• 5.17.0 Definition
• 5.17.1 Authority
• 5.17.2 Administrative Guidelines
• 5.17.3 Financial Support of Apprenticeship Related Instruction
• 5.17.4 Granting College Credit for Apprenticeship Work Experience and Related Instruction
  
  

5.17.0 Definition

Apprenticeship Related Instruction is an organized and systematic form of instruction designed to augment on-the-job training for registered apprentices by providing knowledge of the theory and technical aspects of the trade. Related instruction usually consists of a minimum of 144 classroom hours for each year of apprenticeship.

5.17.1 Authority

Pursuant to Sections 23-218 (D) and 40.1-118 (10) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges establishes policies to coordinate Apprenticeship Related Instruction delivered by state and local public education agencies. The Chancellor, with the approval of the State Board for Community Colleges, provides for the administration and supervision of related and supplemental instruction for adult and student apprentices. The Virginia Apprenticeship Council advises the State Board for Community Colleges on policies to coordinate apprenticeship related instruction. The Virginia Apprenticeship Council has the authority to determine whether an employer is eligible for services and conforms to the standards governing registered apprenticeship programs.

5.17.2 Administrative Guidelines page top

The VCCS oversees policies for the delivery of apprenticeship related instruction to registered apprentices through annual contracts with regional administrative agents based at community colleges or local school divisions. The contract, as well as the Apprenticeship Related Instruction Coordinator's Information and Procedures Handbook, housed in the office of the Coordinator of Apprenticeship Related Instruction, specifies the curriculum, supervisory, and administrative services necessary for coordinating and delivering related instruction for apprentices. The VCCS distributes funding for Apprenticeship Related Instruction from resources provided by the Commonwealth of Virginia based on a plan approved annually by the VCCS.


5.17.3 Financial Support of Apprenticeship Related Instruction

Tuition is set by authority of the State Board for Community Colleges and by local school divisions. Additional reimbursement, provided through the VCCS, is based on state general fund appropriations. Contracts shall not imply any requirement on the part of the state for reimbursement beyond the amounts appropriated annually for such purposes, or beyond the biennial period covered by any such appropriation.

5.17.4 Granting College Credit for Apprenticeship Work Experience and Related Instruction page top

College credit for apprenticeship related instruction delivered through local school divisions may be awarded based upon negotiated program agreements and dual credit agreements between local school divisions and community colleges. Colleges granting credit toward an associate's degree for apprenticeship related work experience will use validated evaluation measures and procedures for awarding experiential credit.