Maine Apprenticeship Council Meeting

January 28, 2015:
Frances Perkins Room


MAINE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Location: Maine Department of Labor 45 Commerce Dr. Francis Perkins Room

Attending: Gail Croteau, ASPIRE Program; Phil Dionne; Joan Dolan; Denise Garland; Gloria Payne; Gail Senese; Call-in: Don Berry; Jennifer Boynton; Chris Trider; Travis Wood

Guests: Ginny Carroll, BES; Megan Dichter, Ready to Work Coordinator; Meg Harvey, CTE Schools; Jim Howard, Corrections: Verna Eldridge, Labor Standards; Pamela Megathlin, Labor Standards

Pre-Apprenticeship Brainstorming Session A quality pre-apprenticeship program is designed to prepare participants to enter and succeed in a Registered Apprenticeship (RA) program, has a documented partnership with at least one, if not more, RA program(s); and incorporates approved on-the-job training and curriculum based on industry standards that is approved by the documented RA partner. They can be paid or unpaid. Participants will also receive credit for the pre-apprenticeship upon registration in a RA.

? Bureau of Labor Standards Director Pamela Megathlin shared that whether a pre-apprenticeship is paid/unpaid is dictated by statute and is based upon the employment relationship (i.e., a brick & mortar relationship as an extension of a CTE School that allows for unpaid pre-apprenticeships; mentorship or standard employment relationship), and that hazardous occupations (HO) and liability issues should also be considered. For reference she recommended the USDOL Wage & Hour Division Fact Sheet #43: Youth Employment Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for Nonagricultural Occupation.

? MAP has been working with Maine Auto Dealers in Waterville and Bangor who are interested in developing Automotive Technology RA?s that align with CTE curricula. With the goal to identify existing occupations with RA?s to develop pre-apprenticeships produced the following list that focuses on dislocated workers, incarcerated adults, entry level employees and adult education participants:

Plumbing Funeral Practitioner Healthcare Machinist Electrician Pipefitting Early Childhood Education Logging Culinary Arts Information Tech

? Several barriers were encountered by Jennifer during her CTE tenure that:

Finding the right employers to participate in the program The program hours must accommodate evening hours & potentially time after school The time commitment for both employer and students Liability insurance challenges (personal injury and equipment) Employer location

Approval of Minutes Phil Dionne made motion to accept, Denise Garland seconded. Minutes approved unanimously. Joan informed Council that future minutes will be less detailed due to time constraints.

Job Driven National Emergency Grant Overview Ready to Work Program - a $5M grant July 2014-Sept 2016 to train and move 400 long-term unemployed people back to work. Kim was unable to attend due to weather and will be invited to our next meeting.

Review of Business Sub-Committee Minutes If DOL goes forward with the American Apprenticeship Initiative grant, there may be funding opportunities to support some of the marketing ideas. Working with a CTE School to develop media materials or to create a You-Tube video for embedding in emails or a You-Tube Channel may be an early no-cost option. Don will create an agenda for the next Sub-committee meeting and Joan will Doodle to members to confirm a date. Director?s Report Copy is attached

2015 Council Meeting Schedule/Location ? 9:30am ? Noon

Date Location Host March 12 IBEW 567 Hall 238 Goddard Rd. Lewiston Don Berry June 11 *
Sept 10 MaineGeneral Medical Center Jennifer Boynton Dec 10 *
* a location and host is needed for both of these dates, with the default location MDOL.

Motion to adjourn ? Phil Dionne, Denise Garland 2nd. Unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 11:53am

Next MAP Council Meeting Thursday, March 12, 2105 IBEW 567 Lewiston, ME

Attachments Director?s Report September 19, 2014 ? January 2015 USDOL Wage and Hour Division ? Fact Sheet #43: Youth Employment Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act for Nonagricultural Occupations


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