(a) The apprenticeship program sponsor of each apprenticeship training program shall: (1) Establish standards and goals for supplementary instruction and related instruction for apprentices in the program;(2) Establish rules governing the on-the-job training and other instruction for apprentices in the program;(3) Plan and organize instructional materials designed to provide technical and theoretical knowledge and basic skills required by apprentices in the program;(4) Recommend qualified instructors for the program;(5) Monitor and evaluate the performance and progress of each apprentice in the program and the program as a whole; and(6) Interview applicants and select those most qualified for entrance into the program.(b) A program must provide for the keeping of records of the on-the-job training and progress of each apprentice.(c) A program must require instructors to maintain recommended qualifications.(d) A program must perform any other duties which promote the goals of individual apprentices and of the program as a whole.(e)(1) An apprenticeship program sponsor shall provide the names of the employers who enroll apprentices into the program to the Office of Skills individual apprentices and of the program as a whole.(e)(1) An apprenticeship program sponsor shall provide the names of the employers who enroll apprentices into the program to the Office of Skills Development on or before September 1 of each fiscal year.(2) The office shall not publish the names of the employers who have enrolled apprentices, nor use the employer names for a purpose other than program administration and research, unless approved by the employer.(3) The names of employers provided by apprenticeship program sponsors under this subsection shall be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.Amended by Act 2021, No. 647,§ 9, eff. 7/28/2021.Amended by Act 2021, No. 647,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.Acts 1989, No. 684, § 3.
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