Apprenticeships.

32-06-01-01. Apprenticeships. 1. All apprenticeship programs must be registered with and maintain good standing with the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship. All such programs and their participants must comply with applicable federal apprenticeship laws and regulations, including title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, parts 29 and 30. 2. All terms, components, and related requirements regarding apprenticeship, are subject to the foundational prerequisite of registration and compliance with the guidelines of the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship as a foundational prerequisite. These include following definitions: a. "Apprentice" means an individual who is registered with the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship through a sponsor. b. "Apprentice trainer" means an individual who is a board-approved licensee providing direct on-the-job learning supervision, instruction, evaluation, and ensures safety according to program standards and board rules within a board-recognized registered apprenticeship program. c. "Apprenticeship agreement" means the formal written agreement registered with the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship between an apprentice and the program sponsor, outlining the terms and conditions of the apprenticeship. d. "On-the-job learning" means supervised practical training occurring in an approved apprenticeship establishment, structured by the work process schedule of a board- recognized registered apprenticeship program. e. "Registered apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship program which is registered with the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship, sponsored by a sponsor, and includes structured on-the-job learning and related technical instruction meeting applicable standards. 1 f. "Related technical instruction" means organized theoretical and technical instruction, as part of a board-recognized registered apprenticeship program, designed to provide an apprentice with knowledge of the theoretical and technical subjects related to the area of study. g. "Sponsor" means an entity registered with the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship and recognized by the board, assuming the full responsibility for administration and operation of the registered apprenticeship program. h. "Wage progression" means a progressively increasing schedule of wages to be paid to the apprentice consistent with the skill acquired. i. "Work process schedule" means the detailed outline of work tasks and competencies to be learned on the job and the approximate time to be spent on each, as part of the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship registered standards for a registered apprenticeship program. History: Effective January 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 43-11-05 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-11-16.1