State of Michigan - New Rules

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State of Michigan - New Rules

Subject - State of Michigan - New Rules for Apprentice Electricians

August 23, 2010
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State of Michigan - New Rules for Apprentice Electricians

Effective September 1, 2010, all electrical apprentices in the State of Michigan are required to be participating in an electrical training program approved by the Electrical Administrative Board (EAB).

On February 6, 2009 the EAB approved the Bureau of Construction Codes Electrical Division recommendation to utilize the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship (USDOLOA) for the registration of all approved electrical training programs.

Initially the two main requirements are
(1) Electrical contractors that currently employ or anticipate the employment of electrical apprentices must register their companies with the USDOLOA

(2) Once an employer has registered with the USDOLOA they can set up their apprenticeship training program with the USDOLOA and register the apprentices under their employment. Registration with the USDOLOA for electrical contractors and the apprentices they employ is mandatory.

Failure to comply with these requirements will make an apprentice ineligible to sit for the journeyman electrician examination.

Read the complete Notice to Electrical Contractors and Apprentice Electricians

Visit the DELEG website for more information

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Comments

As an electrical contractor in Michigan, I have always told a prespective apprentice that they will have to go to school if they want to work for me. They cannot learn it all in the field because of time restraints and the need to produce. I applaud the law but I'm also disappointed in the way it was enacted. As recently as August 19th the electrical administrative board ruled exisiting apprentices that had completed an approved program would not need to re-enroll in a program if they were sponsored (employed) by a contractor. If they are not sponsored then any schooling completed to date was null and void and they would have to start over once they were sponsored which is very difficult in this economic environment. So much for a young person trying to improve themselves.

Dave

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