Office of Apprenticeship,
U.S. Department of Labor
On-the-Job-Training
Every apprentice(s) participating in a registered apprenticeship program
enters into an Apprenticeship Agreement. The apprenticeship program
sponsor and the apprentice agree to the terms of the Apprenticeship
Standards incorporated as part of the Agreement. The on-the-job
component is structured, supervised on-the-job training consisting of at
least 2,000 hours depending on the occupation. The actual on-the-job
training is outlined in the Apprenticeship Standards. The apprentice is
supervised during the term of the apprenticeship by a skilled craft
worker(s). The supervisor reviews, evaluates and maintains records
relating to the apprentice's job performance. Upon entry into the
apprenticeship program, apprentice(s) are paid a progressively increasing
schedule of wages. As the apprentice(s) demonstrate satisfactory
progress in both the on-the-job training and related instruction, they
are advanced in accordance with the wage schedule as outlined in the
registered Apprenticeship Standards.