OAR 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.