DEFINITIONS

 

Apprentice - a person who has signed a written Apprennticeship Agreement with a Sponsor to learn an apprenticeable occupation as outlined in these Standards.

 

Apprenticeship Agreement - a written agreement between an apprentice and the Sponsor, which has been registered with the Registration Agency.

 

Apprenticeship Committee - a Committee approved by the Registration Agency as a Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee represented equally from management and labor; or where no employer or employee organization exists, a Committee composed of persons known to represent their respective interests; or the Council itself where the Council acts as the joint committee under RCW 49.04.040.

 

Subcommittee(s) approved by the Registration Agency, represented equally from management and labor, may also be established under these Standards within the same geographical area, and are subject to the parent Committee.

 

Apprenticeship Program - a plan for administering an Apprenticeshhip Agreement or Agreements.  The administration of the Agreement includes all procedures for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices.  An apprenticeship program must have a sponsor and must have written Standards that describe the program and contain the provisions required by RCW 49.04.050.

 

Council - the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council established pursuant to RCW 49.04.010.  The Council consists of three labor and three management representatives, and an at large representative appointed by the Governor.  The Council has overall responsibility for the operation of apprenticeship programs in the state including approval of new or revised occupational standards.  It is the court of last appeal for disciplinary actions, insures compliance with established standards and is governed by state statute.

Elective – a class that meets or exceeds the criteria for related instruction hours.

 

JATC – the Washington Public School Classified Employees Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.

 

Journeyman - an individual who has sufficient skills and knowledge of a trade, craft, or occupation, either through formal apprenticeship training or through practical on-the-job work experience, to be recognized by a state or federal registration agency and/or an industry as being fully qualified to perform the work of the trade, craft, or occupation.  Practical experience shall be equal to, or more than, the term of apprenticeship.

 

Plant Program – a program generally limited to an individual school district or facility.  The State Apprenticeship Council acts as the committee.

 

Program Core Curriculum – the curriculum established by the state JATC for the occupation.

 

Registration Agency - the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council and its administrative arm, the Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Crime Victims’ Compensation Division, Apprenticeship Section, Department of Labor and Industries.

 

Related Supplemental Instruction – the educational component of the apprenticeship program.  144 clock hours (15 credits) of related supplemental instruction are required for each year an individual is registered as an apprentice.  Instruction may be provided through, but not limited to, one or more of the following methods:  supervised field trips, approved training seminars, a community college or a technical college.

 

Re-Rate – a status change that establishes different minimum levels of pay.

 

Sponsor - any plant, firm facility, association, ccommittee or organization operating an apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is (or is to be) approved and registered.

 

Standards – the written agreement setting forth all terms and conditions for qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, as approved by the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.  The standards contain the work processes and the method of training to allow an apprentice to reach journey level status.

 

Substitute Class – a class taken in lieu of a core curriculum class that meets or exceeds the class syllabus.  Substitute classes must be approved by the JATC.

 

Training Agent – any firm, facility or school district participating in an approved program.

 

Work Processes – hours spent in on-the-job training, in the position occupied by the employee.