OAR 839-011-0143
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Ratio and Supervision

(1)

Registered apprentices shall only work for training agents registered to the same committee as the apprentice, unless the subject committees and employer have reached agreement on a plan that will enhance the training opportunities for all apprentices and have jointly submitted a written request to the Council outlining their plan and requesting the exemption from this rule.

(2)

Except as provided in sections (6) and (7) below, registered apprentices shall be supervised by journey workers employed in the same trade or occupation by the same training agent employing the apprentice.

(3)

The apprentice to journey worker ratio for any registered program approved by the Council and the Division shall be clearly set forth in the standards for the given occupation and must be specific as to application in terms of jobsite, workforce, shift, department or plant.

(4)

The maximum ratio of apprentices to journey workers for an occupation covered by a state committee will be developed as part of the minimum guideline standards for the occupation. Requests for a less restrictive ratio from local committees will be referred to the state committee for evaluation of minimum guideline ratio.

(5)

For occupations where a minimum guideline standard is not in place, local committees are expected to meet the following apprentice to journey level ratios:

(a)

Construction trades: Not more than one apprentice for the first journey worker on the job site. Additional apprentices are authorized at the ratio of one apprentice for each three additional journey workers on the job site. (Expressed hereafter as 1:1,1:3)

(b)

Industrial trades and fixed-site facilities: 1:1,1:2

(c)

Other trades (non-traditional and new and emerging occupations): 1:1,1:1

(d)

Committees wishing a less restrictive ratio must submit a request to the Council for consideration, along with information including but not limited to:

(A)

Specific workforce demographics justifying a different ratio;

(B)

Plan to monitor effects of ratio on the safety and continuity of employment for apprentices; and

(C)

Comparison of completion rate to statewide average for occupation.

(6)

In licensed trades, an apprentice must be supervised by a journey worker in the same or a higher license classification than the apprentice, unless the local committee that the apprentice is registered to has approved supervision by a journey worker holding a license covering the specific work being performed by the apprentice on the job site.

(7)

Electrical power line installers and repairers and linemen apprentices may work for training agents registered to other local joint committees in order to ensure that all work processes are fulfilled, pursuant to a written agreement between the apprentice, the local committees and both training agents.

(8)

In limited situations, the Council may grant a training agent a short-term waiver of the established ratio for a given program, upon demonstration of extreme need. In no event shall an apprentice work without qualified journey worker supervision. Ratio waivers of less than 90 days must be requested by the committee on behalf of a training agent. Local committees are not authorized to grant temporary waivers to training agents. A temporary waiver of ratio may be granted under the following circumstances:

(a)

Serious injury or illness of the journey worker, where the journey worker is expected to return to work in 90 days or less; or

(b)

The sudden departure of a journey worker from employment with the training agent for causes not attributable to the training agent. The employer is expected to replace the departing journey worker within a reasonable amount of time and in no event shall this amount of time exceed ninety (90) days. The training agent must document its efforts to replace journey workers which may include, but shall not be limited to:

(A)

Copies of job orders;

(B)

Classified advertising, including a posting of the journey wage rate offered; and

(C)

Job orders placed with the Oregon Employment Division.
(9 The lack of available qualified or licensed journey workers shall not be a valid reason for granting a temporary ratio waiver.

(10)

The Council may authorize the Director to grant or deny waivers as set forth above on an interim basis. Such action taken by the Director must be submitted to the Council for ratification at its next meeting after interim approval or denial has been made.

Source: Rule 839-011-0143 — Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Ratio and Supervision, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=839-011-0143.

839–011–0000
Apprenticeship and Training Council — Notice of Proposed Rule 839–011–0010
Apprenticeship and Training Council — Model Rules of Practice and Procedure 839–011–0015
Apprenticeship and Training Council — Rules of Order 839–011–0020
Apprenticeship and Training Council — Date and Location of Meetings 839–011–0030
Apprenticeship and Training Council — Preparation of Agenda 839–011–0040
Apprenticeship and Training Council — Public Participation at Meetings 839–011–0050
Apprenticeship and Training Council — Certificate of Meritorious Service 839–011–0051
Apprenticeship and Training Council — Delegation of Authority 839–011–0070
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Definitions 839–011–0072
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Formation 839–011–0073
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Policies and Procedures 839–011–0074
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Member Selection 839–011–0078
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Removal of Members 839–011–0082
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Deregistration 839–011–0084
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Approval of New Programs and Standards 839–011–0088
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Registration of Apprenticeship Agreements 839–011–0090
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Causes for Disciplinary Action 839–011–0093
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Disciplinary Procedure 839–011–0140
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Approval and Dissolution 839–011–0141
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Minimum Guideline Standards 839–011–0142
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Apprentice/Trainee Qualifications 839–011–0143
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Ratio and Supervision 839–011–0145
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Compliance Reviews 839–011–0162
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Employer Training Agents 839–011–0170
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Meetings, Minutes Submission and Processing 839–011–0175
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Cancellation Notices 839–011–0200
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship 839–011–0250
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Agreements During Labor Disputes 839–011–0260
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Movement and Training of Apprentices within the Same Occupation 839–011–0265
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Training in Work Processes 839–011–0270
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Administrative Cancellation or Completion of Apprenticeship Agreements 839–011–0280
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Electrical Apprentices 839–011–0290
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Plumber Apprentices 839–011–0300
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Effective Date of Actions 839–011–0310
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Apprentice Rights 839–011–0320
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Required Appearance at Council Meetings 839–011–0334
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Eligibility of Family and Current Employees 839–011–0335
Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Pre-Apprenticeship Programs 839–011–0401
Youth Apprenticeship — Program Approval 839–011–0402
Youth Apprenticeship — Eligibility 839–011–0403
Youth Apprenticeship — Selection 839–011–0404
Youth Apprenticeship — Employer Training Agents 839–011–0405
Youth Apprenticeship — Supervision 839–011–0406
Youth Apprenticeship — Ratio and Supervision 839–011–0407
Youth Apprenticeship — Evaluation 839–011–0408
Youth Apprenticeship — Transfer of Youth Apprentices 839–011–0501
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Purpose and Scope 839–011–0505
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Definitions 839–011–0510
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Who and What May Be Subpoenaed 839–011–0515
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Circumstances under Which a Subpoena May be Issued 839–011–0520
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Who May Issue Subpoenas 839–011–0525
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Subpoena Duces Tecum 839–011–0530
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Subpoena Ad Testificandum 839–011–0535
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Method of Service 839–011–0540
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Fees 839–011–0545
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Time and Manner of Objecting to Subpoenas 839–011–0550
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Response to Objections 839–011–0555
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Method of Taking Testimony 839–011–0560
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Failure to Appear 839–011–0565
Apprenticeship and Training Council Subpoenas — Enforcement of Subpoena
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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