§3677 Approval of Training on the Job

Summary

State approving agencies can only ok on-the-job training programs (not apprenticeships) when the job goal depends on skills learned in organized, supervised training instead of just time on the job, and when the program meets certain rules. The employer must apply in writing and promise that starting pay for the veteran or person will be at least what nonveterans in that training job get and at least 50% of the full job wage, and that pay will rise regularly so that by the last full month of training it is at least 85% of the full job wage (the 85% rule does not apply to training run by the United States or a State or local government). The employer must also say there is a reasonable chance the trained person will be offered the job afterward. The State agency must check that the training will actually qualify the person for the job, is full time and normally lasts at least 6 months but no more than 2 years, is not longer than community practice, provides related instruction if needed, has enough space, equipment, materials, and instructors, keeps progress records, is not given to someone already qualified, and includes a signed training agreement with the approved program and wage scale given to the trainee, the Secretary, and the State agency. The Secretary may run a pilot on-the-job training program up to 3 years to train Department employees to be claims adjudicators. The Secretary must send Congress an initial report within 3 years of starting the pilot and a final report 18 months after that, with assessments and recommendations.