Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-3-.13 - Youth Apprenticeship Programs
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Completer Certificate - a
credential issued by the Georgia Department of Education that certifies that a
student has mastered skills at levels recognized by industry and has completed
all the requirements of the Youth Apprenticeship Program.
(b)
School-based learning -
academic and occupational objectives directly linked to skill standards
contained in a program of study that leads to a Completer
Certificate.
(c)Skill
Standards - academic and occupational standards validated by industry
that prepared students for employment in a broad occupational cluster or an
industry sector.
(d)
Training
Plan - work-site performance objectives linked directly to skill
standards.
(e)
Work-based
mentor - an employee or individual approved by the employer and school
who possesses the skills and knowledge that the student must master and whose
responsibilities are to instruct the apprentice, evaluate his or her
performance and work in consultation with the youth apprenticeship
coordinator.
(f)
Youth
apprenticeship - a category of Work-Based Learning that integrates
school-based learning and a training plan coordinated with business, industry
and labor that facilitates the transition from secondary to postsecondary
education by providing the apprentice the opportunity to earn a high school
diploma, post secondary credential/diploma and a completer
certificate.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Each local
board of education or apprenticeship consortium receiving grant funds for a
Youth Apprenticeship Program shall have a youth apprenticeship coordinator who
shall participate in training provided by the Georgia Department of
Education.
(b) Each Youth
Apprenticeship Program site shall be approved by the Georgia Department of
Education.
(c) Each local board of
education or apprenticeship consortium receiving grant funds for a Youth
Apprenticeship Program shall require the following:
1. A detailed training agreement and training
plan that is jointly developed by the school, business/industry, student and
parent. This plan shall specify the skill standards to be mastered in the work
environment and the progression of skills the student must acquire to earn
credit. This plan shall also specify the criteria to be used to evaluate
student performance.
2. A minimum
of one unit of credit must be earned by the student in a related career pathway
prior to student placement on the job site.
3. A minimum of 720 hours of on-the-job skill
training must be completed by students enrolled in the Youth Apprenticeship
Program (YAP) for awarding of the Completer Certificate.
4. Assigned mentors both on the job and at
the school shall be involved in evaluation of the student's
performance.
5. Instruction and
necessary remediation in the pathway related to the work site placement shall
be provided as needed.
6. A broad
range of activities shall be focused on skills related to the student's career
pathway.
7. Development and use of
recruitment materials shall be developed jointly by the school system and
business community.
8. Adherence to
the standards shall be required as outlined in the Georgia Work-Based Learning
Manual.
(d) Grant
applications will be evaluated by a review team, and grants will be awarded on
a competitive basis to local boards of education or apprenticeship consortia
that meet the criteria identified in the grant application.
1. Competitive grant applications must be
submitted to the Georgia Department of Education no later than May each
year.
2. Grant applications must
identify occupational clusters(s), postsecondary partner(s) and
industry/business sponsor(s).
3.
Grant applications must address apprenticeship criteria cited in paragraph
(2)(c).
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