§ 6-52-201 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

6-52-201. Definitions.

In this subchapter:

(1) "Apprenticeship training programs" means a training program that provides on-the-job training, preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction in a trade that has been certified as an apprenticeable occupation by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor;

(2) "BAT" means the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor;

(3) "Coordination committee" means the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee;

(4) "Preparatory instruction" means a course of instruction lasting six (6) months or less that teaches the basic skills required for an individual to comply with the terms of his or her apprenticeship agreement as required by 6-52-207;

(5) "Program sponsor" shall mean any person, association, committee, or organization operating an apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is registered or is in the process of registration by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor;

(6) "Related instruction" means organized off-the-job instruction in theoretical or technical subjects required for the completion of an apprenticeship program for a particular apprenticeable trade;

(7) "Supplementary instruction" means a course of instruction for persons employed as journeymen craftsmen in an apprenticeable trade that is designed to provide new skills or upgrade current skills; and

(8) "Vo-Tech" means the Department of Workforce Education.