A trainee is commonly known as an individual taking part in a trainee program within an organization after having graduated from higher and technical courses. A trainee is an official employee of the firm that is being trained to the job they were originally hired for. Literally, a trainee is an employee in training.

What does a trainee position mean?

The main role of a Trainee is to gain experience of all aspects of their selected career. These people can learn all required skills for their future jobs by doing different real work duties.

Is traineeship considered employment?

As trainees are not considered employees, host organisations will not receive JSS payouts for these trainees. ... As this is a traineeship where there is no employer-employee relationship, host organisations are not obliged to offer employee benefits to trainees.