Regulation 7 Training

(1)

A training employer shall ensure that the course of training he provides will enable an employee who has been trained to carry out a relevant job satisfactorily.

(2)

In respect of each employee trained, a training employer shall keep for the required period a record of—

(a)

the name of the employee trained;

(b)

the training he provides;

(c)

the date he provides such training; and

(d)

the date on which is issued the certificate of competence or other written confirmation that the course of training has been successfully completed.

(3)

A training employer shall provide a copy of the record referred to in paragraph (2) to the employee in question when requested to do so by that employee during the period required.

(4)

A training employer commits an offence if he fails to comply with paragraph (1), (2) or (3).

(5)

In this regulation —

(a)

“relevant job” means relevant work not involving a task specified in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 1 in respect of the equipment specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Table;

(b)

“the required period” means both—

(i)

the period during which the employee in question undergoes training provided by the training employer; and

(ii)

the period during which the employee is employed by the training employer to carry out a relevant job: and

(c)

“training employer” means an employer who provides training leading to an in-house qualification.