Commentary on Sections Functions of the Commission Section 117: Preparation and publication of apprenticeship frameworks
372.Subsection (1) allows the Commission to prepare apprenticeship frameworks. The Commission may also secure preparation of apprenticeship frameworks by other persons.
373.The Commission may publish apprenticeship frameworks that meet the specification requirements under section 114, even where the apprenticeship framework was not prepared by the Commission or secured by the Commission, for example an apprenticeship framework which has been prepared by an occupational sector body. An apprenticeship framework may specify requirements for different levels under the same occupation or group of occupations, such as intermediate (level 2)(1), advanced (level 3), higher (level 4 - 5) or degree (level 6-7).
374.The Commission must keep apprenticeship frameworks under review and must determine whether a framework should be revised or withdrawn (subsection (6)).
375.A published apprenticeship framework must state the coming into force date of the framework or revised framework (subsection (8)).