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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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6. Department of Education |
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6A. State Board of Education |
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6A-23. Apprenticeship Programs |
1(1) Every registered apprenticeship program must have at least one (1) registered apprentice, except for the following specified periods of time, which may not exceed one (1) year:
29(a) Between the date when a program is registered and the date of registration for its first apprentice(s); or
48(b) Between the date that a program graduates an apprentice and the date of registration for the next apprentice(s) in the program.
70(2) 71The Department 73must evaluate performance of registered apprenticeship programs. The tools and factors to be used must include, but are not limited to, the following:
96(a) Quality assurance assessments;
100(b) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Compliance Reviews;
107(c) Retention rates. Completion rates, and Wage progression metrics;
116(d) Adherence to the approved program standards; and
124(e) Compliance with rules relating to apprenticeship programs established in Chapter 6A-23, F.A.C.
137(3) Accountability Reporting for Registered Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Programs. The Department shall calculate and publish retention rates, completion rates and wage progression metrics annually for all registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs based upon the registered sponsor, program and occupation.
176(a) Retention rate will be calculated as the percentage of apprentices or preapprentices retained or completing a program by the end of fourth quarter after the initial quarter of enrollment in a registerd apprenticeship or preapprentieship program.
213(b) Completion rate will be calculated as the percentage of apprentices or preapprentices completing the registered apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program within one (1) year after the expected program length identified in the program standards.
247(c) Wage progression of participants will be calculated by registered program sponsor and occupation for the following periods: starting wage as identified in the current program standards, exit wage as identified by the wage scale for the last year in the current program standards, and post-apprenticeship completion wages calculated at one (1) and five (5) years after program exit based upon annual cohorts of program completers who are tracked using administrative records of employment and wages that are available to the Department.
329(4) The 331Department 332must review a program’s completion rates in comparison to the national average for completion rates. Based on the review, the 352Department must provide technical assistance to programs with completion rates lower than the national average.
367(5) Cancellation of apprenticeship agreements 372during the probationary period will not have an adverse impact on a sponsor’s completion rate.
387Rulemaking Authority 389446.032, 390446.041(13) FS. 392Law Implemented 394446.052 FS, 396History–New 3-29-11, Amended 6-25-19, 5-3-22.
