Different types of training periods
Trainees may complete different types of training periods.
A workplace observation period consists of accompanying a worker to observe them in the performance of their duties.
A work placement consists of carrying out a real work activity, such as producing or distributing a good or providing a service.
Trainees may also complete:
• a teaching training period to complete a course or training in a teaching program
• a training period to learn a new task in a job
• a refresher training period to further knowledge related to a task in a job
• a refresher training period to take up a new position in a job
These trainees are covered by all the legislation enforced by the CNESST and they are protected in the event of a work accident (in French only) during the training period, under certain conditions.
NOTE:
An employer may also require a worker to serve a probationary period at the beginning of a job. In this case, it is not a training period and the worker is covered by all the provisions of the Loi sur les normes du travail and must be paid at least at the minimum wage rate.