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Sponsor Application Package Page 1
19 Staniford Street, Second Floor,
Boston, MA 02114
Phone 617-626-5409
Fax 617-626-5427
Sponsor Application Package Checklist
Company Name___________________________________________
Date
Initial
Site visit conducted
Career Center information received
Name
Number
Completed application package page 1 and 2 (including number of journeypersons)
Written Intake Policy
Written Work Process (OJT)
I agree under the penalties of perjury that__________________________________
has a current Workers Compensation Policy that covers all employees and that all
Massachusetts taxes are paid up to date.
Regulations statement sheet signed (after reading regulations)
Remove and keep apprentice cancellation sheet
Remove and keep apprentice evaluation sheet
Remove and keep regulations
Complete related instruction sheet and attach proof of current related training and outline of
related training for term of apprenticeship (this is required for all new sponsors as well as
sponsors obligated by the Director)
Standards properly completed
Completed and signed apprentice agreement must be notarized and filled out completely
Waiver of Fee and Declaration that Sponsor shall not bid Prevailing Wage Jobs
** $300.00 Sponsor certificate check included
** Passport size photo
** $35.00 Check for apprentice picture ID (paid for by either apprentice or company)
Check DIA debarment list. Yes, on list No, not on list
All checks should be made out to Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Date of first contact__________________ Reason Reasonable Employer Ordinance (REO) Public Safety (PS)
Date of first meeting__________________________________________________________________________
Date application received by sponsor_____________________________________________________________
Date completed package received by DAS_________________________________________________________
Date program standards signed by DAS___________________________________________________________
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Clarification of Safety Requirements and Apprentice Jobsite Ratios
1. A copy of the registered occupations’ apprentice ratios has been given to the company.
2. Apprentice ratios have been explained in detail to the company.
3. The company has been informed that all employees need a 10-hour OSHA certificate, in order to work on
Massachusetts Public Works projects.
4. The company has been instructed that apprentices cannot work without proper journeyworker supervision.
5. Apprentice Sponsor Programs that have waived the application fee by declaring that they would not bid
public works jobs, shall not bid such jobs without amending their apprentice program registration and
paying the ordinary application fee.
6. The company agrees to abide by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as they pertain to
apprenticeship.
7. Apprentices enrolled in non-prevailing wage programs, which have elected to waive the registration fee,
shall be issued non-prevailing-wage apprentice cards that will not be honored on prevailing wage public
works projects.
8. Only apprentices registered with DLS/DAS and in possession of a traditional annual Apprentice Photo ID
card can have their wages reduced on a prevailing wage project. Apprentice licenses from other agencies
are not valid for prevailing wage purposes.
Signed_____________________________________________________ Date_________________________
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Phone 617-626-5409
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Application Package
Reminder: It takes 3 to 4 weeks to become a sponsor (if all the papers are sent in together).
Apprentice Agreement and Schooling for the Apprentice
Signature____________________________________________Date__________________________
(Program Sponsor)
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Phone 617-626-5409
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Documentation to be included with application
A. If an apprentice program sponsor will be administrating the program through an apprenticeship committee,
documentation describing the organization of the committee and the function of each member will be
included.
B. In order to be approved by the Division of Apprentice Standards, the Apprentice sponsor’s program must be
primarily located in Massachusetts. The responses to the following questions will be used to make that
determination.
1. Is your primary operating facilities in Massachusetts? Yes No
2. Will the Administration of the proposed apprentice program be conducted in Massachusetts?
Yes No
3. Will all documents and records concerning the proposed apprentice program be located in
Massachusetts? Yes No
4. Will the majority of work to be performed by the apprentices be in Massachusetts? Yes No
5. Will you be bidding any jobs subject to the prevailing wage law? Yes No
C. Declaration concerning whether the sponsor will give credit towards completion of the program for any
relevant hands-on training or related instruction, which an apprentice may have received while previously
employed and, if so, the terms and conditions under which such credit will be given.
D. For all companies with five or more apprentices; an affirmative action plan and written selection procedure
per Federal Regulation (CFR 29-29) is required.
E. (If Applicable) Waiver of Application Fee and Declaration that Sponsor Shall not bid Prevailing Wage Projects.
F. A signed statement that you have read, understand and will comply with M.G.L.c.23. §§ 11E through 11W and
454 CMR 26.00 as contained in The Regulations for Apprentice Programs.
Signed_____________________________________________________________________________________
Date_______________________________
All applicable parts of this application must be completed before submitting for program approval to:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Apprentice Standards
19 Staniford Street, Second Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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Application for Approval of Standards of Apprenticeship
Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 23, section 11e – 11w
Company name _____________________________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number____________________________________ Fax ______________________________________
Email _____________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing address (If different from above)_________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of person responsible for the Program______________________________________________________
Phone_____________________________________ Email ___________________________________________
Certifying Official (If a Veteran employer)_________________________________________________________
Phone_____________________________________ Email___________________________________________
Term of apprenticeship per trade
Trade(s)
Number of
Journeyperson per trade
Potential Number
of Apprentice(s)
Term of
Apprenticeship
Do you have a bargaining agreement with your employees? Yes No,
If yes, give name of employee organization________________________________________________________
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Sponsor Application Package Checklist
1. Name of firm _______________________________________________________________________________
D/B/A_______________________________________________________________________________
Mailing address_______________________________________________________________________________
Physical location________________________________________________________________________
EIN Number___________________________________________________________________________
2. Type of firm (check one) Corporation Partnership Sole Proprietorship
3. How many years has the firm been in business? _________________________, Under the same name? Yes No
4. Within the last five years, has the firm, or any affiliated entity (including any contractor of record), any predecessor
company or entity, any owner of five percent or more of the firm’s shares, any of the firm’s directors, officers,
partners, or proprietors, been the subject of:
A. A judgment or conviction for any business-related conduct constituting a crime under state or federal law?
Yes No
B. Any pending litigation or administrative proceedings with or before any state or federal agencies? Yes No
C. A grant of immunity for any business-related conduct constituting a crime under state or federal law? Yes No
D. In the last year, have you been a party to any civil or criminal enforcement action by any Massachusetts state
agency? Yes No
E. Any OSHA violation categorized as serious, willful, repeat, failure to abate, or as retaliating against an employee for
filing a safety or health complaint? Yes No
F. A consent order with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, or a federal or state
enforcement determination involving a construction-related violation of federal or state environmental laws?
Yes No
G. A debarment from federal contracts for violation of the Davis-Bacon Act, 49 Stat 101(1931), 40 USC 276a-2, or
pending enforcement proceeding for same? Yes No
H. A debarment from state contracts for violation of Massachusetts or any other state’s prevailing wage law, or
pending enforcement proceeding for the same? Yes No
I. A rejection of any bid or proposed subcontract or general contract for lack of responsibility pursuant to state law?
Yes No
J. Any determination by the Massachusetts Department of Consumer Protection related to violations of a state
occupational licensing statute or regulation, or pending enforcement proceeding regarding the same?
Yes No
K. A consent order entered into with the Massachusetts Department of Consumer Protection or any other state or
federal government agency? Yes No
**For each answer checked “yes” above, please provide a full explanation. Attach additional pages, if necessary**
Signature_________________________________________________________________________________________
Date____________________________
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Apprentice Sponsor Signature
To: The Division of Apprentice Standards
___________________________________________________________________
Print Name
Has been the person named to handle all questions and complaints by the apprentice and to handle all
grievances in a quick and confidential way.
Signed, ____________________________________________________________________
Duly Authorized, Company Representative
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Written Apprentice Intake Policy
Due to the low graduation rates experienced by many sponsors, the Division is requiring all sponsors to have
a written intake policy. The high attrition rate is due in large part to new apprentices not being properly
screened to determine whether they understand what is required from them to be successful in their chosen
occupation. Field staff will work with each of the sponsors to assist them in developing a written policy. The
Division has provided a template below which the sponsors may use; however, verification of the process will
be monitored by staff.
Date______________________________________________________________________________________
For_______________________________________________________________________________________
At least one of the following intake procedures will be followed with every new apprentice applicant hired.
Job Posting with the ___________________________________________________Career Center
_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Address Contact name and phone number
As recommended by the ___________________________________________ Vocational School
_____________________________________ _________________________________________
Address Contact name and phone number
Direct Hire Articulation Agreement
Advertisement in the following newspaper(s)__________________________________________
Personal contacts and walk-ins______________________________________________________
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Regulation Requirement
To: Apprentice Program Sponsors
From: Deputy Director
Re: Regulation Requirement
I have read the enclosed material and the Apprentice Standards Regulations, and I understand my
responsibilities relative to the directives contained therein. I understand that when apprentices are working
on prevailing wage projects a copy of each DAS photo ID card will be attached to all certified payrolls. I also
understand and acknowledge that if I have applied for a fee-waived sponsorship by representing that I would
not bid prevailing wage jobs, apprentices enrolled in my fee-waived program shall be given cards that will not
entitle them to “apprentice status” on such jobs.
Please sign, date, and enclose this copy with the application.
Signature_______________________________________________ Date_____________________________
Company owner (Sponsor)
Signature_______________________________________________ Date_____________________________
Apprentice Coordinator
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Standards of Apprenticeship: Employer Program Sponsor
Formulated by______________________________________________________________________________
Company __________________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________________
For the occupation of________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
It has been recognized by______________________________ that to train skilled mechanics there must be
a well-developed plan of work experience supplemented with related classroom instruction. This recognition
has resulted in the development of this Apprentice Program in accordance with the Standards of
Apprenticeship as recommended by the Massachusetts Apprentice Council, The Division of Apprentice
Standards 453 CMR 7.00 and the Federal Bureau of Apprentice Standards CFR 29.29 and CFR 29.30.
It is the desire of this company to cooperate with the Division of Apprentice Standards in the training of
apprentices and to assure said apprentices that if they will diligently apply themselves to the learning of
a trade, they will be afforded an opportunity to become skilled craftsmen.
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Definitions
1. Apprentice means any person, at least 16 years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise
fixed by law, who is participating, through employment, in an approved schedule of work experience supplemented
by related instruction and who is a party to an apprentice agreement registered with the Executive Office of Labor
and Workforce Development’s Division of Apprentice Standards.
2. Apprenticeship Agreement means a written agreement, complying with 454 CMR 26.06, between an apprentice and
either the apprentice's program sponsor, or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for the program sponsor(s),
which contains the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice.
3. Apprenticeship Committee means those persons designated by the apprentice program sponsor to act for it in the
administration of an apprentice program.
a. A joint committee is composed of an equal number of representatives of the employer(s) and of the employees
represented by a bona fide collective bargaining agent(s).
b. A non-joint committee, which may also be known as a unilateral or group non-joint (which may include
employees) committee, has employer representatives but does not have a bona fide collective bargaining agent
as a participant.
4. An apprenticeable occupation is one which is specified by industry and which must:
a. Involve skills that are customarily learned in a practical way through a structured, systematic program of
on-the- job supervised learning;
b. Be clearly identified and commonly recognized throughout an industry;
c. Involve 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 supervised
on the-job learning to attain; and
d. Require related instruction to supplement the on-the-job learning.
5. Apprenticeship Program means a plan containing all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment,
selection, employment and training of apprentices, as required under 454 CMR 26.04 et seq., including such matters
as the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.
6. Articulated credit means credit that is provided to a student from a training facility that is transferable to another
training facility through a written agreement.
7. Cancellation means the termination of the registration or approval status of a program at the request of the sponsor,
or termination of an Apprenticeship Agreement at the request of the apprentice.
8. Certification or Certificate means documentary evidence that:
a. The Office of Apprenticeship has approved a set of National Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards developed
by a national committee or organization, joint or unilateral, for policy or guideline use by local affiliates, as
conforming to the standards of apprenticeship set forth in 29 CFR §29.5.
b. The Division has established that an individual is eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice under a
registered apprenticeship program;
c. The Division has registered an apprenticeship program as evidenced by a Certificate of Registration or other
written indicia;
d. The Division has determined that an apprentice has successfully met the requirements to receive an interim
credential; or
e. The Division has determined that an individual has successfully completed apprenticeship.
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9. Competency means the attainment of manual, mechanical or technical skills and knowledge, as specified by an
occupational standard and demonstrated by an appropriate written and hands-on proficiency measurement.
10. Completion rate means the percentage of an apprenticeship cohort who receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship
Completion within 1 year of the projected completion date. An apprenticeship cohort is the group of individual
apprentices registered to a specific program during a 1-year time frame, except that a cohort does not include the
apprentices whose apprenticeship agreement has been cancelled during the probationary period.
11. Department means the United States Department of Labor.
12. Deputy Director means the Director of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s Division of
Apprentice Standards and his/her designees.
13. Deregistration means the termination of the registration status of an apprentice program.
14. Director means the Director of the Department of Workforce Development and his/her designees.
15. Division means the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development's Division of Apprentice Standards
16. Electronic media means media that utilize electronics or electromechanical energy for the end user (audience) to
access the content; and includes, but is not limited to, electronic storage media, transmission media, the Internet,
extranet, lease lines, dial-up lines, private networks, and the physical movement of removable/transportable
electronic media, and/or interactive distance learning.
17. Employer means any person or organization employing an apprentice, whether or not such person or organization is
a party to an apprentice agreement with the apprentice.
18. Full-time employment means on the job employment of between 1500 to 2000 work hours per year.
19. Federal Purposes means any Federal contract, grant, agreement or arrangement dealing with apprenticeship; and
any Federal financial or other assistance, benefit, privilege, contribution, allowance, exemption, preference, or right
pertaining to apprenticeship.
20. Fee-waived Apprentice Program means an apprentice program operated by a sponsor who has represented to the
Division that the sponsor shall not be bidding or working on any Prevailing Wage jobs and has elected to file a Waiver
of Fee and Declaration the Sponsor Shall not Bid any Prevailing Wage Jobs.
21. Interim credential means a credential issued by the sponsor, upon approval of the Division, as certification of
competency attainment by an apprentice.
22. Journeyworker means a worker who has attained a level of skill, abilities and competencies recognized within an
industry as having mastered the skills, abilities, and competencies required for the occupation. In the case of licensed
professions, Journeyworker shall mean a worker who is licensed as required in the provisions of the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
23. Massachusetts Apprenticeship Council means the entity established to assist the Division of Apprentice Standards
and to provide advice and guidance on the operation of the state apprenticeship system.
24. Office of Apprenticeship means the office designated by the Employment and Training Administration to administer
the National Apprenticeship System or its successor organization.
25. Pre-Apprentice means any person who is attending classes to learn an apprenticeable occupation, in an approved
schedule of related instruction and who is participating in a registered pre-apprentice program which is registered
with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development's Division of Apprentice Standards
26. Pre-Apprentice Sponsor means any person, association, committee, or organization operating a pre-apprenticeship
program and in whose name the program is (or is to be) registered or approved.
27. Provisional registration means the one-year initial provisional approval of newly registered programs that meet the
required standards for program registration, after which program approval may be made permanent, continued as
provisional, or rescinded following a review by the Division, as provided for in the criteria described in 29 CFR
§29.3(g) and (h).
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28. Quality Assurance Assessment means a comprehensive review conducted by the Division regarding all aspects of an
apprenticeship program's performance, including but not limited to, determining if apprentices are receiving: on-the-
job training in all phases of the apprenticeable occupation; scheduled wage increases consistent with the registered
standards; related instruction through appropriate curriculum and delivery systems; and that the Division is receiving
notification of all new registrations, cancellations, and completions as required in these regulations.
29. Ratio means the allowable number of apprentices to the number of journeyworkers as established by the
Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards (or its successor) working on the same jobsite and registered with the
same sponsor in the same occupation.
30. Registration of an apprenticeship agreement means the acceptance and recording of an apprenticeship agreement
by the Division as evidence of the apprentice's participation in a particular registered apprenticeship program.
31. Registration of an apprenticeship program means the registration and/or approval by the Division, as meeting the
basic standards and requirements of the Department for approval of such program for Federal purposes. Approval is
evidenced by a Certificate of Registration or other written indicia.
32. Registration of a pre-apprenticeship program means the registration and/or approval by the Division, as meeting the
basic standards and requirements of the Division, including but not limited to, a written agreement with a registered
apprentice program as specified in 453 CMR 7.05.
33. Related instruction means an organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide the apprentice with
knowledge of the theoretical and technical subjects related to the apprentice's occupation. Such instruction may be
given in a classroom, through occupational or industrial courses, or by correspondence courses of equivalent value,
electronic media, or other forms of self-study approved by the Division, or in the case of licensed trades, as approved
by the licensing board.
34. Sponsor means any person, association, committee, or organization operating an apprenticeship program and in
whose name the program is (or is to be) registered or approved.
35. Suspension means the temporary termination of the registration of an apprentice program which is instituted by the
Division for cause.
36. Technical assistance means guidance provided by Division staff in the development, revision, amendment, or
processing of a potential or current program sponsor’s Standards of Apprenticeship, Apprenticeship Agreements, or
advice or consultation with a program sponsor to further compliance with these regulations or guidance from the
Office of Apprenticeship to the Division on how to remedy nonconformity with these regulations.
37. Transfer means a shift of apprenticeship registration from one program to another or from one employer within a
program to another employer within that same program, where there is agreement between the apprentice and the
affected apprenticeship committees or program sponsors.
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Standards for Apprentice Programs
1. The apprentice must be employed and trained in an apprenticeable occupation as defined in 454 CMR 26.02
2. The apprentice will be provided no less than full-time employment in the relevant occupation.
2A. The first 25% of the apprentice hours worked shall be a probationary period. During this probationary
time the agreement may be canceled by either party to the agreement by notifying the other. The
Division shall be notified of all such cancellations within 30 days.
2B. The employer intends and expects to give the apprentice continuous employment and will use its best
efforts to keep the apprentice employed during the full term of apprenticeship. If any apprentice is
temporarily released due to business conditions, that apprentice shall be given the opportunity to be
reinstated before any additional apprentice is employed in the same trade.
3. The apprentice shall be provided with a description of the work process in which he or she will work and an
approximation of the portion of the time to be spent in each major process.
3A. Each apprentice will receive a copy of the DAS Apprentice Handbook from the sponsor as verified by
initialing the appropriate location on the apprentice agreement.
3B. To permit the flexibility necessary to normal shop production hours, the work experiences need not be
in the precise order as listed, nor do the scheduled hours on any operation need to be continuous.
4. The apprentice sponsor shall ensure that the apprentice receives approximately 150 hours per year of
related instruction in all subjects related to the trade. Such instruction may be given in a classroom or
through correspondence courses or other forms of self study, but must be approved by the Director of the
Division of Apprentice Standards. The sponsor will not necessarily be responsible for the cost of the related
instruction or any books, other written materials, or supplies necessary for such instruction. If, however,
the apprentice is to be responsible for all or any portion of such costs, the apprentice agreement must
contain an explicit statement to that effect; otherwise, the employer is responsible.
5. The sponsor must ensure that the apprentice will be paid no less then the amount specified in a
predetermined schedule of wage rates. Such wage rates will be expressed as a percentage of the
established journeyperson rate and shall progressively increase consistent with the level of skill acquired by
the apprentice for the duration of time that the apprentice participates in the apprentice program. The
apprentice's scale of wages shall average not less then 50% of the Journeyperson rate over the term of the
apprenticeship. If a sponsor has a program with an occupation that is identified on the Massachusetts
Department of Labor Standards prevailing wage sheets as one that would require certified payrolls on a
public project as described in Chapter 149, then the wage progression percentages will mirror that like
occupation. The sponsor may adjust the apprentice payroll amount for private jobs by setting the company
private journeyperson rate and maintaining the same wage progression rate.
6. The journeyperson's rate used for establishing the apprentices wage schedule shall be stated in dollars and
cents and shall be reviewed annually and, if appropriate, re-adjusted.
7. The entry apprentice wage rate shall be not less than the minimum wage prescribed by applicable state or
federal law.
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Standards for Apprentice Programs continued
8. The apprentice will be under the general supervision of the journeyperson with whom the apprentice will
work and the direct supervision of the employer or Master Supervisor whose duty it shall be to see that the
apprentice receives the work experience outlined in these Standards.
9. The apprentice sponsor may preclude an apprentice from obtaining the next step in the apprenticeship or
extend the apprenticeship when the apprentice does not achieve the level of competency necessary for
advancing or completing the program. In such a case, however, the apprentice’s periodic evaluation shall
describe the reasons for such action and the apprentice shall be notified of the evaluation. The evaluation
(initialed by the apprentice) shall be forwarded to the Division with a request for an extension of the
apprentice’s agreement. In no event shall the term of the apprenticeship be extended more than two
six-month periods over the term of the apprenticeship except on a case-by-case basis.
10. The jobsite ratio of apprentices to journeypersons shall not exceed the ratios as determined by the Division
of Apprenticeship Standards and as posted on the prevailing wage sheets by the Massachusetts
Department of Labor Standards.
11. The apprentice shall be trained in safe and healthful work practices and shall work only in environments
that comply with all applicable Massachusetts and Federal occupational safety and health standards. The
sponsor will make certain each apprentice possesses an OSHA 10 card within the probationary period or
before being sent to work on a public works project.
12. The apprentice shall not be less than 16 years of age. The employment of apprentices between the ages
of 16 and 18 shall comply with all Massachusetts and Federal child labor laws.
13. The apprentice training sponsor may, at its discretion, grant credit or advanced standing to an apprentice
for hands-on training or related instruction which the apprentice may have obtained while previously
participating in other apprentice programs or while employed by previous employers. However, such
previous training or experience must be documented and comply M.G.L. c 23, §§ 11E through 11W and 454
CMR 26.00. Step increases in pay shall be commensurate with the credit given to the apprentice. The
granting or denial of credit or advanced standing to any particular apprentice must conform to the
apprentice program sponsor’s stated policy on this issue as described in the apprentice application
materials and in the apprentice agreement. However, no more than one-half the program will be accepted
as credit for previous experience or training.
14. Upon successful completion of the apprentice’s program, the apprentice program sponsor shall
recommend to Division that a State Certification be awarded.
15. The apprentice program sponsor shall establish a procedure to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints
and concerns raised by the apprentices relative to the apprentice program. To the extent possible,
confidentiality of the information provided to the apprentice program sponsor concerning matters raised
by apprentices shall be maintained.
16. The records of the apprentice’s work experience and related training instruction shall be kept by the
employer and will be available for examination by Field Representatives or Compliance Officers of the
Division.
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Standards for Apprentice Programs continued
17. For employers with five or more apprentices, affirmative action information will be kept by the employer
and available for review yearly by a Field Representative or Compliance Officer from the Division.
18. These standards shall be submitted to the Massachusetts Division of Apprentice Standards for approval and
will become effective upon the date of approval.
19. These standards of Apprenticeship may be amended by the employer provided such amendments are
approved by the Massachusetts Division of Apprentice Standards. A copy of all changes shall be furnished
to each apprentice.
20. Within 30 calendar days of an apprentice’s cancellation or completion of the Apprentice Training Program,
the apprentice program sponsor must send written notification thereof to the Division.
21. Every apprentice agreement entered into under these Standards of Apprenticeship shall contain a clause
making the standards a part of the agreement with the same effect as if expressly written therein. For this
reason, every applicant (and the parent or guardian, if the applicant is a minor) shall be given a copy of the
Standards of Apprenticeship and an opportunity to read them before any signature is affixed thereof.
22. _______________________________ understands that there is a one year probationary period for this
program during which time the Division will monitor this program to determine compliance with the
policies and regulations of the Division. The probationary period may be extended if the Director
determines there is just cause. No sponsor verifications will be processed unless there is an active
apprentice registered in an apprentice program.
Signature___________________________________________ Date________________________________
(Please Sign)
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Wage Amendment Sheet
From______________________________________________________________________________________
Company
Address___________________________________________________________________________________
Effective as of_______________________________ Trade__________________________________________
Wage Scale: Period (Hours, months, years)______________________________________________________
Number - Period
RATIO___________________________________________
This is to be expressed in percentages (%) But in NO EVENT SHALL APPRENTICES BE PAID LESS THAN
MININMUM WAGE
1st ___________ 3rd___________ 5th___________ 7th__________ 9th ____________
2nd___________ 4th___________ 6th___________ 8th __________ 10
th
____________
This is to be expressed in dollars and cents
HOWEVER ON PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREVAILING WAGE RATES MUST BE PAID
Minimum journeyperson’s wage rate as of________________ $________________per hour
Date Amount
Hours per day_____________________ Hours per week _____________ Premium rate ________________
Number of Journeypersons____________________ Potential number of Apprentices___________________
(in accordance with M.G.L. c.23, ss. 11E-11L.)
___________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Signature of Program Sponsor/Person Responsible for Program Date
Field Approval_______________________________________________ ____________________________
Compliance Officer Date
Final Approved by____________________________________________ ____________________________
Director/Division of Apprentice Standards Date
Sponsor Application Package Page 18
19 Staniford Street, Second Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone 617-626-5409
Fax 617-626-5427
To all Apprentices
Papers need with this application
1. All highlighted areas filled out
2. Passport size photo of yourself for the Identification card
3. Schooling past and present
4. $35 check made out to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Rules
The Department of Labor Standards, Division of Apprentice Standards (“DLS/DAS”) is committed to expanding
apprentice training in Massachusetts. To encourage additional sponsorships, DLS/DAS has agreed to waive its
annual registration fee for sponsor programs that do not bid or work on prevailing wage jobs. Sponsors of
fee-waived programs are required to execute a Waiver of Fee and Declaration that Sponsor shall not Bid
Prevailing Wage Jobs. Apprentices in fee-waived programs shall receive the same credit for completion of
their apprenticeship work as their counterparts in programs that have paid a registration fee in regards to
qualifying for trade certification and licensure; however, apprentices in fee-waived programs shall be given
unique identification cards. All apprentices have to be in school unless you can prove that you have completed
all your schooling
All apprentices have to renew their ID card every year and that would include showing that you completed
schooling the previous year and that you are registered for the following year. Failing to do these things will
result in canceling your ID card and NOTIFYING the proper Licensing Authority that you are no longer an
apprentice and cannot sit for an License Test or work on any prevailing wage jobs.
Please note that all HVAC/Refrigeration, Pipefitter, and Sprinklerfitter Apprentices also need to register with
Public Safety. You will get back two copies of the Apprentice Agreement from us; one stays with the company
you are working for, and the other copy goes with your application for registration with the Department of
Public Safety. If you visit mass.gov/das and find the link to Public Safety, you can download their registration
application.
Sponsor Application Package Page 19
Pursuant to the Standards of Apprenticeship adopted by the Sponsor and registered with the Massachusetts Division
of Apprentice Standards, the provisions of which are hereby made part of this Agreement, and in compliance with the
Massachusetts Plan for Equal Employment in Apprenticeship Standards, WITNESSETH: that the Agreement is entered
into by the undersigned:
___________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Name of Apprentice Address of Apprentice
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Program Sponsor Employer, JAC, JATC, Association of Employers, or Organization of Employers
Trade occupation ___________________________ Term of apprenticeship _________________________________
Date apprenticeship begins ________________________ Projected completion date _______________________
Credit for previous on-the job experience_________ Related training hours ______ Starting step number________
Graduated scale of wages in percentages to be paid the apprentice. (Percentages are based on journey person
wages) [on projects where there is a prevailing rate set by law, the rate of pay shall comply with the wage rate or
percentages stated on the wage schedules issued by the Department of Labor Standards.] PERIOD(s):
% 1st
% 3rd
% 5th
% 7th
% 9th
% 2nd
% 4th
% 6th
% 8th
% 10th
Minimum Journey person rate as of (Date) _______________________ is $ _________________________ per hour
____________Hours per day ________Hours per week. Overtime Rate: _______________________________
The parties hereto agree that the terms stated on the reverse side of this form are part of this agreement. I hereby authorize the
Division of Apprentice Standards to request access to all my related training records directly from any school/training program I may
attend as part of my apprenticeship.
__________________________________________
Signature of Apprentice
______________________________________________
Signature of Program Sponsor
__________________________________________
Signature Parent/Guardian, If Minor
_______________________________________________
Address of Program Sponsor
______________________________________________
Signature of Union JAC, JATC
Approved by the Division of Apprentice Standards _____________________________Date __________________
APPRENTICE AGREEMENT
For office use only
Compliance Officer Number_____________
Sponsor Number____________________
Apprentice status
Date
Date Entered
Completed / Certificate
Suspended
Cancelled
Military Service
Deceased
Annual Fee: $35.00 for photo ID (please include one passport size photo)
Apprentice ID Number:
Prevailing rate work
Non-prevailing rate work
Sponsor Application Package Page 20
The Program Sponsor and the Apprentice, by affixing their signatures in conformity with the terms and conditions provided
herein, hereby agree to the following:
The sponsor will not necessarily be responsible for paying the cost of the related instruction or any books, other written
materials, or supplies necessary for instruction. If however, the apprentice is to be responsible for all or any portion of such
costs it must be specified below.
Cost to be incurred by apprentice: (please have apprentice initial all item(s) that apply)
Tuition ____________________ Books ___________________ Tools ____________________ None ______________________
Prior employment hourly pay rate __________________ Received copy of DAS Apprentice handbook ____________________
Apprentice Sponsor (Each should initial the blanks below to indicate they understand and agree to each requirement below)
________ ________ The apprentice will receive a minimum of 2,000 hours of employment as an apprentice, consistent
with training requirements established by industry practice, in the occupation to which he/she is
apprenticed.
________ ________ The Program Sponsor agrees to abide by all applicable provisions of the Massachusetts Plan for
Equal Employment in Apprenticeship Standards.
________ _________ The apprentice shall receive a minimum of 150 hours per year of related classroom instruction during
the period of apprenticeship in the occupation to which he is apprenticed, or in the case of licensed
trades, as required by regulation of the licensing entity, as applicable and any examinations
administered during such instruction shall be monitored by a proctor. The sponsor shall also have
readily available to the apprentice a schedule of the work processes to be learned in the occupation.
________ _________ The agreement may be terminated, within the lesser of (1) 1 year of (2) 25% of the length of the
apprentice program from the date of its execution, by either the employer of the apprentice, for any
reason.
_______ _______ This agreement must be approved by and filed with the Division of Apprentice Standards within
30 days of its execution, before the apprentice starts work and copies must be returned to sponsor.
_______ _______ The Deputy Director of Apprentice Standards may terminate the agreement at any time during the
duration of the agreement if the Deputy Director deems it proper.
_______ ________ The parties recognize that prevailing wage rates for public works projects are set by the
Department of Labor Standards, and that the wages listed in these program standards do not
supersede or replace the wage rates determined by the Department of Labor Standards.
_______ _________ The Division of Apprentice Standards is available to receive, investigate and resolve any complaints
the apprentice has about the apprentice training program in which the apprentice is registered.
________ ________ The apprentice has the legal right to work in the United States.
MANDATORY. To be completed by Apprentice
Social Security Number_______________________________ Email ______________________ ____ _________ ___ __
Date of Birth ___________ __ Phone___________________________________________________________
Gender
Male
Female
Ethnicity
White Black American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian or Pacific Islander Hispanic
Other (specify)___________________________________
Veteran
Vietnam Era Veteran
Other Veteran
Non Veteran
Disabled
Yes
No
Check highest grade of school completed 12 - GED Other
College 13 14 15 16 17 18
Sponsor Application Package Page 21
Apprentice Sponsor Waiver Policy
The Department of Labor Standards, Division of Apprentice Standards (“DLS/DAS”) is committed to expanding
apprentice training in Massachusetts. To encourage additional sponsorships, DLS/DAS has agreed to waive its annual
registration fee in certain situations. DLS will waive its sponsor registration fee for construction sponsor programs
that do not bid or work on prevailing wage jobs. Construction sponsors of fee-waived programs are required to
execute a Waiver of Fee and Declaration that Sponsor shall not Bid Prevailing Wage Jobs.
Additionally, sponsors of non-construction programs can request in writing that their program registration fee be
waived. Such requests shall be directed to the Deputy Director
of the Division of Apprentice Standards who shall consider factors such as hardship, need, and whether the program
would fulfill the criteria of any grant administered by DLS/DAS. All determinations by the Deputy Director shall be
final unless appealed to the Director of the Department of Labor Standards within ten days of the receipt of the fee
waiver denial.
All apprentices in fee-waived programs shall receive the same credit for completion of their apprenticeship work as
their counterparts in programs that have paid a registration fee with regards to qualifying for trade certification and
licensure; however, apprentices in fee-waived programs shall be given unique identification cards. These unique
identification cards will not entitle apprentices in fee-waived programs to qualify for apprentice rates on prevailing
wage projects.
Henry Mattuchio
Deputy Director
Apprentice Standards
Sponsor Application Package Page 22
19 Staniford Street, Second Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone 617-626-5409
Fax 617-626-5427
Waiver of fee and declaration
that sponsor shall not bid any
Prevailing Wage jobs
_________________ (applicant) hereby declares that, as an apprentice
program sponsor applicant electing to waive the annual sponsor
registration fee (applicable to sponsors bidding on public works
construction projects) I certify that ___________________(applicant)
shall not bid work subject to the prevailing wage law.
I acknowledge that by registering with DLS/DAS in this manner, all
apprentices registered under the fee-waived program, shall not be
entitled to “apprenticeship status” on prevailing wage jobs. Rather,
they must be paid at journeyworkers’ rates until and unless
___________________(applicant) amends it registration with
DLS/DAS, pays the full registration fee, and has its apprentices obtain
customary apprentice cards.
________________________________________________
Duly authorized representative of Sponsor Organization
_______________________________ _________________________ ____________________________
Approved Denied Date
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