Section DWD 295.15 - Criteria for apprenticeable occupations(1) DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.(a) No apprentice contract or program may be approved pursuant to ch. 106, Stats., unless the occupation involved has been approved by the department as one suitable as an apprenticeable occupation under the criteria provided in this section.(b) The department shall maintain a list of approved apprenticeable occupations.(2) OCCUPATIONAL CRITERIA. In order for a new occupation to be approved by the department as an apprenticeable occupation, the department shall find that the occupation includes all of the following: (a) Involves skills that are customarily learned in a practical way through a structured, systematic program of on-the-job supervised learning.(b) Is clearly identified and commonly recognized throughout an industry.(c) Involves the progressive attainment of manual, mechanical, or technical skills and knowledge which, in accordance with the industry standard for the occupation, would require the completion of at least 2,000 hours of on-the-job learning to attain.(d) Requires related instruction to supplement the on-the-job learning.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Workforce Development DWD 295.15
Cr. Register, October, 1981, No. 310, eff. 11-1-81; CR 10-073: am. (1) (a), (2) (a), (b), r. and recr. (2) (c), (d), r. (2) (e), (3) Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10.Amended by, CR 14-032: am. (2) (intro.), (a) to (c) Register May 2015 No. 713, eff.6/1/2015