Youth Apprenticeship Program Eligible Employer Application

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Apprenticeship Maryland

	Company Information

	Employer Identification Number*

	Company Name*

	Street Address*

	City*

	State*

	Zip code*

	Contact Name*

	Phone Number*

	Email Address*

	Program Information

	Principal Industries of Business*

NOTE: Maryland minimum wage is $15 per hour, effective 1/1/2024. Youth Apprenticeship employers must pay the higher of either State or local minimum wage. Subminimum wage rates may not be used for Youth Apprenticeship.

	Occupation	Hourly Rate	Hours Per Work Day	Days Per Work Week	Projected Number of Positions
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	Provide a description of the on-the-job tasks and work processes that a youth apprentice is expected to learn.*

	If your company has an arrangement with an association or employee organization with whom you intend to collaborate regarding the Youth Apprenticeship Program, please identify and describe.

	Agreements

By submitting this form, the Eligible Employer agrees to the following Youth Apprenticeship Standards:

SUPERVISION OF YOUTH APPRENTICES

The Eligible Employer shall designate a mentor who shall have full direction and control of each youth apprentice, and who shall further:

be responsible for assignment of youth apprentices under the immediate supervision of qualified mentors for instruction; and

be responsible for the keeping and maintaining of progress records on apprentices to include related instruction and ensuring that each apprentice is advanced and rotated through the basic work processes and skills;

perform or otherwise cause the routine and periodic evaluation of the progress of each youth apprentice, and

provide for a safe work environment.

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF YOUTH APPRENTICES

The employment and training of youth apprentices during their youth apprenticeship shall be without discrimination of political or religious opinion or affiliation, marital status, race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or age, unless sex or age constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification, or the physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability.

TERM OF APPRENTICESHIP MARYLAND

The term of a youth apprenticeship shall be 450 hours of on-the-job training and at least one-year of classroom instruction related to the eligible career track.

RATIO OF YOUTH APPRENTICE(S) TO MENTOR(S)

No more youth apprentices will be employed than can be properly trained and afforded reasonable opportunity for future employment in the occupation.

To ensure proper training, the number of apprentices shall not exceed one (1) youth apprentice to every one (1) mentor regularly employed in the occupation.

Each youth apprentice must be assigned a skilled mentor at the workplace. The mentor may assign multiple “trainers” to instruct the youth apprentice while they rotate among the various workstations. One mentor may work with more than one youth apprentice in a company.

YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT

A Youth Apprenticeship Agreement (YAA) must be signed by all parties for every youth apprentice enrolled in the Apprenticeship Maryland program. The YAA is effective only when signed by all parties. A signed copy must be on file at the school, with youth apprentice’s employer and at Department of Labor.

CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF APPRENTICESHIP MARYLAND YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS

The Employer shall immediately and in all instances, notify the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council, with a copy to the Office of the Secretary, Labor in writing, stating reasons for the cancellation of a Youth Apprenticeship Agreement.

ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND SAFETY

Safety and Health Training. The Eligible Employer shall instruct the youth apprentice in safe and healthful, work practices and shall insure that the youth apprentice is training in facilities and other environments that are in compliance with occupational safety and health. Such instruction shall be coordinated with the actual work performed on the job and to include the appropriate tools and equipment.

RIGHT TO VISIT

Apprenticeship Maryland shall have the right to visit any job site where youth apprentices are employed and youth apprentice related instruction classes are in session in order to determine compliance with Youth Apprenticeship Standards.

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	By submitting this online form, you agree to the provisions outlined in this agreement.

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