Or. Admin. R. 589-007-0100 - Apprenticeship Definitions
For purposes of this rule:
(1) "Academic credit" means the indication or
certification by a community college that a student has completed a unit of
study or demonstrated achievement or proficiency, so as to have satisfied a
portion of the requirements for a degree or other academic recognition offered
by the community college.
(2)
"Academic credit course" means collegiate-level courses offered by the college
as part of a lower-division transfer degree or approved professional technical
program. Also known as "credit course."
(3) "Adverse intersegmental impact" or
"adverse impact" means the detriment of duplication which would fall on a
school or its students in a segment other than that of the school proposing the
new program or location, except that a publicly funded program or location
proposed by a private school or other organization has adverse intersegmental
impact if it is detrimental to a school in any of the five segments:
1) public universities listed in ORS
352.002,
2) Oregon Health and Sciences University,
3) private Oregon degree granting
institutions,
4) private nondegree
career schools and
5) community
colleges.
(4)
"Apprenticeable occupation" means a skilled trade that:
(a) Is customarily learned in a practical way
through a structured, systematic program of on-the-job supervised training;
(b) Is clearly identified and
commonly recognized throughout an industry;
(c) Involves manual, mechanical or technical
skills and knowledge which require a minimum of 2,000 hours of on-the-job
supervised training; and
(d)
Requires related instruction to supplement the on-the-job training.
(5) "Apprenticeship credit" means
the indication or certification by a local joint committee that an apprentice
has demonstrated achievement or proficiency so as to satisfy a portion of the
apprenticeship requirements as identified by the State Apprenticeship and
Training Council.
(6)
"Apprenticeship degree" means a state-approved Associate of Applied Science
degree program that is approved for registered apprentices and journey persons
and meets the standards and criteria for Associate of Applied Science degrees.
(7) "Apprenticeship program" means
the total system of apprenticeship as operated by a particular local joint
committee, including the committee's registered standards and all other terms
and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment and
training of apprentices in that apprenticeable occupation.
(8) "Apprenticeship standards" means a
written agreement submitted by a local joint committee and approved by the
State Apprenticeship and Training Council, that sets forth a plan containing
all terms and conditions for the qualification, employment and training of
apprentices or trainees as set forth in ORS
660.126 and
660.137.
(9) "Associate of Applied Science (AAS)"
means a state-approved associate degree that is intended to prepare graduates
for direct entry into the workforce. AAS degrees may also help to prepare
students for career advancement, occupational licensure, or further study at
the baccalaureate level.
(10)
"Associate degree" means a state-approved lower division undergraduate award
issued by a community college that indicates satisfactory completion of a
course of study approved by the community college board.
(11) "Associate of General Studies" means a
state-approved associate degree that is intended to meet the individual student
needs using a variety of collegiate level courses to meet degree requirements.
(12) "Bureau of Labor and
Industries (BOLI)" means the Oregon state agency responsible for apprenticeship
and training in Oregon.
(13)
"Certificate of completion" means a form of recognition awarded by a community
college for meeting minimum occupational course or curriculum requirements.
Certificates of completion must be state-approved, have a defined job entry
point, represent college-level work, and meet Commission criteria. Commonly
referred to as less than one-year, one-year and two-year certificates of
completion.
(14) "Clock/contact
hours" means one clock (or contact) hour that is 60 minutes long. No more than
10 minutes of each hour can be used for a regularly scheduled break or passing
period.
(15) "Collegiate level
work" means course and program content that provides skills and information
beyond what is normally gained before or during the secondary level. It is
characterized by analysis, synthesis, and application in which students
demonstrate an integration of skills and critical thinking. It is a term that
denotes more than college/university transfer courses. It also includes
professional technical education and other courses that exceed basic skills,
workplace readiness, and fundamental basic skills. Courses must be collegiate
level if used to fulfill a requirement in an associate degree, Associate of
Applied Science degree option or certificate of completion program.
(16) "Commission" means the Higher Education
Coordinating Commission established under ORS
351.715.
(17) "Cooperative work experience (CWE)"
means the placement of students by the college in a structured work-based
learning experience that is directly related to their classroom studies and
under the control of the college. The college instructor or supervisor visits
the field work site regularly. Supervision toward achievement of college
identified and approved student learning outcomes and measurable learning
objectives is also provided by the employer or other individual contracted to
provide field experience. Each student should have theoretical knowledge and/or
practical experience in a relevant major field of study prior to being placed
in a cooperative work experience.
(18) "Core apprenticeship services" means
those services offered by Oregon community colleges to apprentices and local
joint committees when college tuition is paid and state reimbursable fulltime
equivalency (FTE) is generated through the apprenticeship related training.
(19) "Course challenge
examination" means the award of academic credit by a community college when a
student demonstrates through comprehensive examination of one or more related
training classes that they have achieved the competencies and proficiencies of
a course at or above the standard of academic achievement for the course. Local
policies govern whether this is an acceptable alternative for students and the
nature of the examination (oral, written, demonstration, etc.) Credit can only
be granted for courses that are part of that college's approved curriculum.
(20) "Council" means the State
Apprenticeship and Training Council as defined in ORS
660.010.
(21) "Course of study for apprentices and
trainees" means the instructional objectives and outline of course content for
related training and manipulative instruction as developed from a trade
analysis for the trade, craft or industrial occupation as established in
accordance with ORS 660.157.
(22) "Credit for prior certification" means
the awarding of credit by a community college toward an associate degree or
certificate of completion to acknowledge achievement of a publicly certified
credential such as a journey persons card.
(23) "Credit for prior experiential learning"
means the awarding of academic credit by a community college for prior learning
acquired from work or life experience, mass media and independent reading and
study.
(24) "Office" means the
Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.
(25) "Detrimental duplication" means a
situation that occurs when recruitment of students for a new program or
location will tend to redirect prospects from a fixed pool concomitant with the
application of publicly funded educational cost subsidies, thereby
significantly reducing enrollment in existing similar programs for which
student financial aid is available but the number of prospective enrollees is
limited by nonfinancial factors such as interest, qualifications needed for
admission, internship openings for students, and job openings for graduates
(26) "Direct control" means the
community college maintains direct and sole responsibility for the academic
quality of all aspects of all programs and courses through the management and
supervision by faculty and institutional administrators.
(27) "Director" means the Director of the
Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development appointed under ORS
351.762.
(28) "Employer" means any person employing
the services of a registered apprentice, regardless of whether such person is a
party to an apprenticeship agreement with that apprentice.
(29) "Fulltime equivalency (FTE)" means a
student or a combination of several students who carries or carry among them,
within a single academic year, a minimum number of clock hours of instruction,
in any program, to be specified by rule by the Commission.
(30) "General education" means the
introduction to the content and methodology of the major areas of knowledge
including the humanities and fine arts, the natural sciences, mathematics, and
the social sciences and help students to develop the mental skills that will
make them more effective learners.
(31) "Laboratory (lab)" means an
instructional setting in which students work independently with the instructor
available and in the instructional area for assistance and supervision.
(32) "Lecture" means an
instructional setting in which the instructor delivers information with limited
student discussion.
(33)
"Lecture/laboratory (Lecture/lab)" means an instructional setting in which the
instructor gives short presentations and supervises student application of
content. Instructional methods are integrated; lecture and lab are dependent
upon each other for the student's educational success.
(34) "Local joint committee" means local
joint apprenticeship committees, local joint training committees and trade
committees.
(35) "Minimum
guideline standards" means industry/trade benchmarks developed and proposed by
the appropriate state joint committee and approved by the Council representing
the fundamental requirements necessary for entry into, and completion of
specific Council approved occupational/trade programs.
(36) "Non-credit course" means a course that
does not offer college academic credit for completion. Non-credit courses are
not required to use an established standard of academic achievement and
therefore generally are not used as part of a credit-based degree or
certificate of completion program.
(37) "Occupational preparatory course" means
collegiate level courses designed to prepare persons for employment in a
specified occupation or cluster of closely related occupations.
(38) "Occupational supplementary course"
means collegiate level courses designed for individuals who have already
entered an occupation but seek to improve their occupational skills and
knowledge in order to achieve employment stability or advancement.
(39) "On-the-job training (OJT)" means
training provided to an employee under the direct auspices of the employer or
their representative.
(40)
"Professional technical courses" are defined as the occupational preparatory or
occupational supplementary collegiate level courses that are designed to
prepare persons for entrance into and employment stability and advancement in
specific occupations or clusters of closely related occupations.
(41) "Professional technical program" means
collegiate level coursework that is designed to prepare persons for entrance
into and employment stability and advancement in specific occupations or
clusters of closely related occupations. Successful completion of professional
technical programs results in the achievement of a state-approved certificate
of completion, Associate of Applied Science degree or Associate of Applied
Science degree option.
(42)
"Registered apprentice" means a worker at least 16 years of age, except where a
higher minimum age is otherwise required by law, who is employed to learn an
apprenticeable occupation under standards of apprenticeship approved by the
State Apprenticeship and Training Council or by the federal Office of
Apprenticeship Training and Employer Labor Services. Also known as
"apprentice."
(43) "Related
instruction" means programs of study for which applied or specialized associate
degrees are granted or programs of an academic year or more in length for which
certificates of completion are granted, must contain a recognizable body of
instruction in program-related areas of 1) communication, 2) computation, and
3) human relations. Additional topics that should be covered as appropriate
include safety, industrial safety, and environmental awareness.
(44) "Related training attendance records"
means the documentation required by the local joint committee to verify that a
registered apprentice was present during the times required for an
apprenticeship program.
(45)
"Related training or apprenticeship related training" means an organized and
systematic form of classroom/lab instruction designed to provide knowledge of
the theory and technical aspects of an apprenticeable trade.
(46) "Standard of academic achievement" means
demonstrated achievement, proficiency, or measured learning acknowledged as
meeting a predetermined academic standard. Normally noted through a record
transcripted and maintained by the college.
(47) "State Apprenticeship and Training
Council" means the state apprenticeship and training entity as identified in
ORS 660.010. Also known as
"Council."
(48) "State-approved
program" means a community college certificate of completion or associate
degree program that has met and continues to meet the standards and criteria of
and have been approved by the Commission.
(49) "Statewide program" means an Associate
of Applied Science and/or certificate of completion program which is developed,
applied for and continuously monitored by a partnership of colleges to address
a specific program need through a cohesive and transferable curriculum among
and between participating colleges.
(50) "Supplemental apprenticeship services"
means those services that may be available at some community colleges on a fee
for service basis to support the local joint committee. These services and
others need to be included as part of an agreement between the community
college and the local joint committees specifying the service to be performed,
fees for services, length of service to be provided, etc.
(51) "Transcripted" means coursework entered
into the official and formal records of a college including the level and
achievement of a student.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 351.735
Stats. Implemented: ORS 351.735, 341.665, 660.157, 660.160, 660.167 & 660.190
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