(4) The
apprentice agreement shall contain the following terms, conditions, and
information:
(b) If the
apprentice is a minor, the name and signature of the apprentice's parent or
guardian;
(c) The apprentice's
name, address, date of birth, and, on a voluntary basis, social security
number;
(f) The date on which the apprentice's
participation in the program is to commence and the term of
apprenticeship;
(g) A statement
showing:
1.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; or 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
2.The number of hours per year of instruction
in technical subjects related to the occupation that the apprentice will
receive, which is recommended to be 150 hours per year, and whether the
apprentice will be responsible for paying any or all of the costs of related
instruction.
3.The total number of
hours of hands-on training required of the apprentice for completion of a
time-based program;
4.A description
of the work processes in which the apprentice will work and an approximation of
the proportion of time to be spent in each major process;
5.A statement of the graduated scale of wages
to be paid to the apprentice as described in
454 CMR
26.04;
6.A statement describing the duration and
conditions of the probationary period and the terms and conditions governing
apprentice agreement cancellation as prescribed by
454 CMR
26.08;
7.A statement that the apprentice will be
given equal opportunity in all phases of the apprentice program and will not be
discriminated against based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender,
sexual orientation, age, or handicap;
8.The name(s), address(es) and telephone
number(s) of the individual(s) designated by the apprentice program sponsor to
receive, investigate, and resolve complaints and concerns raised by apprentices
relative to the apprentice program;
9.A statement that if the apprentice has a
complaint or concern relative to the apprentice program which, after fully
exhausting all internal procedures, is not resolved by the apprentice program
sponsor to the apprentice's satisfaction, then the Deputy Director is available
to receive, investigate, and resolve the complaint or concern. Matters
unrelated to
454 CMR
26.00 or M.G.L. c. 23, §§ 11E through 11L
are not subject to such review;
10.A statement that the apprentice's
participation in the apprentice program is governed by M.G.L. c. 23,
§§ 11E through 11L and
454 CMR
26.00;
11.The amount of credit which the apprentice
program sponsor will give to the apprentice towards completion of the program,
if any, for any relevant hands-on training or related instruction which the
apprentice may have obtained while previously participating in other apprentice
programs or while employed by previous employers; and
12.An acknowledgement that the apprentice has
received a complete copy of the apprentice agreement, and a copy of the
"Apprentice Rights and Responsibilities".
