DOL/ETA-4

SYSTEM NAME:

Apprenticeship Information Management System (AIMS).

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services (OATELS), Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Apprentices/Trainees.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

The categories of records include the following identifying information on apprentices/trainees: social security number, ATR Code, program number, State Code, DOT Code, Job Title, name, birth date, sex, ethnic code, Veteran code, accession date, previous experience date, expected completion date, and apprenticeship school link.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

The National Apprenticeship Act, also referred to as the Fitzgerald Act, 29 U.S.C. 50.

PURPOSE(S):

Records of individual apprentice/trainee and apprenticeship/trainee program sponsors are used for the operation and management of the apprenticeship system of training.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Statistical records may be disclosed to SOICC (State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee) as basis for skill needs projection; to AFL-CIO, Joint Apprenticeship Committees and Nonjoint Apprenticeship Committees, and other apprenticeship sponsors to determine an assessment of skill needs and provide program information; to provide program information for State Apprenticeship Agencies(SACs) and other State/Federal agencies concerned with apprenticeship/training needs; to community organizations such as the Urban League, and the Opportunities Industrialization Centers, to utilize apprenticeship information in planning.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Direct Access Storage Devices (DASD); manual files. Magnetic tape is used for archived information.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by the social security number of the apprentice/trainee by program type.

SAFEGUARDS:

Two levels of individual passwords for entry to the system. Locked computer room. Manual system: Locked file cabinet. During work hours, records are accessible only to authorized personnel.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Retain for five years and then destroy. Inactive programs are stored on magnetic tape and archived from online AMS file. Inactive and completed apprentices are maintained on tape indefinitely.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services (OATELS), Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, Employment and Training Administration, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking information concerning the existence of apprenticeship records or the contents of records on himself/herself should furnish a written request to the Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services (OATELS), Bureau of Aprrenticeship and Training (BAT), Employment and Training Administration, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. The following information is needed for records to be located:

a. Full Name

b. Date of Birth

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals can request access to any record pertaining to himself/herself by mailing a request to the Administrator listed above under "Notification Procedure."

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:

Individuals desiring to contest or amend information maintained in this system should direct their written request to the Administrator listed in "Notification Procedure" above. The request to amend should state clearly and concisely what information is being contested, the reasons for contesting, and the proposed amendment to the information sought.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Apprentice/trainee and also Program Sponsor.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.