New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 2 - JOB TRAINING
Part 3 - STATE APPRENTICESHIP POLICY MANUAL
Section 11.2.3.27 - APPRENTICE AGREEMENT

Universal Citation: 11 NM Admin Code 11.2.3.27

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

General policy: The terms and conditions of employment and training of each apprentice shall be stated in a written apprenticeship agreement. The agreement shall contain explicitly or by reference:

A. names and signatures of the contracting parties (apprentice, and the program sponsor or employer), and the signature of a parent or guardian if the apprentice is a minor;

B. the date of birth and social security number of the apprentice;

C. contact information of the program sponsor and the department;

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

E. 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 to be spent in related instruction in technical subjects related to the occupation, which is recommended not be less than 144 hours per year;

F. a statement setting forth a schedule of the work processes in the occupation or industry division in which the apprentice is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process;

G. a statement setting forth a schedule of the graduated scale of wages to be paid to the apprentice and whether or not the required related instruction is compensated;

H. statements providing:

(1) 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 department, without adverse impact on the sponsor;

(2) that, after the probationary period, the agreement may be:
(a) cancelled at the request of the apprentice, or

(b) 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 department of the final action taken;

I. 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 exist on the date of the agreement and as they may be amended during the period of the agreement;

J. 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, national origin, or sex;

K. contact information (name, address, phone, and email if appropriate) of the appropriate authority designated under the 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.

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