Section 260-RICR-30-15-5.8 - Apprenticeship AgreementA. The Apprenticeship Agreement shall contain explicitly or by reference: 1. Name and signature of the contracting parties (apprentice, and the program sponsor or employer, and the signature of a parent or guardian if the apprentice is a minor);2. The date of birth of the apprentice and, on a voluntary basis, the social security number;3. Name and address of the Sponsor and Registration Agency;4. A statement of the occupation, trade, or craft in which the apprentice is to be trained and the beginning date and term of apprenticeship;5. A statement showing: a. The number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work on the job in a time-based program or a description of the skill sets to be attained by completion of a competency-based program, including the on-the-job learning component; or, if a hybrid program, the minimum number of hours to be spent by the apprentice and a description of the skill sets to be attained by completion.b. The number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction in technical subjects related to the occupation which is recommended to be not less than one hundred forty-four (144) hours per year.6. A statement setting forth a schedule of the work processes in the trade, craft, or occupation in which the apprentice is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process;7. A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether the required school time related instruction shall be compensated;8. Statements providing: a. For a specific period of probation during which the Apprenticeship Agreement may be terminated by either party to the agreement upon notice to the Department; andb. That, after the probationary period, the agreement may be:(1) Cancelled at the request of the apprentice, or(2) Suspended or cancelled by the Sponsor, for good cause, with due notice to the apprentice and a reasonable opportunity for corrective action, and with written notice to the apprentice and to the Department of the final action taken.9. A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment and training, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, physical handicap, marital status, or court and arrest record; and10. Name and address of the appropriate authority, if any, designated under the program to receive, process, and make disposition of controversies or differences arising out of the Apprenticeship Agreement; any such controversies and differences which cannot be amicably settled by the parties may be submitted to the Department for final decision.260 R.I. Code R. 260-RICR-30-15-5.8