I think QL pass for training in the following. I have not seen the requirement that other countries have for training Australian for the "position" the foreign worker will be doing. We just require X $'s spent on "training" within the company. That can be Cabin Crew training, Check In staff training anything "training".
- paying for a formal course of study for your Australian employees
- employing trainees or recent graduates on an ongoing basis in numbers proportionate to the size of the business
- employing a person who trains your Australian employees
- paying external providers to deliver training for Australian employees
- providing on-the-job training that is structured with a timeframe and clearly identified increase in the skills at each stage, and demonstrating all of the following:
- the learning outcomes of the employee at each stage
- how the progress of the Australian employee will be monitored and assessed
- how the program will provide additional and enhanced skills
- the use of qualified trainers to develop the program and set assessments
- the number of people participating and their skill and occupation.
- Expenditure that cannot count towards this benchmark includes expenditure for training that is:
- delivered on the job, other than on-the-job training that meets the requirements outlined above
- confined to only one or a few aspects of the businesses broader operations, unless the training is in the primary business activity
- wages paid to staff for the time they spend at training