Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 51d - Commissioner of Labor's Work Training Standards for Apprenticeship and Training Programs › Section 31-51d-5 - Standards of apprenticeship

Current through July 10, 2024
An apprenticeship program, to be eligible for approval and
				registration by the department, shall conform to the following
				standards:
(a) The program is an
			 organized, written plan embodying the terms and conditions of employment,
			 training and supervision of one or more apprentices in an apprenticeable
			 occupation and subscribed to by the sponsor's standards. All apprentice
			 employees under the jurisdiction of a sponsor's standards must be duly
			 registered;
(b) A statement of the
			 trade, craft or occupation to be taught and the required hours for completion
			 of training;
(c) An outline of the
			 work processes in which the apprentice will receive supervised work experience
			 and training on the job and the allocation of the approximate time to be spent
			 in each major process;
(d) A
			 statement of the number of hours to be spent in related instruction per year. A
			 minimum of 144 hours per year is recommended. The department may, with the
			 advice of the Council in the best interest of apprenticeship, reduce or
			 increase the hours of related instruction of which instruction may be given in
			 a classroom through trade or industrial courses or by correspondence courses of
			 equivalent value or other forms of self-study;
(e) A statement of the progressively
			 increasing scale of wages to be paid the apprentice consistent with the skill
			 acquired, the entry wage to be not less than the average minimum wage
			 prescribed by industry practice, public contracts, state laws, respective
			 regulation, or by collective bargaining agreement. All apprenticeship programs
			 within the construction industry shall have progressive wage scales negotiated
			 on a normal percentage factor of the sponsor's minimum journeyperson completion
			 base rate. The percentage rate will remain constant but the journeyperson
			 completion rate will conform to the prevailing journeyperson rate posted for
			 each project if higher than the base rate;
(f) A statement that time spent in related
			 classroom instruction, if during a scheduled work period, shall be considered
			 as time worked and paid accordingly with the exception that hours spent in
			 classroom instruction may not be used in computing overtime;
(g) A provision for a probationary period
			 reasonable in relation to the full apprenticeship term, with full credit given
			 for such period toward completion of apprenticeship; during the period of
			 probation, an apprenticeship agreement may be terminated at the request in
			 writing of any party thereto, and that during the entire period of the
			 apprenticeship the sponsor may terminate the apprenticeship agreement for good
			 cause with due notice to the apprentice and a reasonable opportunity for
			 corrective action after giving all parties notice and opportunity to be
			 heard;
(h) Provision that the
			 services of the department may be utilized for consultation regarding the
			 settlement of differences arising out of the apprenticeship agreement and where
			 the differences cannot be adjusted locally, or in accordion with the
			 established trade procedure, and such differences which cannot be amicably
			 settled by the parties may be submitted to the department for final
			 decision;
(i) Provision for the
			 numeric ration of apprentices to journeypersons consistent with proper
			 supervision, training, safety, and reasonable continuity of employment, and
			 applicable provisions in collective bargaining agreements. Each program's ratio
			 requirements are reviewed based on such factors as specific trade requirements,
			 availability of skilled personnel, previous training history, economic factors,
			 affirmative action efforts and such other factors which may be pertinent to a
			 successful program operation. Regardless of any established hiring ratio, the
			 work site ratio shall not be less than one full-time journeyperson instructing
			 and supervising the work of each apprentice in a specific trade;
(j) Provision for transfer of employer's
			 training obligation in a multi-employer program when an employer is unable to
			 fulfill the obligation under the apprenticeship agreement to another employer
			 under the same program with the consent of the apprentice and apprenticeship
			 committee or program sponsor, with full credit to the apprentice for
			 satisfactory time and training earned;
(k) Provision for apprentices suspended
			 because of lack of work to be reinstated before new apprentices are hired. Such
			 periods of suspension shall not be for intermittent periods. The suspension and
			 reinstatement of apprentices shall be done in accordance with the collective
			 bargaining agreement or in relation to retention of the most advanced
			 apprentice;
(l) Provision for
			 minimum qualifications required for persons entering the apprenticeship
			 program;
(m) Provision for granting
			 of an advanced standing or credit for previously acquired experience, training,
			 or skills for each sponsor's applicants equally, with commensurate wages for
			 any progression so granted;
(n) A
			 provision that the employer shall instruct the apprentice in safe and healthful
			 work practices and shall insure that the apprentice is trained in facilities
			 and other environments that are in compliance with state and federal
			 occupational safety and health standards;
(o) A provision for the placement of an
			 apprentice under a written apprenticeship agreement which shall directly or by
			 reference incorporate the standards of the program as part of the
			 agreement;
(p) A provision for
			 periodic review and evaluation of the apprentice's progress in job performance
			 and in related instruction, and the maintenance of appropriate progress
			 records;
(q) A provision of
			 recognition for successful completion of apprenticeship and journeyperson
			 status evidenced by an appropriate certificate issued by the
			 department;
(r) Identification of
			 the approval and registration agency;
(s) Provision for the approval, registration,
			 cancellation and deregistration of the program, and requirement for the prompt
			 submission of any modification or revision thereto;
(t) Provision for registration of
			 apprenticeship agreements and revisions, notice to the department of persons
			 who have successfully completed apprenticeship programs, and notice of
			 terminations and suspension of apprenticeship agreements and causes
			 therefore;
(u) A documentation of
			 the committee organization and a statement of the functions of the committee
			 are required if the program sponsor is an apprenticeship committee;
(v) A statement containing the equal
			 opportunity pledge prescribed as follows: The recruitment, selection,
			 employment and training of apprentices during their apprenticeship shall be
			 without discrimination because of race, color, religious creed,
			 age*, marital status, national origin, ancestry,
			 sex, mental retardation or physical disability including but not limited to
			 blindness; unless such disability prevents performance of the work involved in
			 the apprenticeship program. The sponsor will operate the apprenticeship program
			 as required under applicable laws, regulations and executive orders.
(w) Name and address of the appropriate
			 authority under the program to receive, process and make dispositions of
			 complaints and maintain appropriate record keeping.
* C.G.S.-31-126 exempts
				apprenticeship from age requirements.
Section republished to fix footnote publication issue.
				  (November 04, 2016)