OAR 839-011-0280: Apprenticeship and Training Committees — Electrical Apprentices

(1) The Division shall issue electrical apprentice licenses to active apprentices or trainees registered to standards jointly approved by the Council and the Oregon Electrical and Elevator Board. Apprentice license formats shall be jointly agreed to by the Division and the Oregon Building Codes Division. (2) All electrical apprentices must be directly supervised in accordance with OAR 839-011-0143, unless approved for indirect supervision. (3) Pursuant to OAR 918-282-0270(3), a local committee may take action to permit electrical apprentices to work under indirect supervision during their final period of apprenticeship provided they have met the provisions of ORS Chapter 660.126(3) and ORS Chapter 479.510 to 479.860 and have: (a) Completed at least 6,500 hours of on-the-job training for licenses requiring 8,000 hours of apprenticeship training, or 5,000 hours of on-the-job training for licenses requiring 6,000 hours of apprenticeship training; and (b) Successfully completed related training appropriate to the required 6,500 hours of on-the-job training in an 8,000 hour program or related training appropriate to the required 5,000 hours in a 6,000 hour program. (4) Indirect supervision licenses will be issued by the Division upon notification of committee approval and reissued for the duration of the program unless the committee takes action to rescind approval. (5) All apprentices count towards the ratio specified in the standards, regardless of supervision status.