04 NCAC 22 .0207. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF APPRENTICES

(a)  An apprentice must have the following qualifications:

(1)           He must be at least 16 years old, except where a higher minimum age is otherwise fixed by law;

(2)           He must not be fully trained or qualified in the trade or occupation offered in the apprenticeship program in the trade or occupation offered in the apprenticeship program in which he is to be trained; and

(3)           He must be a high school "completer," high school graduate, must have passed an equivalency examination, or, with the approval of the director, he may be a high school student enrolled in a course of study leading toward graduation.  A sponsor may apply to the director for waiver of this Rule for an individual apprenticeship applicant, or an individual craft or trade.

(b)  Additional minimum qualifications for apprentices may be established by the sponsor so long as the additional qualifications comply with Section .0600 of this Chapter concerning equal employment opportunity.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 94-1; 94-2; 94-6;

Eff. February 1, 1984;

Recodified from Rule 14A .0203 Eff. March 15, 2010;

Transferred from 13 NCAC 14B .0207 Eff. January 1, 2014.