• Ethics and Professional Responsibility must be taught and assessed by an approved PLT provider.

• Lawyer’s Skills and the Risk Management component of Work Management and Business Skills can only be taught and assessed by an approved PLT provider or another provider approved by the Board of Examiners.

Alternatives available to Employers

There are 3 alternatives open to employers who are considering Traineeships:

1.     An approved provider such as Leo Cussen Institute either offsite or in-house conducts training in Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Lawyer’s Skills and Risk Management and the employer arranges all other training.

2.     An approved provider such as Leo Cussen Institute conducts training either offsite or in-house at your firm/organisation in all mandatory and required elective topics.

3.     Graduates complete a PLT course such as Leo Cussen Institute’s Practical Training Course. Employers may sponsor the Graduate to undertake the course.

Alternatives 1 & 2: Traineeship Program

Leo Cussen Institute is an approved PLT provider and will be providing training in each of the compulsory and elective topics.

For full Traineeship onsite Timetable click here.

Alternative 3: PLT Course in 2009

The Leo Cussen Institute PLT course in 2009 will be structured as follows (subject to approvals):

·        2 intakes per year (January/July)

·        6 month course including workplace placement

·        On-site and on-line delivery options

Some important Information on the new Traineeship scheme

·        In addition to the training, trainees must complete at least 12 months of supervised workplace training

·        A person may not supervise more than one trainee at a time unless they have prior approval from the Board of Examiners

·        Supervisors at the end of the Traineeship must ensure trainees are competent in each mandatory topic and optional electives prior to Admission to practise

·        The employer of a trainee must implement a training plan for each trainee which is approved by the Board of Examiners

·        A training plan has to set out, among other things:

a)    the period of supervised workplace training

b)    how the parties propose to ensure that the trainee acquires and   demonstrates appropriate understanding of and competence in the elective and mandatory topics

c)     who will supervise the trainee

d)    the name of the approved PLT provider  or provider who will conduct any course of instruction and assessment

This is not an exhaustive list of the content of training plans, please refer to the Rules for full detail on the form and content of training plans.

What are the benefits of sending your Trainees to Leo Cussen Institute?

·        Leo Cussen Institute trains and assesses the competence of each trainee in the topics completed with us.

·        All topics:

-         comply with the relevant competency standards (click here)

-        are delivered and assessed by experienced and qualified practitioners

-         include materials

-         are available as a package, or as single topics to supplement your in-house program

What are the benefits of sponsoring a graduate to undertake the Leo Cussen Institute PLT course?

Lifts the burden from your shoulders. You hire the graduates you want and we train them in the Practical Training Course in the full range of practice and skills areas required by the Rules. You have no need to worry about training plans, hiring trainers and assessors or instruction timetables. Your graduate employee returns to you admitted to practice and able to take on the load of a first year practitioner.

For more information

For information on the Practical Training Course please contact Judith Dickson (jdickson@leocussen.vic.edu.au) or 9602 3111.

For information on the Traineeship Program please contact Linda Baxter (lbaxter@leocussen.vic.edu.au) or Fiona Dea (fdea@leocussen.vic.edu.au) on 9602 3111