La. Admin. Code tit. 40 § IX-103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section IX-103 - Purpose of the Louisiana Apprenticeship System

A. To provide for voluntary apprenticeship under approved apprenticeship agreements and for the execution and approval of such agreements.

B. To open to the people of Louisiana the opportunity to obtain special training which will equip them for profitable employment and a high type of citizenship.

C. To set up as a means to this end a program of voluntary apprenticeship under approved standards of apprenticeship, reviewed by the State Apprenticeship Council and registered with the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Apprenticeship Division, providing facilities for apprenticeship training and guidance in the arts and crafts of industry and trade, with parallel instruction in related and theoretical education.

D. To relate the supply of skilled workers to industry employment demands.

E. To establish standards for apprenticeship training.

F. To provide for a director of apprenticeship with the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

G. To provide for reports to the legislature and the public regarding the status of apprenticeship training in the state.

H. To establish a procedure for the hearing and adjustment of apprenticeship agreement controversies.

I. To accomplish related ends.

La. Admin. Code tit. 40, § IX-103

Promulgated by the Department of Labor, Office of Labor, LR 12:428 (July 1986), amended LR 17:356 (April 1991), amended by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Office of Workforce Development, LR 37:2210 (July 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:381-391.