required by the Council;
that the apprentice must be prepared to live away from home for extended periods;
that the apprentice shall be party to and intend honouring the apprenticeship agreement.

Implied conditions
4.—(1) The following conditions shall be implied in every agreement of apprenticeship in a designated trade or occupation in force at, or made after, the commencement of this Order:—
(a) on the part of the employer—

to train the apprentice in accordance with the training recommendation where an appropriate recommendation exists;
to train or to have trained the apprentice to the best of his ability in the trade or occupation where no training recommendation is available;
to satisfy himself as to the suitability of the apprentice to undertake the necessary training and related education;
to offer related and progressive on-the-job training and experience during the period of the agreement;
to release the apprentice, at wages not less than the rates in the Fiji National Training (1973) Order and travel and subsistence at the prevailing rates for periods of training or related education as determined by the Council;
to pay all fees in connection with classes/courses which the apprentice may be required to attend;
to maintain records in respect of the apprentice on such matters as time worked, wages, travel and subsistence paid and to keep any records required the Council in respect of the apprentice;
(viii)to make available to the apprentice the requisite tools for the work which the apprentice will be engaged on if these tools are in excess of the tools prescribed by the Council and all necessary educational text books and drawing instruments;
to advance moneys to the apprentice for the purchase of tools prescribed by the Council and recover these moneys, less any tool allowance from authorities, from the apprentice in accordance with section 51 of the Employment Act;

(Cap. 92)

not to require or permit the apprentice to work such hours as would necessitate the apprentice being absent from a day, evening or night related education class;

not to permit the apprentice if under eighteen years of age to work more than twenty hours overtime in any one month without prior Council approval;

not to permit the apprentice to work outside Fiji without the prior written permission of the Council;

(xiii)not to engage more than one apprentice for every two experienced employees in the relevant trade or occupation without Council approval;

to apply for Council permission to employ the apprentice and to register the apprentice with the Council within one month from engaging the person as an apprentice;

not to request or to accept a premium in respect of the employment of the apprentice;

to inform the Council, as soon as to possible, if he is or will be unable to provide employment or suitable training for the established apprentice and if such be the case, if required, to facilitate the apprentice's transfer on a temporary or permanent basis;

(xvii)to undertake to pay the apprentice wages not less than the rates in the Fiji National Training (1973) Order, and such travelling and subsistence allowance as the Council may determine;
(b) on the part of the apprentice—

to obey lawful instructions and serve the employer to the best of his ability;
to maintain a high standard of honesty and safety in matters affecting the employer and not communicate to any person information that would hurt or damage the business of the employer;
not to absent himself from his employer's service except on medical grounds with a medical certificate or other reasonable grounds acceptable to the employer;
to attend off-the-job and related education courses as directed and seek to advance his skill and knowledge diligently without hindrance to the training and educational authorities or fellow trainees;
to maintain any training records, on request by the employer or Council;
to equip himself progressively with tools as prescribed by the Council for his particular trade or occupation and repay money advanced for tools, if any, to his employer;

on the part of the Council to register the apprentice in its records and to inform the employer and apprentice accordingly;
a probationary period of six months shall be served by the apprentice, and the apprenticeship agreement may be terminated during this period by either party; such termination to be notified in writing to the Council by the employer within one week of the date of termination;
the agreement shall terminate—
1. when the Council is satisfied that the apprentice has completed the agreement; or
2. if the Council is satisfied that the apprentice has not complied with the conditions of the agreement or is unsuitable for further training;
if an employer is satisfied that the apprentice bound to him by agreement under the provisions of this Order has committed a serious breach of the terms of such agreement or of any conditions of apprenticeship applicable to such apprentice, he may forthwith suspend the apprentice;
an employer who has suspended an apprentice shall report the matter in writing to the Director within three working days of the suspension and the Director shall then investigate the matter and may confirm or set aside the suspension of the apprentice or vary the term thereof;
if the Director sets aside the suspension of an apprentice, the employer shall pay to the apprentice such wages as may have been withheld from him during the period of suspension.

Breaking of the agreement
5. Any person who compels or induces a violation of an agreement of apprenticeship relating to a designated trade or occupation or who contravenes any of the provisions of this Order shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month.

Apprenticeship agreement
6. Every apprenticeship agreement relating to a designated trade or occupation shall be written in the English language and signed by the employer, the apprentice, and, if the apprentice is under eighteen years of age, a parent, guardian, or the person in loco parentis to the apprentice and the Director on behalf of the Council, and shall contain—

the employer's name, place of business, business, and Fiji National Provident Fund number;
the apprentice's name, address, date and place of birth;
if the apprentice is under eighteen years of age, the name and address of his parents, guardian or the person who is in loco parentis to him;
the trade or occupation in which the apprentice is to be trained;
the period of training and (if applicable) the standards to be attained before completion of apprenticeship;
reference to the conditions as set out in this Order and in an approved training recommendation affecting the employer and the apprentice;
the signature and date of signing of the consenting parties which shall include the apprentice's parent, guardian or person in loco parentis if the apprentice is under eighteen years of age.

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SCHEDULE
(Paragraph 2)
(Substituted by Legal Notice 50 of 1982.)
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Designated trades or occupations

Aircraft Maintenance
(b)Automotive-Electrical
(c)Automotive-Mechanic
(d)Boilermaking
(e)Carpentry
Electrical, Fitter and Mechanic
(g)Electronics
Fitting and Machining
Joinery and Cabinet Making
Marine Engineering
Navigation and Seamanship
Panel Beating
(m)Plumbing
(n)Printing
Refrigeration and Airconditioning
Saw Doctor
(q)Shipwright
Welding and Fabricating

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SECTION 28—FIJI NATIONAL TRAINING (TRADE TESTING)
REGULATIONS
Legal Notices Nos. 121 of 1976, 200 of 1977

Short title
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fiji National Training (Trade Testing) Regulations.

Interpretation
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

"appropriate form" means a form approved by the Minister for use in any particular case;
"trade test" means such test approved by the Minister, after consultation with the Council, as he may consider desirable for the purpose of determining the competence of a person engaged in any trade specified in the First Schedule.

Application
3. A person wishing to take a trade test shall apply on the appropriate form and shall pay the fees set out in the Second Schedule:
Provided that no application shall, without the written approval of the Director, be accepted unless—

in the case of an applicant for a Class III trade test, he has completed at least one year's employment in the trade;
in the case of an applicant for a Class II trade test, he has completed at least three years employment in the trade, and he has passed his Class III trade test;
in the case of an applicant for a Class I trade test, he has completed either a contract of apprenticeship in the trade under the Act or at least five years employment in the trade, and has passed his Class II trade test.

Trade test
        4. A trade test shall be in the form and subject to the conditions prescribed by the Minister, after consultation with the Council.

Certificate
        5. An applicant, after satisfying the Director that he has reached the required standard in a trade test, shall be granted a certificate in the appropriate form signed by the Director or by an officer authorised by him in writing, and by the officer examining the applicant in the trade test.

Register of certificates
        6. The Director shall cause a register or registers to be kept in the appropriate form of certificates issued under regulation 5.

Offences
        7. Any person who—

makes use of a certificate to which he is not entitled under these Regulations;
being entitled to a certificate under these Regulations, parts with possession of it to a person not so entitled;
alters or defaces a certificate issued under these Regulations, or makes any model, likeness or facsimile of such certificate with intent to deceive or defraud; or
fails to produce his certificate without good cause when the Director or a trade testing officer requires him to do so,

shall be guilty of an offence under the Act.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
Trade
Group A—Building Trades: Class of Trade Test

Carpenter (General)................…………………….	III	II	I
Joiner ........................……………………………..	“	“	“
Blocklayer ....................…………………………..	“	“	“
Plasterer (General).............……………………….	“	“	“
Painter and Decorator ..........…………………….	“	“	“
Signwriter.....................………………………….	“	“	“

Group B—Metal Trades:

Plumber (General) .............……………………..	III	II	I
Pipe Fitter (General)............……………………	“	“	“
Sheet Metal Worker ............……………………	“	“	“
Welder (Gas)..................……………………….	“	“	“
Welder (Electric Arc)...........…………………..	“	“	“
Welder (Gas and Electric Arc) ...………………	“	“	“

Group C—Furniture Trades:

Cabinet Maker.................………………………	III	II	I
Wood Machinist................……………………..	“	“	“
Upholsterer ...................……………………….	“	“	“

Group D—Mechanical Trades;

Fitter Machinist................……………………..

III

Group E—Automotive Trades:

Motor Vehicle Mechanic ........………………..

III

Group F—Printing Trades:

Letterpress Machinist...........………………….	III	II	I
Lithographic Offset Machinist....……………..	“	“	“
Hand and Machine Typographer..…………….	“	“	“
Bookbinder ...................………………………	“	“	“
Photo Mechanic……………………………….	“	“	“

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SECOND SCHEDULE
(Substituted by Regulations 20th December, 1977)
Standard         Fees
                                                                                                   $
Tradesman Class III........................................…………..          5-00
Tradesmen Class II.........................................…………..          8-00
Tradesman Class 1..........................................………….. 12-00

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REGULATION 4—APPROVED TRADE TESTS
Notices 22nd Dec., 1976, 5th Oct., 1977, 13th July, 1978
Approved by the Minister
TRADE TESTS

Note on General Safety
        In the theoretical test, questions will be asked on safety topics of the relevant syllabus. Marks will also be awarded for the correct observance of safety procedures during the practical test. Candidates are therefore expected to have a thorough knowledge of the current safety regulations in force in their workshops or sites, and should be able to take the necessary precautionary measures against the hazards of using tools, machines, lifting gears and other equipment related to their trades.
        Candidates will be expected to pay particular importance to cleanliness and tidiness when performing the various operations during the practical test, and all tools to be employed in the test should be in good condition.

System of Measurement
        The Imperial System of Measurement will be used in all the practical tests until further notice.
        However, trade tests using the Metric System could be arranged if specifically requested.

Group A—Building Trades
CARPENTER (GENERAL)

Tradesman Class III
        The candidate must have in his possession the following *tools:¾

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1 ……	Saw, hand 26”	1 ……	Stone, oil
1 ……	Saw, rip	1 ……	Can, oil
1 ……	Saw, set	1 ……	1 Rule, 3'
1 ……	Brace, ratchet	1 ……	Spirit level not less than 30” long
1 ……	Hammer, claw, 16 oz.	1 pr. ..	Dividers, 6”
1 ……	Chisel, mortise 3/8”	1 ……	Bevel, sliding
1 set ..	Five twist bits, sizes ¼”- ¾”	1 ……	File, saw 5” or 6”
1 set ...	Five square edge wood chisels, sizes ¾”-1 ¼”	1 …..	Punch, nail 1/8”
1 ……	Plane, Jack	1 ……	Square, combination 12”
1 ……	Nail, pouch or apron	1 ……	Screwdriver 6”
1 ……	Gauge, marking	1 ……	Pinch bar 24”
		1 ……	Screwdriver, phillips 6”

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.
The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained basic knowledge of the following:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The reading of and measuring with a rule to 1/16th of an inch or I mm.
The setting up and safe use of portable power tools to include the electric hand drill, grinder, sander, plane and saw.
The sawing and planing of a piece of timber, square, to a given length, width and thickness, using hand or portable power tools.
The ability to work to given dimensions, and be familiar with standard forms of measurement, both Imperial and Metric.
The recognition and measurement of timber and sheet materials in common use and to differentiate between good and defective timber.
The purpose and construction of the following types of joints:— halving, simple scarf joint, simple mortice and tenon, housing joints, bridle joints, mitred joints, simple dovetail joints, joints with timber connectors.
The construction of rough shuttering and bracing.
The fixing of reinforcement steel in simple slabs and beams.
The splicing of a door frame in position.
The construction and installation of ledge and braced door, including necessary hardware.
The simple repairs to sash and frame windows including glazing.
Types of lock in common use and their installation.
Common types of roof coverings and their fixing.
Construction of simple ladders and trestles, including their safety in use.
The carrying out of simple carpentry work such as cutting and nailing-nogging.
The interpretation of simple sketches with dimensions.
Familiar with the general safety rules in the use of tools and other equipment related to the trade, to include electrical shock and use of protection equipment.

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CARPENTER (GENERAL)
Tradesman Class II
In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III test in the trade of Carpenter (General), the candidate must also be in possession of the following "tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1 set . .	Five bevelled edge wood chisels, sizes ¼”-l"	1 ......	Saw, coping
1 ....…	Plane, smoothing	1......	Saw, keyhole
1 ....…	Punch, nail 1/6"	1 ......	Saw, panel
1 ......	Screwdriver, 4"	1 ......	Bit, countersink
1 ......	Screwdriver, 12"	1 ......	Chisel, cold
1 …..	Bradawl	1 pr. ..	Pliers, combination
1 …..	Twist drills 1/16”- ¼”	1 …...	Plumb bob
1 …..	Drill, hand	2 …..	Twist bits, sizes 7/8”-1”
1 …..	Saw, file (3 corner) 3”	1 set ..	Expansion bits ¾”-2”
1 …..	Saw, file (3 corner) 4”	1 …..	Spokeshave (curved)
		1 …..	Cutter, glass.

Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

The Candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class III in the trade of Carpenter (General).
The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained sufficient knowledge of the following in addition to all the requirements laid down in the Class III test:¾

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The interpretation of simple drawings and sketches and the preparation of material list.
The safe use, care and sharpening of carpentry tools.
The making of various joints used in carpentry.
Types of adhesives (glue), their preparation, application and common glueing defects.
The selection and correct use of fasteners.
The setting out and construction of simple arch centres.
The setting out and construction of formwork to straight flight stairs and landing.

The fixing of hand rails to metal balustrades.

The layout and construction of gable, hip and valley roofs.
The making of templates from diagrams.
1. An understanding of the structure of wood, hard and soft wood, seasoning (drying) and storage of timbers; local and imported timbers; and commercial forms of timber.
Application of simple building calculations.
Methods of setting out and squaring foundations.
1. The carrying out of normal internal and external finishing work to a building including installation of hardware.
The construction of timber floors, for domestic buildings.
The use of storey rod in carpentry work.
Types of abrasive (sandpaper) and their uses.
1. Familiar with timber scaffold construction and assembly of steel scaffold including scaffold safety.
2. The setting up and safe application of the following portable power tools:- router, trimmer, and jig saw.
Principles of setting and sharpening saws.
An understanding of the general factory safety plus a knowledge of the procedures when an accident occurs.

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CARPENTER (GENERAL)
Tradesman Class I
In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III and Class II tests in the trade of Carpenter (General) the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1 ......	Steel not less than 100'	1......	Builder's line not less
	than 100' long
1 ......	Square, steel	1 ......	Rule, scale

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.
The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class II in the trade of Carpenter (General).
For a Tradesman Class I test the candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and a written test that he is highly skilled and has a sound knowledge of all the skills and operations of the trade, including the following:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
1. The interpretation of scale drawings, symbols, specification and making of sketches applicable to the trade.
Proficiency in the use of steel square in carpentry work.
1. The use of a dumpy level or similar instrument for setting out building work with acceptable tolerance.
2. Selecting, setting up and organising the safe use of power tools and equipment on site.
The carrying out of any finishing work applicable to the trade.
1. The setting out and construction of formwork for circular or non- rectangular footings, columns, beams, slabs and walls including expansion joints.
The application of geometry in relation to the setting out of foundations.
The carrying out of slump test on concrete and making of test cubes.
The layout and construction of splayed hip roof and roof trusses.
1. The setting out and construction of formwork to concrete stairs for circular, 'A or 74 space landing.
2. The preparation of bill of materials from drawing; be familiar with ordering procedures, bill of quantities, building regulations and time sheet.
The setting out and construction of double curvature arch centres.
1. Calculating the spacing and cross-sectional sizes of cleats, yokes, props, braces and walers for concrete formwork.
The use of suspended formwork, steel formwork and form hardware.
The principles of construction applied to timbering, underpinning and shoring.
Familiar with industrial framed timber floor construction.
The planning and organisation of carpentry work and be capable of providing leadership to tradesmen of lower levels.
Familiar with other trades allied to building construction.
1. A thorough understanding of all the safety regulations and the safety precautions to be observed for safe working in a carpentry shop or on site with reference to the current Factories Act.

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JOINER
Tradesman Class III
The candidate must have in his possession the following *tools:—

Quantify	Item	Quantity	Item
2 ......	Chisels, square edgewood	2 ......	Chisels, bevelled edgewood
1 ......	Stone, oil	1......	Punch, nail 1/8"
1 ......	Saw, panel 22"'-20"	1 ......	Screwdriver, small
1 ......	Screwdriver not less than 10" long	1 ......	Gauge, mortise
1 ......	Countersunk bit	1......	Hammer, claw, 16 oz.
1......	Plane, smoothing	1 ......	Oil can
1......	Rule, 3'	1	Square, combination 12"
1 ......	Brace, ratchet or 2 speed hand drill	1......	File, saw 5" or 6"
1 ......	Saw, set	1 set .	Twist bits, sizes ¼''- ¾" or high speed bits
1 ......	Plane, smoothing

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The reading of and measuring with a rule to %6fh of an inch or I mm.
1. The ability to work to given dimensions and be familiar with standard forms of measurement both Imperial and Metric.
2. The setting up and safe use of portable power tools to include the electric hand drill; sander-belt, orbital: grinder (grindstone, sandstone, emery wheel); jigsaw. The importance of not to overheat tool steel when using these power tools.
3. An introduction in the safe use of the following woodworking machines:—
4. Planing machine;
5. Circular saw, rip, crosscut and combination;
6. Mortise machine—chisels, chain;
7. saw;
8. Cutter, grinder, planer.
9. know how to start and stop the machine and to execute simple jobs under supervision.

6. The purpose and construction of the following joints:—
halving, mortise and tenon, housing joints, mitred joints, lapped dovetail, through dovetail, hammer head keyed joints, slip tongue edge joints, tongue and grooved edge joints, carcase construction joints, glazing bar joints.

The proper skill in basic joinery operations (sawing across and along the grains, planing a true surface, cutting a mortise, rebating).
The construction of framed, ledged, braced and T & G sheeted door, to include mortising and tenoning by hand and machine, cleaning up of inside edges and assembly, painting of joints, preparation and fitting of sheeting, nailing and punching, fitting of braces hanging stile.
1. The construction of a simple sash door frame or window frame from a given set out.
Familiar with general safety rules in the use of tools and other equipment related to the trade, to include electrical shock and use of protective equipment.

JOINER
Tradesman Class II
In addition to possessing the tools specified for Class III test in the trade of Joiner, the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1......	Expansive bit ¾” to 2"	1......	Plane, steel jack
1 set . . .	Three bevelled edge-wood chisels, sizes ¼”-l"	1 ......	Plane, rebate
1 ......	Saw, tenon	1 ......	Mallet, wooden
1 ......	Saw, coping	1 ......	Screwdriver, ratchet
1 ......	Bevel, sliding	1 pr. . . . Pincers
1 ......	Knife, marking and scribing	2 ......	Scrapers, cabinet
1 ......	Hammer, brad	1 ......	Router
1 ......	Spirit level not less than 30” long	1 set . . .	Three chisels, firmer
	(registered)

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.
The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class III in the trade of Joiner.
The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained sufficient knowledge of the following in addition to all the requirements laid down in the Class III test:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above, and the mechanical equipment used in the trade, to include the machine tools and mechanical tools mentioned in paragraphs 4 and 5 of test Class III.
The reading of simple drawings, sketches and the setting out of measurements prescribed on drawings and Joinery Rods.
The sharpening of all the joinery hand tools according to the proper techniques.
A good working knowledge about timber, to include identification and structure of wood, types of timber local and imported, terms relating to timber and market sizes, seasoning and storing timber.
The proper use of glues and adhesives to include types of glues, gluing process, preparation and application of glues, common gluing defects.
Types of nails, screws, ironmongery. The fixing and fitting of hinges, locks, window fasteners, mortise locks, drawer locks, cupboard locks, finger plates, drawer handles, pivot window fasteners, and fittings.
The production of glazed screens and partitions in hardwood and softwood.
The moulding of simple architraves by hand and machine; must know the use of plinth—block.
The production of various types of flush doors in common use, applying hardboard or plywood facing.
The construction of all types of windows, to include top hung, pivot hung or inward opening types.
An understanding of table construction with solid and blockboard tops; laying of former; edging strips; table leg joints, use of buttons; framing for drawers.
The techniques of panelling (framed, hardwood panelling with stuck and planted moulding, blockboard and plywood panels, methods of fixing).
The working of elementary trade calculations to include linear, surface and cubic measurements, and to be able to determine the quantity of timber required for a given task.
An understanding of the qualities of various plywoods and how to test their suitability for exterior work.
An understanding of shop fitting for either shop fronts, stall boards and .internal fixtures.
Cafe seating and commercial kitchen fitment construction with particular regard to design of cleanliness features.
A basic understanding and the skill in cutting and fixing glass. 18. An understanding of the general factory safety plus a knowledge of the procedures when an accident occurs.

JOINER
Tradesman Class I
In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III and Class II tests in the trade of Joiner, the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1 . . ..	Drill, hand	1 . . ..	Tape, steel, not less
1 . . ..	Steel roofing square		than 50 feet long
1 . . ..	Rule, scale	1. . ..	Bevel, sliding

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesmen Class II in the trade of Joiner.
For a Tradesman Class I test, the candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and a written test that he is fully skilled and has a sound knowledge of all the skills and operations of the trade, including the following:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
Techniques of drawer construction, the types of joints to be used, the use of dovetailing machine, the use of drawer blocks, runners and stops.
General construction, the working to diagrams or drawings with prescribed dimensions. Able to make out rods and diagrams for lower class joiners and wood machinists to work from.
The identification of all the usual prescriptions and symbols used on drawings applicable to the trade.
The setting out and construction of staircases of the following designs with or without the use of a steel setting out square:—
The use of veneers and laminates for finishing works applicable to joinery.
The setting out and construction in timbers of all types of doors and frames and window sashes and frames including circular work,
An understanding of bills of quantities and specifications.
An understanding and application of paints for exterior joinery.
An understanding and application of finishes for interior and exterior joinery.
The construction of all types of cabinets normally manufactured in a joinery shop.
The making out of time sheets for specified jobs, and compiling materials and costs made out from drawings.
An understanding of timber gradings and classifications and the suitability of various species of timber for joinery.
The ability to set out and make all joints as normally used in joinery construction.
The planning and organisation of joinery work, and be capable of providing leadership to tradesmen of lower levels.
A thorough understanding of all the safety regulations and the safety precautions to be observed for safe working in a joinery shop or on site with reference to the current Factories Act.

BLOCKLAYER
Tradesmen Class III
The candidate must have in his possession the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1. . ..	Trowel, brick	1 . . ..	Hammer, brick
1 . . ..	Trowel, pointing	1 . . ..	Hammer, claw
1 . . ..	Rule, 3'	1 . . ..	Brick bolster
1 . . ..	Level, spirit, not less than 2' long	1 . . ..	Chisel, cold
1 . . ..	Line, cotton or nylon, not less than 100'	1 . . ..	Plumb bob
1 . . ..	Hand board not less than 10" square	1 . . ..	Square, combination
		1 . . ..	Saw, cross cut
1 . . ..	Rule, plumb	1. . ..	Saw, hack
1 . . ..	Tape, steel, flexible 6'	1. . ..	Hammer, club.

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained basic knowledge of the following:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The reading of and measuring with the rule to 1/8^th of an inch or 3 mm.
The reading of simple sketches.
The mixing of concrete, and the care and use of gauge boxes.
The mixing of mortars for concrete blocks to include cement and sand mixes, cement and lime mixes and various types of sands.
The basic requirements to obtain proper bond with mortars, to include use of ingredients, control of mortar mixes, purpose of wetting blocks, keeping material clean and the correct method of spreading mortar.
An understanding of the various shapes, types, sizes of blocks and their properties.
The difference in concrete mixes proportions and water content.
The laying of blocks to a line.
The construction of corner lead blocks using plumb rule or upright.
The placing of concrete in simple stepped footings ground floor slabs to given levels, columns and beams.
Bar sizes, laps and reinforcing blockwork to bond beam height.
The curing of concrete in slabs, columns and beams.
The placing of steel reinforcement in walls, floors, columns, beams, stairways and footings, making provision for concrete cover to steel work.
Bending of bars, using bending machine or marked bench.
Familiar with the general safety rules in the use of tools and other equipment related to the trade, to include electrical shock and use of protective equipment.

BLOCKLAYER
Tradesman Class II
In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III test in the trade of Blocklayer, the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item
1 ......	Tape, steel, not less than 100'
1 ......	Chisel, plugging

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used

The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Trademan Class III in the trade of Blocklayer.
The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained sufficient knowledge of the following in addition to all the requirements laid down in the Class III test:—

The construction of an item shown on a given drawing, which will include internal and/or external return corners and attached or detached bonds either stack or stretcher and/or decorative bonds.
The laying and purpose of a damp-proof course shown on a given drawing.
The construction of stone facing panel to a vertical and/or sloping finish with the required reinforcement.
The placing, compacting, curing of concrete and setting time.
Application of the "3, 4, 5" method of setting out.
The use of gauge rods.
The construction of lintels either in situ or precast.
The setting out of windows and door frames during construction.
Familiar with construction of simple scaffolding with proper regard to safety.
The interpretation of simple drawings and specifications.
Elementary calculations related to the trade to include measurements in both Metric and Imperial.
An understanding of the general safety plus a knowledge of the procedures when an accident occurs.

BLOCKLAYER
Tradesman Class I
        In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III and Class II tests in the trade of Blocklayer, the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—
Quantity         Item
1 ......          Rule, scale
1 ......          Float, steel
1 ......          Float, wood
*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

        The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class II in the trade of Blocklayer.
        For the Tradesman Class I test, the candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and a written test that he is highly skilled and has a sound knowledge of all the skills and operations of the trade, including the following:—

The setting out of blockwork.
Modular concrete block construction and typs of bonding used.
A knowledge of building specifications and bill of quantities.
Calculating ratios and proportions in the application of concrete and mortar mixes.
A thorough knowledge of reinforcing.
The carrying out of slump tests on concrete and test cubes.
The reading and interpretation of scale drawings and the preparation of freehand sketches of construction details.
A thorough knowledge of trade calculations.
Estimating quantities, production time and costs, and be capable of providing leadership to tradesmen of lower levels.
A thorough understanding of all the safety regulations and the safety precautions to be observed for safe working on the site with reference to the current Factories Act.

PLASTERER (GENERAL)
Tradesman Class III
The Candidate must have in his possession the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1 ......	Rule, 3' or flexible steel tape, 6'	1 ......	Brick, trowel
1 ......	Hammer, claw	1 ....	Hammer, club or ball
	pein 1½ lb. or 21b.
1 ......	Chisel, cold ½” or 1" not less than 6" long	1 ......	Line, cotton or nylon not less than 100' long
1 ......	Level, spirit, not less than 2' long	1 ......	Plumb bob
1 ......	Trowel, pointing 6"	1......	Float, steel
1 ......	Float, wood	1	Handboard not less than 10" square

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained basic knowledge of the following:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The reading of and measuring with the rule to Vi6th of an inch or I mm.
The reading of simple sketches.
The selection and use of a straight edge and wooden square.
The preparation and fixing of guide battens, dotting and screeding.
The preparation of backgrounds to receive plaster, walls, columns and beams.
The ability to work to given dimensions, and be familiar with standard forms of measurement.
The preparation of wall surfaces for plastering.
The selection and use of plaster mixes, sand/cement/lime and additives.
Application of plaster between battens.
The production of a reasonable finish of surface, using wood float, sponge or steel float.
Screeding and finishing a concrete floor to a reasonable finish, plain or colour.
Familiar with the general safety rules in the use of tools and other equipment related to the trade to include electrical shock and use of protective equipment.

PLASTERER (GENERAL)
Tradesman Class II
In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III test in the trade of Plasterer (General), the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1 pr.	Pliers, long nose	1 ......	Pliers, straight jaw
1 ....	File, flat	1 ......	File, round
1 ....	Cutter, tile	1......	Saw cross cut.

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class III in the trade of Plasterer (General).
The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained sufficient knowledge of the following in addition to all the requirements laid down in the Class III test:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The use of chemical bounding agents, plasticizer and water proofing.
The rendering/plastering of walls, ceilings, columns, beams, to a good finish with wood float, sponge or steel float.
The plumbing and lining of dots and plaster screeds vertically and horizontally.
The laying and finishing of concrete or sand/cement floor screeds as specified with or without fall.
The application of decorative textured finishes with hand or powered machine (tyrolean).
The curing of cement works, concrete, mortar and plaster.
Calculating plaster mixes, in proportion and quantities.
Familiar with construction of simple scaffolding with proper regard to safety.
The interpretation of simple drawings and specifications.
An elementary knowledge of tiling.
Elementary calculations related to the trade, to include measurements in both Metric and Imperial.
An understanding of the general safety plus a knowledge of the procedures when an accident occurs.

PLASTERER (GENERAL)
Tradesman Class I
        In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III and Class II tests in the trade of Plasterer (General), the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—
Quantity Item
1....................... Tape, steel 100'
1....................... Rule, scale
*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

        The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class II in the trade of Plasterer (General).
        For a Tradesman Class I test the candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and a written test that he is highly skilled and has a sound knowledge of all the skills and operations of the trade, including the following:—

The selection of common building materials suitable for specified jobs, their use and storage.
The use of the scale rule.
Concrete aggregates, placing, compacting and curing.
An understanding of modular concrete block construction.
Knowing the "3, 4, 5" method of setting out.
Forms of tiling in common use, to include laying, fixing and cutting.
A knowledge of reinforcing.
Detecting and curing defects on concrete blocks, plaster and tiles.
Know how to operate machinery commonly used in plastering, to include concrete mixers, vibrators, compressors and small power hand tools.
The reading and interpretation of scale drawings, and the preparation of freehand sketches of construction details.
A thorough knowledge of trade calculations.
Estimating quantities, production time and costs and be capable of providing leadership to tradesmen of lower levels.
A thorough understanding of all the safety regulations and the safety precautions to be observed for safe working on the site with reference to the current Factories Act.

PAINTER AND DECORATOR
Tradesman Class III
The candidate must have in his possession the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1 ....	Apron with pouch	1 ......	Pencil
1 ....	Rule, 3' or 1m.	1 ......	Knife, stopping
1 ....	Spirit level no less than 30" long	1 ......	Scraper
1 ....	Paint pot	1 ......	Brush, wire
1 ......	Burning off knife.

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained basic knowledge in the following:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The reading of and measuring with a rule to 1/8^th of an inch or 1mm.
The mixing of paint ready for general use.
The techniques required in the preparation of old and new surfaces for painting or repainting.
The stripping of paint from old woodwork.
The techniques required in the using and mixing of distemper, lime to paint.
The glazing in glass to single metal and wood frames, determining the type of putty to be used.
Types of paints and their general use.
The selection of basic materials to compose paint.
Finishing in different mediums, including finishing of woodwork.
Types of fillers and where and how they would be used.
Techniques used in glazing other than with putty.
Familiar with the general safety rules in the use of tools and other equipment related to the trade.

PAINTER AND DECORATOR
Tradesman Class II
In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III test in the trade of Painter and Decorator, the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—
*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

Quantity	Item
1..................	Tape, steel 6' or 2m
1....................	Plaited nylon line not less than 100' long.

The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class III in the trade of Painter and Decorator.
The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained sufficient knowledge in the following, in addition to all the requirements laid down in the Class III test:—

Names and identification of colours.
The preparation and finishing of panel to different finishes.
Methods used in the preparation of old work.
Techniques used in glazing containing circular and shaped work.
Techniques used in the restoration of surfaces of original finish.
Necessary precautions to be taken when using decorative materials.
Measuring amount of material used on a job.

PAINTER AND DECORATOR
Tradesman Class I
        The candidate must have in his possession all the tools prescribed for Class III and II tests for the trade of Painter and Decorator.
        The candidate must have obtained a Trade test Certificate for a Tradesman Class II in the trade of Painter and Decorator.
        For a Tradesman Class I test the candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and a written test that he is fully skilled and has a sound knowledge of all the skills and operations of the trade, including the following:—

The techniques used in the mixing for specific colours and matching of the same.
The making out of quantities from drawings or from other information given.
Standard specifications and their requirements concerning painting.
The production of different kinds of decorative finishes representing different materials.
Methods to deal with a painting job where ideal conditions are not present.
Purpose, use, cleaning and maintenance of the spray painting equipment.
Application of spray painting according to requirements.
The carrying out of preparatory work before spray painting to include the application of primer paint, puttying and smoothing down.
Techniques used in scaffolding, to include the construction of simple scaffold for painting or glazing.
Safety precautions required in scaffolding for a painting job.
Estimating quantities, production time and costs, and be capable of providing leadership to tradesmen of lower levels.
A thorough understanding of all the safety regulations and the safety precautions to be observed for safe working with special reference to the current Factories Act.

SIGNWRITER
Tradesman Class III
The candidate must have in his possession the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1 ......	Knife, stripping	1......	Line
1 ......	Brush, dusting	1 set . . .	Brushes
1......	Rule

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained basic knowledge in the following:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The reading of and measuring with a rule to Vsth of an inch or I mm.
Techniques used in the mixing of paints ready for general use.
The preparation of surfaces before painting.
The stripping of paint from old painted surfaces.
The use of stencils.
Types of paints and their general use.
Types of fillers and mode where and how they would be used.
The preparation and finishing of woodwork.
The identification and selection of basic materials for specific work.
Techniques used in finishing in different mediums.
The writing of a simple sign in English, Fijian or Hindi.
The writing of signs in straight block capitals.
The setting out, in the candidate's own style, of a board comprising varying heights of letters.
Familiar with the general safety rules in the use of tools and other equipment related to the trade.

SIGNWRITER
Tradesman Class II
In addition to possessing the tools specified for the Class III test in the trade of Signwriter, the candidate must also be in possession of the following *tools:—

Quantity	Item	Quantity	Item
1......	Square, tee	1......	Set square 90° x 45°
1 pr. . . .	Compasses	1......	Set square 90° x 60° x 30”
1 ......	Protractor	1	Set square, adjustable
		1......	Level, spirit

*Equivalent tools in metric may be used.

The candidate must be in possession of a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class III in the trade of Signwriter.
The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained sufficient knowledge of the following in addition to all the requirements laid down in the Class III Test:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
Identification of colours.
The writing of signs in Roman or pseudo-Roman capitals
The setting out and writing of a fascia board.
The writing of signs on a given arc.
The writing of signs in reverse on glass.
The various types of serifs in common use.
Familiar with the erection of scaffolding.
Safety precautions required in scaffolding for signwriting.
General techniques used in signwriting and decorative painting, to include the proper combination of colours, decorative elements and letters.

SIGNWRITER
Tradesman Class I
        The candidate must have in his possession all the tools prescribed for Class III and II tests for the trade of Signwriter.
        The candidate must have obtained a Trade Test Certificate for a Tradesman Class II in the trade of Signwriter.
        For a Tradesman Class I test the candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and a written test that he is fully skilled and has a sound knowledge of all the skills and operations of the trade, including the following:—

The correct use, care and maintenance of drawing instruments, drawing boards and pencils.
Techniques used in mixing for specific colours and matching same.
Working out quantities from drawings or from other specifications given.
Standard specifications and their requirements concerning signwriting.
The making of a sign in gold-leaf work.
The setting out and writing of a fascia board in different style, e.g. a trade mark.
Complete setting out of a board with a motif and writing in different colours.
The execution of work in simple perspective.
The simple enlarging of a motif or trade mark.
The setting out of geometrical designs on ground of an unusual shape e.g., ellipse, hexagon, etc.
The lining out of a board.
The use, cleaning and maintenance of spray painting equipment. The techniques used in spray painting equipment for a signwriter job.
The carrying out of preparatory work before spray painting to include the application of primer paint, puttying and smoothing down.
Estimating quantities, production time and costs, and be capable of providing leadership to tradesmen of lower levels.
A thorough understanding of all the safety regulations and the safety precautions to be observed for safe working with special reference to the current Factories Act.

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Group B—Metal Trades
PLUMBER (GENERAL)
Tradesman Class III
The candidate must have in his possession the following *tools:—

Quantify	Item	Quantity	Item
1 …..	Rule, 24", folding	1 ……	Saw, hack, junior
1 …..	Tape, flexible 10'	1 ……	Saw, hack 12”
1 …..	Spirit level, 2' long	2 ……	Chisels, cold ¼”, ½”
1 ….	Plumb bob 1 lb.	1 ……	File, second cut, half- round 12”
1 …..	Hammer, ball pein ¾ lb.	1 ……
1 …..	Hammer, ball pein 1½ lb	1 ……	File, second cut, flat
1 …..	Screwdriver 6”	1 ……	File, second cut, round 8”
1 …..	Screwdriver 12”
1 …..	Wrench, pipe 8”	1 pr. …	Snips, straight 12”
1 …..	Wrench, pipe 12”	1 pr. …	Snips, curved 12”
1 …..	Spanner, adjustable shifting 6”	1 ……	Drill, breast ½”
1 …..	Spanner, adjustable shifting 12”	1 set ..	Drill bits 1/16” to half inch by 1/16 of an inch
1 …..	Pliers 8”	1 …..	Soldering iron
1 …..	Groover 3/8”	1 set …	Rivets, snap

* Equivalent tools in metric may be used.
The candidate will be required to show by practical demonstration and an oral/written test that he has acquired the necessary practical experience and gained basic knowledge of the following:—

The identification, care, use and maintenance of the tools listed above.
The reading of and measuring with a rule to 1/16 of an inch or 1mm.
Know the names of fittings, pipes, sheet plates and other materials, and the ability to identify them.
Basic workshop skills to include drilling metal, boring holes in wood, filing and sawing of metal, tapping holes, screwing iron pipes, marking and drilling of sheets.
The ability to work to given dimensions, and familiar with standard forms of measurement both Imperial and Metric.
The use of pipe cutter and hacksaw to cut pipe square or to given angle.
The bending of copper, mild steel and wrought iron pipes (up to ¾ in. in diameter in copper, and I in. in diameter in steel and iron), using any method.
The use of pipe wrench and tongs to make watertight joints to straight runs of pipe.
The techniques in the joining of pipes of different materials including the fixing of pipes to walls.
The selection of cutting tools, and the cutting to given dimensions, of copper, cast iron, mild steel, P.V.C., polythene, concrete and stoneware pipes.
Simple soldering operations in soft solder.
Techniques in the use of stocks and dies.
Familiar with a cold water supply system used in houses to include layout, cutting, bending and jointing various kinds of pipes and jointing to household appliances.