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Apprenticeship <br />SECTION VI - SUPERVISION OF APPRENTICES AND RATIOS - 29 CFR § 29.5(b)(14) and 29 CFR <br />§ 29.5(b)(7) <br />No apprentice shall work without proper or adequate supervision of the journeyworker. <br />For the purpose of these apprenticeship standards, adequate or proper supervision of the <br />apprentice means the apprentice is under the supervision of a fully qualified journeyworker or <br />supervisor at all times who is responsible for making work assignments, providing OJL, and <br />ensuring safety at the worksite. <br />To adequately or properly supervise an apprentice does not mean the apprentice must be within <br />eyesight or reach of the supervisor, but that the supervisor knows what the apprentice is working <br />on; is readily available to the apprentice; and is making sure the apprentice has the necessary <br />instruction and guidance to perform tasks safely, correctly, and efficiently. <br />The sponsor shall establish a numeric ratio of apprentices to fully proficient workers <br />(journeyworkers) consistent with proper supervision, training, safety, continuity of employment, <br />and applicable provisions in CBAs, except where such ratios are expressly prohibited by the CBAs. <br />The ratio language must be specific and clearly described as to its application to the jobsite, <br />workforce, department, or plant. The ratio of apprentices to fully proficient workers <br />(journeyworkers) will be as noted in Appendix A. <br />SECTION VII - TERM OF APPRENTICESHIP -29 CFR § 29.5(b)(2) <br />The term of the occupation supplemented by the required hours of related instruction will be as <br />stated on the Work Process Schedule and Related Instruction Outline (Appendix A). Full credit will <br />be given for the probationary period. <br />SECTION VIII - PROBATIONARY PERIOD - 29 CFR §§ 29.5(b)(8), and 29.5(b)(20) <br />Every applicant selected for apprenticeship will serve a probationary period. The probationary <br />period cannot exceed 25 percent of the length of the program or 1 year, whichever is shorter. The <br />probationary period shall be 500 Hours of OJL hours. <br />During the probationary period, either the apprentice or the sponsor may terminate the <br />apprenticeship agreement, without stated cause, by notifying the other party in writing. The <br />records for each probationary apprentice will be reviewed prior to the end of the probationary <br />period. Records may consist of periodic reports regarding progression made in both the OJL and <br />related instruction, and any disciplinary action taken during the probationary period. <br />Any probationary apprentice evaluated as satisfactory after a review of the probationary period <br />will be given full credit for the probationary period and continue in the program. <br />MI Laborers Apprenticeship Standards Page 4 <br />