The apprenticeship agreement shall contain explicitly or by
reference:
(a) 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.
(b) The date of birth of apprentice.
(c) Name and address of the program sponsor and registration agency.
(d) A statement of the trade or craft in which the apprentice is to
be trained, and the beginning date and term (duration) of
apprenticeship.
(e) A statement showing (1) the number of hours to be spent by the
apprentice in work on the job, and (2) the number of hours to be spent
in related and supplemental instruction which is recommended to be not
less than 144 hours per year.
(f) 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.
(g) A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the
apprentice and whether or not the required school time shall be
compensated.
(h) Statements providing:
(1) 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;
(2) 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 registration agency
of the final action taken.
(i) 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.
(j) 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, or sex.
(k) Name and address of the appropriate authority, if any,
designated under the program 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.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1205-0223)
[42 FR 10139, Feb. 18, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 18295, Apr. 30, 1984]
