Apprenticeship, RI Department of Labor and Training

Registered Apprenticeship is an effective and time-honored way 
to help sponsors build a skilled, competent workforce to compete in the 21st century

 

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What is the 
Rhode Island Apprenticeship Program?

Apprenticeship is a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction in which workers learn the practical and theoretical aspects of a highly skilled occupation. Apprenticeship programs are sponsored by joint employer and labor groups, individual employers and/or employer associations. Placement into this structured system is through a Sponsor.

Apprenticeship Subcommittee Meeting 4/17/06

 

   
  A Sponsor may be

  • A Company

  • A Group of Companies

  • A Public Agency

  • A Union

In Rhode Island, there are  currently over 600 sponsors.

Glaziers at work
Glaziers at Work

  

Often employers and unions form joint apprenticeship committees which determine industry needs for particular skills, and the kind of training required.  They also set the standards for acceptance into the program.

The purpose of this program is to stimulate and assist industry in developing and improving apprenticeship and other training programs designed to provide the skilled workers needed to compete in a global economy.


The Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training (BAT) registers apprenticeship programs and apprentices in 23 States and assists and oversees State Apprenticeship Councils (SAC's) which perform these functions in 27 States, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Rhode Island is a SAC state. Government's role is to first, safeguard the welfare of apprentices; second, ensure the quality and equality of access of apprenticeship programs; and third, provide integrated employment and training information to sponsors and the local Employment & Training community.

National Apprenticeship was authorized in 1937, by the National Apprenticeship Ace (Fitzgerald Act), as amended PL 75-308, 59 Stat. 664, 57 Stat. 518, 29 U.S.C. 50, 50a and 50b.


Rhode Island Laws for Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry

RULES AND REGULATIONS Relating to Labor Standards 
for the registration of Apprenticeship Programs Under Title 28, Chapter 45 

 

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Apprenticeship Office
Victor Lepore, Supervisor of Apprenticeship
Division of Professional Regulation
RI Department of Labor and Training
Center General Complex, 1511 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-8536
Sandra M. Powell, Director

Updated 04/17/2008 MDF