The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 21 : Labor

Chapter 013 : Apprenticeship

• § 1119. Apprentices registered; agreement

  (a) Apprentices shall be individually registered under a registered sponsor and in an apprenticeship program.

  (b) Registration is complete when the sponsor files a signed, completed apprenticeship agreement with the Vermont Registered Apprenticeship Program and it is reviewed and approved by the Department.

  (c) An apprenticeship agreement shall contain:

  (1) the names and signatures of the apprentice, the program sponsor or employer, and of a parent or guardian of the apprentice if the apprentice is a minor;

  (2) the date of birth and Social Security number of the apprentice;

  (3) the contact information of the program sponsor and Vermont Registered Apprenticeship Program;

  (4) a statement of the occupation in which the apprentice is to be trained and the beginning date and duration of apprenticeship;

  (5) a statement showing:

  (A) the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work on-the-job in a time-based program or a description of the skill sets to be attained by completion of a competency-based program, including the on-the-job learning component;

  (B) the minimum number of hours to be spent by the apprentice and a description of the skill sets to be attained by completion of hybrid program; and

  (C) the number of hours to be spent in related technical instruction in subjects related to the occupation, which is required to be not less than 144 hours per year;

  (6) a statement setting forth a schedule of the work processes in the occupation 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 to the apprentice and whether or not the required related instruction is compensated;

  (8) statements providing:

  (A) for a specific period of probation during which the apprenticeship agreement may be cancelled by either party to the agreement upon written notice to the registration agency without adverse impact on the sponsor; and

  (B) that, after the probationary period, the apprenticeship agreement may be:

  (i) cancelled at the request of the apprentice; or

  (ii) suspended or cancelled 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 Vermont Registered Apprenticeship Program of the final action taken;

  (9) a reference incorporating as part of the agreement the standards of the apprenticeship program as they exist on the date of the agreement and as they may be amended during the period of the agreement;

  (10) 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, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, place of birth, crime victim status, genetic information, age, qualified disability, incarceration history, or any other category protected by State or federal law;

  (11) the name, physical address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the appropriate authority designated under the apprenticeship 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 procedure or applicable collective bargaining provisions;

  (12) to conform to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42 United States Code, Chapter 21, subchapter VI and for affirmative action compliance in apprenticeship programs, the voluntary disclosure of the apprentice’s race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and disability status; and

  (13) if the apprentice completed secondary school in Vermont and is between 18 and 25 years of age, the name of the secondary school from which the apprentice is a graduate, and if the apprentice attended a regional CTE center, the name of the center where the apprentice received technical education while in secondary school.

  (d) An apprenticeship agreement shall not be modified unless it is in writing and signed by the parties. (Added 2023, No. 55, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)