Developing a supervision agreement

The provisional licence applicant must develop a supervision agreement with their proposed supervisor and provide a signed copy of their agreement to the Registrar for approval with their licence application.

All supervision agreements must contain:

• the names and details of each party to the agreement
• the purpose of the agreement
• details of the supervision arrangement, including details of how direct supervision will take place
• the agreement of the employer of the provisional licence holder and/or the supervisor, where either parties are not the employer
• what the charges for the supervision arrangement are, including if there are no fees to be charged
• a professional development plan for the provisional licence holder
• the roles and responsibilities of the provisional licence holder and the supervisor
• agreement by both parties to abide by the Code
• any conflicts of interest either party may have, or close personal relationship the two parties may have with each other and how they will manage these
• agreement on how disputes will be resolved
• agreement to keep records relating to the supervision arrangement for inspection by the Authority
• a notice period for termination by either party
• the date and signatures of both parties and the provisional licence holder’s employer (if this is not the supervisor) and the supervisor’s employer (if applicable).