California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 2 - California Apprenticeship Council › Subchapter 1 - Apprenticeship › Article 4 - Apprenticeship Standards › Section 212.2 - Eligibility and Procedure for DAS Approval of an Apprenticeship Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To be eligible
					 for approval, a program must comply with all applicable federal and state law
					 and regulations. A revision to change the program's occupation or to change the
					 program's geographic area of operation to include a different labor market area
					 is subject to the same application and approval process set out in (a)-(j) of
					 this section for approval of a program, including providing notice of the
					 proposed revision and an opportunity for comment to existing programs in the
					 same apprenticeable occupation in the labor market area. The program sponsor
					 shall submit to the Chief DAS, an application for approval of the program and
					 shall provide the program standards and, either with the application or during
					 the application review process, evidence of:
(1) commitment to provide safe work site
					 facilities and safe equipment sufficient to train the apprentices;
(2) commitment to provide skilled workers as
					 trainers at the work site who meet the criteria for journeyworker or instructor
					 as defined in Section
					 205(a) or
					 (b);
(3) adequate arrangements for related and
					 supplemental instruction pursuant to Labor Code section
					 3074;
(4) ability to offer training and supervision
					 in all work processes of the apprenticeable occupation;
(5) the program sponsor's ability, including
					 financial ability, and commitment to meet and carry out its responsibility
					 under the federal and state law and regulations applicable to the
					 apprenticeable occupation and for the welfare of the apprentice.
(6) apprenticeship programs in the building
					 and construction trades industry shall also submit the following as a condition
					 for approval by the Chief DAS:
(A) a written
					 plan that sets out the number of new apprentices the applicant seeks to enroll
					 during the next five years in the new or expanded program, the number of
					 employers that have agreed to participate, and the number of journeyworkers
					 that each employer employed in the past 12 months;
(B) financial information consisting of
(i) a budget for training that covers income
					 and proposed funding sources, expenses, including personnel, instruction,
					 facilities, and insurance (including workers' compensation);
(ii) a detailed explanation of how sufficient
					 funding will be provided to meet the budget; and
(iii) if the program will rely on member
					 participation, the number of participants and the required financial obligation
					 for each participant;
(C)
					 a written plan providing a reasonable timetable to obtain sufficient additional
					 employer participation during the first five years after approval to employ the
					 new apprentices.
(D) evidence that
					 the applicant has or will obtain adequate classroom facilities for related and
					 supplemental instruction before it begins operation, subject to the following.
(i) If the curriculum provides for hands-on
					 instruction, the facilities must be adequate to replicate the on-the-job
					 experience; and
(ii) No apprentice
					 shall be enrolled in the program unless and until the Chief DAS, or the Chief's
					 representative, has personally inspected and approved the facilities, either
					 prior to or within six months after the approval of the
					 program.
(E) a plan for
					 the recruitment and selection of new apprentices that shall include advertising
					 of the new apprenticeship opportunities within the geographic area and outreach
					 to organizations that promote apprenticeship opportunities to women and
					 minorities.