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Pre-Apprenticeship Guidelines

  • Each Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Program must include:
    • Formalized selection process
    • Outline of the program
    • Formalized evaluation system
    • Pre-determined length of program
  • Each Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Program Standard shall be:
    • Approved by the Maine Apprenticeship Committee
    • Limited to 1,000 hours of training, of which at least 250 hours should be job exposure
  • The employer must have a Registered Apprenticeship Program.
  • Upon entry into the Registered Pre-Apprenticeship program, a “letter of intent to hire” is generated and signed by an authorized company representative, the pre-apprentice/parent or guardian, and the Maine Apprenticeship Committee.