The Eligible Employer shall designate a mentor who shall have full direction and control of each youth apprentice, and who shall further:
The employment and training of youth apprentices during their youth apprenticeship shall be without discrimination of political or religious opinion or affiliation, marital status, race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or age, unless sex or age constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification, or the physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability.
The term of a youth apprenticeship shall be 450 hours of on-the-job training and at least one-year of classroom instruction related to the eligible career track.
No more youth apprentices will be employed than can be properly trained and afforded reasonable opportunity for future employment in the occupation.
Each youth apprentice must be assigned a skilled mentor at the workplace. The mentor may assign multiple “trainers” to instruct the youth apprentice while they rotate among the various workstations. One mentor may work with more than one youth apprentice in a company.
A Youth Apprenticeship Agreement (YAA) must be signed by all parties for every youth apprentice enrolled in the Apprenticeship Maryland program. The YAA is effective only when signed by all parties. A signed copy must be on file at the school, with youth apprentice’s employer and at Department of Labor.
The Employer shall immediately and in all instances, notify the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council, with a copy to the Office of the Secretary, Labor in writing, stating reasons for the cancellation of a Youth Apprenticeship Agreement.
Safety and Health Training. The Eligible Employer shall instruct the youth apprentice in safe and healthful, work practices and shall insure that the youth apprentice is training in facilities and other environments that are in compliance with occupational safety and health. Such instruction shall be coordinated with the actual work performed on the job and to include the appropriate tools and equipment.