department of labor apprentice work hours
The apprentice will be given instruction in related subjects, which assist him/her to qualify for journeyperson status. A minimum of 144 hours per year is required. The Department may, with the advice of the Council and in the best interest of apprenticeship, reduce or increase the hours of related instruction. The instruction may be delivered in a classroom (through trade or industrial courses) by correspondence courses of equivalent value or by other forms of self-study.