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34 Pa. Code § 83.6. Apprenticeship agreements.

§ 83.6. Apprenticeship agreements.

 The Apprenticeship Agreement shall contain the following provisions:

   (1)  Names and signatures of the contracting parties, apprentice and the program sponsor or employer, and the signature of a parent or guardian if the apprentice is a minor.

   (2)  The date of birth of the apprentice.

   (3)  Name and address of the program sponsor and registration agency.

   (4)  A statement of the trade or craft in which the apprentice is to be trained, and the beginning date and term of apprenticeship.

   (5)  A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work on the job and the number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction which is recommended to be not less than 144 hours per year.

   (6)  A statement setting forth a schedule of the work processes in the trade or industry divisions in which the apprentice is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process.

   (7)  A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether or not the required school time shall be compensated.

   (8)  A statement providing for a specific period of probation during which the apprenticeship agreement may be terminated by either party to the agreement upon written notice to the registration agency.

   (9)  A statement providing that, after the probationary period, the agreement may be cancelled at the request of the apprentice, or may be suspended, cancelled, or terminated by the sponsor for good cause, with due notice to the apprentice and a reasonable opportunity for corrective action, and with written notice to the apprentice and to the Council of the final action taken.

   (10)  A reference incorporating as part of the agreement the standards of the apprenticeship program as it exists on the date of the agreement and as it may be amended during the period of the agreement.

   (11)  A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment and training without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex and nonjob related disability.

   (12)  Name and address of the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council as the agency to receive, process and make disposition of controversies or differences arising out of the apprenticeship agreement when the controversies or differences cannot be adjusted locally or resolved in accordance with the established trade procedure or applicable collective bargaining provisions.



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