Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-23.011 - Program Performance Standards

(1) Every registered apprenticeship program must have at least one (1) registered apprentice, except for the following specified periods of time, which may not exceed one (1) year:

(a) Between the date when a program is registered and the date of registration for its first apprentice(s); or

(b) Between the date that a program graduates an apprentice and the date of registration for the next apprentice(s) in the program.

(2) The Department must evaluate performance of registered apprenticeship programs. The tools and factors to be used must include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Quality assurance assessments;

(b) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Compliance Reviews;

(c) Retention rates. Completion rates, and Wage progression metrics;

(d) Adherence to the approved program standards; and

(e) Compliance with rules relating to apprenticeship programs established in Chapter 6A-23, F.A.C.

(3) Accountability Reporting for Registered Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Programs. The Department shall calculate and publish retention rates, completion rates and wage progression metrics annually for all registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs based upon the registered sponsor, program and occupation.

(a) Retention rate will be calculated as the percentage of apprentices or preapprentices retained or completing a program by the end of fourth quarter after the initial quarter of enrollment in a registerd apprenticeship or preapprentieship program.

(b) Completion rate will be calculated as the percentage of apprentices or preapprentices completing the registered apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program within one (1) year after the expected program length identified in the program standards.

(c) Wage progression of participants will be calculated by registered program sponsor and occupation for the following periods: starting wage as identified in the current program standards, exit wage as identified by the wage scale for the last year in the current program standards, and post-apprenticeship completion wages calculated at one (1) and five (5) years after program exit based upon annual cohorts of program completers who are tracked using administrative records of employment and wages that are available to the Department.

(4) The Department must review a program's completion rates in comparison to the national average for completion rates. Based on the review, the Department must provide technical assistance to programs with completion rates lower than the national average.

(5) Cancellation of apprenticeship agreements during the probationary period will not have an adverse impact on a sponsor's completion rate.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-23.011

Rulemaking Authority 446.032, 446.041(13) FS. Law Implemented 446.052 FS,

New 3-29-11, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 113, June 11, 2019 effective 6/25/2019, Amended by Florida Register Volume 48, Number 076, April 19, 2022 effective 5/3/2022.

New 3-29-11, Amended 6-25-19, 5-3-22.