What supervision must a Queensland electrical employer provide to apprentices?

What the current page says

WorkSafe's current page refers to section 307 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 for training-person work limits. Employers must ensure apprentices and trainees are supervised at all times, with supervision matched to the work and the person's training and competence. Supervisors must be properly licensed, qualified and experienced in that work.

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The first six months

During the first six months of an apprenticeship or other training program, the apprentice or trainee must not work near live exposed high-voltage parts or where contact with live exposed low-voltage parts is a risk. Supervision continues throughout training, with the level chosen for the task and the person's competence.

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Supervision planning record you can adapt

Use this suggested record to explain the supervision decision for each task. Confirm the decision with the supervising licensed worker and replace every square bracket.

APPRENTICE SUPERVISION PLAN

Apprentice or trainee: [name]   Start date: [DD/MM/YYYY]
First six months end: [DD/MM/YYYY]
Job and site: [address]   Date: [DD/MM/YYYY]

Task: [description]
Risk of the task: [live exposed parts? yes / no, what]
Apprentice's training and competence for this task: [what they have been trained and assessed in]
Supervising licensed electrical worker: [name, licence class, experience in this work]
Supervision level decided: [describe, for example who is present and how often checked]
First six months restriction checked (no work near live HV exposed parts or where contact with live LV exposed parts is a risk): [yes / no / not applicable]

Decided by: [name]   Date: [DD/MM/YYYY]
Reviewed after the task: [notes]

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Common questions

Can an apprentice work unsupervised in QLD?

No. WorkSafe Queensland says employers must ensure apprentices and trainees are supervised at all times. The level depends on the work and their training and competence, rather than their year of training alone.[1]