Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 172 - Department of Career Education › Rule 172.00.15-005 - Rules and Regulations forArkansas Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
SECTION I.
AUTHORITY
The following rules and regulations are duly adopted and promulgated by
	 the Career Education and Workforce Development Board pursuant to the authority
	 expressly conferred by the laws of the State of Arkansas in Act 684 of 1989,
	 and Acts 546, 553, and 10 of 1991 and as amended by Act 830 of 1993, Act 140 of
	 2015 and Act 1122 of 2015. The Career Education and Workforce Development Board
	 may exercise such powers as are necessary to carry out the provisions of these
	 Acts and the associated rules and regulations.
SECTION II.
DEFINITIONS
APPRENTICE:
An APPRENTICE is an individual enrolled in an
	 apprenticeship training program that is registered by the United States
	 Department of Labor / Office of Apprenticeship (OA), working at their chosen
	 occupation, who has a signed indenture agreement on file with OA and, when
	 working in an occupation where a license is required, has been issued such a
	 license.
APPRENTICE COORDINATOR:
An APPRENTICE COORDINATOR is the
	 person designated by the program sponsor to be the primary contact person for
	 the program and to coordinate the program.
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM:
An APPRENTICESHIP
	 TRAINING PROGRAM is a training program that provides on-the-job training,
	 preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction in a
	 trade that has been registered/certified as an apprenticeable occupation by the
	 United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship.
ARKANSAS APPRENTICESHIP COORDINATION STEERING COMMITTEE (AACSC):
The AACSC is a committee appointed by the Governor of the State of
	 Arkansas who represent bargaining agents, employers, minorities and female
	 workforce, the general public, and educators whose purpose is to oversee the
	 operation and funding of apprentice training programs in the State of
	 Arkansas.
APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION:
An APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION is
	 an occupation recognized by the OA and throughout an industry as a skilled
	 occupation learned through structured on-the-job training requiring at least
	 2,000 hours of per year supplemented by related instruction requiring at least
	 144 hours per year or as approved by USDOL/OA.
APPRENTICESHIP:
APPRENTICESHIP is a learning approach that
	 enables an individual to become a qualified professional in a skilled
	 occupation. This training consists of on-the-job training with job related
	 (off-the-job) instruction.
APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS:
APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS are the
	 rules and regulations that the sponsor registers with the OA that describes the
	 way in which an apprenticeship training program will be conducted.
OA:
OA stands for the Office of Apprenticeship of the
	 United States Department of Labor.
CONTACT HOUR:
A CONTACT HOUR is a block of contact time of
	 60 minutes during which an apprentice receives instruction in a supervised
	 classroom or laboratory environment. State funding can be requested in 15
	 minute increments
INDENTURE AGREEMENT:
An INDENTURE AGREEMENT is a signed
	 agreement between the apprentice and the sponsoring entity, person or firm.
	 This agreement includes the basic standard rules and regulations of the
	 particular program and are registered (filed) with the OA.
JOURNEYMAN:
A JOURNEYMAN is an individual who has (if
	 required) completed an apprenticeship training program and been released from
	 their indenture agreement, has been recognized by their peers as having
	 attained journeyman status, has by examination or other proof of competence
	 demonstrated their ability to perform work as a journeyman, or when working in
	 an occupation requiring a journeyman license has been issued such a
	 license.
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY (LEA):
The LEA is a public
	 community college, technical college, secondary or post secondary
	 vocational-technical school, technical institute, university, life-long
	 learning center, adult education center, area vocational center, or a public
	 school system that has an assigned "LEA Number" recognized or accepted by the
	 Arkansas Department of Career Education. The LEA will be the funding link
	 between the apprenticeship program sponsor and the Arkansas Department of
	 Career Education.
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY (SEA):
The SEA is the Arkansas
	 Department of Career Education. The point of contact at the Department will be
	 the State Apprenticeship Office (SAO) located at:
3 Capitol Mall, Room 501-D
Luther S. Hardin Building
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-1360
ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING (OJT):
Each apprentice must receive
	 on-the-job training and related instruction concurrently. On-the- job training
	 is defined as work performed at a job or work site that relates to the
	 classroom training received by the apprentice or trainee. This training should
	 reinforce the theoretical or classroom skills gained in the classroom and
	 requires proper and direct supervision at all times.
PREPARATORY INSTRUCTION:
PREPARATORY INSTRUCTION is a
	 course of instruction lasting six months or less that teaches the basic skills
	 required for an individual to enter the workforce.
PROGRAM SPONSOR:
The PROGRAM SPONSOR is any person or
	 organization operating a registered apprenticeship program. The person or
	 organization may be either an employer or a representative of the
	 apprentice.
RELATED INSTRUCTION:
RELATED INSTRUCTION is organized,
	 off-the-job instruction in subjects required for the completion of an
	 apprenticeship program for a particular apprenticeable occupation. The
	 instruction is designed to enhance both theoretical and applied skills. The
	 related instruction is documented by appropriate written and/or performance
	 tests.
SUPERVISION:
The on-the-job training must be under the
	 supervision of a journeyman or master.
SAO:
State Apprenticeship Office
SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTION:
SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTION is a
	 course of instruction that is designed to provide new skills or upgrade the
	 current skills of fully qualified person in apprenticeable
	 occupations.
SECTION III.
QUALIFICATIONS
A.
APPRENTICE
1. The Local Apprenticeship
  Committee must adhere to the USDOL/OA Standards of Apprenticeship in the
  selection of apprentices.