Common use of APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADES TRAINING Clause in Contracts

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADES TRAINING. 28.1 Apprenticeship and other training programs should be instituted as required to maintain an adequate skilled and competent work force to perform work within the electrical power systems sector by apprenticeship training programs, upgrading programs and retraining programs. 28.2 Where a ratio of apprentices to journeymen employed has been established, this ratio shall be maintained. 28.3 The Employer agrees to pay into operative apprenticeship or training funds the amounts specified for apprenticeship or training as set forth in the wage schedules, attached hereto, for employees covered by this agreement during the time they are employed. The Union agrees to supply EPSCA with all pertinent information regarding these funds including all administrative material that is required for their implementation. 28.4 It is recognized and agreed that the IUOE Local 793 Training Fund is the operative apprenticeship and training body recognized under this Collective Agreement. 28.5 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to establish training programs to provide employees with special skills which are required in the electrical power systems sector and which are not provided by the Training Fund. Such programs shall be funded in such amounts as determined by the Employer and the Trustees of the Training Fund. Where apprentice mechanics are employed, there shall not be more than one (1) apprentice for every five (5) journeymen. 28.6 Employers whose primary function is structural steel erection and/or mechanical installations shall assign an apprentice, oiler or oiler-driver to each unit on all conventional truck mounted cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 25 tons capacity and over, all crawler cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 50 tons capacity and over, all truck mounted hydraulic cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 35 tons capacity and over, and all rough terrain type cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 65 tons capacity and over. 28.7 Craning apprentices working under the terms of this Collective Agreement shall be indentured to the Employer or to the Union and the Union shall accept into its membership all such indentured apprentices. 28.8 Apprentices (Except Concrete Pump Trainees) (i) Indentured Apprentices (except Tower Crane Apprentices) shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 4,000 hours worked - 65% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 4,001 to 6,000 hours worked - 80% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate (ii) The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgment shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iii) Indentured Tower Crane Apprentices shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 3,000 hours worked - 75% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgement shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iv) When an apprentice has accumulated 6,000 hours worked or credited (or 3,000 hours worked or credited in the case of tower crane apprentices) and has not yet attended his or her final training session at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario the apprentice shall continue to be paid at the apprentice’s most recent rate of pay until the completion of formal training at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario and the receipt of his or her final results from the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. b) All Apprentices must register at the appropriate Union District Office in their area and also on the master list at the Training Centre. c) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of Apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund. d) Present oiler-drivers will remain and as additional personnel are required, indentured Apprentices will be dispatched to the Employer in accordance with Article (c) above. e) Employers will make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their apprenticeship hours as quickly as possible. f) Each Apprentice shall, as a condition of employment, be required to comply with and complete all apprenticeship requirements including attendance of all training courses as specified by the Training Standards of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. g) An Apprentice who: (1) Completes his hours of on-the-job training. (2) Completes all related training. (3) Successfully obtains his Certificate of Qualification from the Ministry of Colleges & Universities, will no longer be classified as an Apprentice and will then become the junior Hoisting Engineer with the Employer under all the terms and conditions of the applicable Schedule. h) All Apprentices must abide by the Rules and Regulations as spelled out in the Training Standards of the Training Fund. 28.9 Heavy Equipment Apprentices a) An Indentured Heavy Equipment Apprentice entering the industry who has taken pre-employment training through the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario will work for his first 1,000 hours at fifty percent (50%) of the current base rate for the machine which he is operating. b) When an Apprentice has completed his first 1,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 1,000 hours at sixty percent (60%) of the current base rate for his classification. c) When an Apprentice has completed 2,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 500 hours at seventy-five percent (75%) of the current base rate for his classification. d) After completion of 2,500 hours of on-the-job training and all related training as from time to time specified by the Training Fund the Apprentice will then fit into the work force at the rate of pay provided for in the Collective Agreement. e) Hours spent at the Training Institute shall constitute hours worked for purposes of rate increases. f) Employers shall make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their training hours as quickly as possible. g) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund.

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADES TRAINING. 28.1 Apprenticeship and other training programs should be instituted as required to maintain an adequate skilled and competent work force to perform work within the electrical power systems sector by apprenticeship training programs, upgrading programs and retraining programs. 28.2 Where a ratio of apprentices to journeymen employed has been established, this ratio shall be maintained. 28.3 The Employer agrees to pay into operative apprenticeship or training funds the amounts specified for apprenticeship or training as set forth in the wage schedules, attached hereto, for employees covered by this agreement during the time they are employed. The Union agrees to supply EPSCA with all pertinent information regarding these funds including all administrative material that is required for their implementation. 28.4 It is recognized and agreed that the IUOE Local 793 Training Fund is the operative apprenticeship and training body recognized under this Collective Agreement. 28.5 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to establish training programs to provide employees with special skills which are required in the electrical power systems sector and which are not provided by the Training Fund. Such programs shall be funded in such amounts as determined by the Employer and the Trustees of the Training Fund. Where apprentice mechanics are employed, there shall not be more than one (1) apprentice for every five (5) journeymen. 28.6 Employers whose primary function is structural steel erection and/or mechanical installations shall assign an apprentice, oiler or oiler-driver to each unit on all conventional truck mounted cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 25 tons capacity and over, all crawler cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 50 tons capacity and over, all truck mounted hydraulic cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 35 tons capacity and over, and all rough terrain type cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 65 tons capacity and over. 28.7 Craning apprentices working under the terms of this Collective Agreement shall be indentured to the Employer or to the Union and the Union shall accept into its membership all such indentured apprentices. 28.8 Apprentices (Except Concrete Pump Trainees) (i) Indentured Apprentices (except Tower Crane Apprentices) shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 4,000 hours worked - 65% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 4,001 to 6,000 hours worked - 80% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate (ii) The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgment shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iii) Indentured Tower Crane Apprentices shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 3,000 hours worked - 75% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgement shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iv) When an apprentice has accumulated 6,000 hours worked or credited (or 3,000 hours worked or credited in the case of tower crane apprentices) and has not yet attended his or her final training session at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario the apprentice shall continue to be paid at the apprentice’s most recent rate of pay until the completion of formal training at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario and the receipt of his or her final results from the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. b) All Apprentices must register at the appropriate Union District Office in their area and also on the master list at the Training Centre. c) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of Apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund. d) Present oiler-drivers will remain and as additional personnel are required, indentured Apprentices will be dispatched to the Employer in accordance with Article (c) above. e) Employers will make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their apprenticeship hours as quickly as possible. f) Each Apprentice shall, as a condition of employment, be required to comply with and complete all apprenticeship requirements including completing all required hours of work under appropriate conditions including proper rates of pay, appropriate work experience and the attendance of all training courses as specified by the Training Standards of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. g) An Apprentice who: (1) Completes his hours of on-the-job training. (2) Completes all related training. (3) Successfully obtains his Certificate of Qualification from the Ministry of Colleges & Universities, will no longer be classified as an Apprentice and will then become the junior Hoisting Engineer with the Employer under all the terms and conditions of the applicable Schedule. h) All Apprentices must abide by the Rules and Regulations as spelled out in the Training Standards of the Training Fund. 28.9 Heavy Equipment Apprentices a) An Indentured Heavy Equipment Apprentice entering the industry who has taken pre-employment training through the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario will work for his first 1,000 hours at fifty percent (50%) of the current base rate for the machine which he is operating. b) When an Apprentice has completed his first 1,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 1,000 hours at sixty percent (60%) of the current base rate for his classification. c) When an Apprentice has completed 2,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 500 hours at seventy-five percent (75%) of the current base rate for his classification. d) After completion of 2,500 hours of on-the-job training and all related training as from time to time specified by the Training Fund the Apprentice will then fit into the work force at the rate of pay provided for in the Collective Agreement. e) Hours spent at the Training Institute shall constitute hours worked for purposes of rate increases. f) Employers shall make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their training hours as quickly as possible. g) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund.

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADES TRAINING. 28.1 Apprenticeship and other training programs should be instituted as required to maintain an adequate skilled and competent work force to perform work within the electrical power systems sector by apprenticeship training programs, upgrading programs and retraining programs. 28.2 Where a ratio of apprentices to journeymen employed has been established, this ratio shall be maintained. 28.3 The Employer agrees to pay into operative apprenticeship or training funds the amounts specified for apprenticeship or training as set forth in the wage schedules, attached hereto, for employees covered by this agreement during the time they are employed. The Union agrees to supply EPSCA with all pertinent information regarding these funds including all administrative material that is required for their implementation. 28.4 It is recognized and agreed that the IUOE Local 793 Training Fund is the operative apprenticeship and training body recognized under this Collective Agreement. 28.5 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to establish training programs to provide employees with special skills which are required in the electrical power systems sector and which are not provided by the Training Fund. Such programs shall be funded in such amounts as determined by the Employer and the Trustees of the Training Fund. Where apprentice mechanics are employed, there shall not be more than one (1) apprentice for every five (5) journeymen. 28.6 Employers whose primary function is structural steel erection and/or mechanical installations shall assign an apprentice, oiler or oiler-driver to each unit on all conventional truck mounted cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 25 tons capacity and over, all crawler cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 50 tons capacity and over, all truck mounted hydraulic cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 35 tons capacity and over, and all rough terrain type cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 65 tons capacity and over. 28.7 Craning apprentices working under the terms of this Collective Agreement shall be indentured to the Employer or to the Union and the Union shall accept into its membership all such indentured apprentices. 28.8 Apprentices (Except Concrete Pump Trainees) (i) Indentured Apprentices (except Tower Crane Apprentices) shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 4,000 hours worked - 65% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 4,001 to 6,000 hours worked - 80% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate (ii) The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgment shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iii) Indentured Tower Crane Apprentices shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 3,000 hours worked - 75% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgement shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iv) When an apprentice has accumulated 6,000 hours worked or credited (or 3,000 hours worked or credited in the case of tower crane apprentices) and has not yet attended his or her final training session at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario the apprentice shall continue to be paid at the apprentice’s most recent rate of pay until the completion of formal training at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario and the receipt of his or her final results from the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. b) All Apprentices must register at the appropriate Union District Office in their area and also on the master list at the Training Centre. c) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of Apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund. d) Present oiler-drivers will remain and as additional personnel are required, indentured Apprentices will be dispatched to the Employer in accordance with Article (c) above. e) Employers will make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their apprenticeship hours as quickly as possible. f) Each Apprentice shall, as a condition of employment, be required to comply with and complete all apprenticeship requirements including completing all required hours of work under appropriate conditions including proper rates of pay, appropriate work experience and the attendance of all training courses as specified by the Training Standards of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. g) An Apprentice who: (1) Completes his hours of on-the-job training. (2) Completes all related training. (3) Successfully obtains his Certificate of Qualification from the Ministry of Colleges & Universities, will no longer be classified as an Apprentice and will then become the junior Hoisting Engineer with the Employer under all the terms and conditions of the applicable Schedule. h) All Apprentices must abide by the Rules and Regulations as spelled out in the Training Standards of the Training Fund. 28.9 Heavy Equipment Apprentices a) An Indentured Heavy Equipment Apprentice entering the industry who has taken pre-employment training through the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario will work for his first 1,000 hours at fifty percent (50%) of the current base rate for the machine which he is operating. b) When an Apprentice has completed his first 1,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 1,000 hours at sixty percent (60%) of the current base rate for his classification. c) When an Apprentice has completed 2,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 500 hours at seventy-five percent (75%) of the current base rate for his classification. d) After completion of 2,500 hours of on-the-job training and all related training as from time to time specified by the Training Fund the Apprentice will then fit into the work force at the rate of pay provided for in the Collective Agreement. e) Hours spent at the Training Institute shall constitute hours worked for purposes of rate increases. f) Employers shall make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their training hours as quickly as possible. g) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund.

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADES TRAINING. 28.1 Apprenticeship and other training programs should be instituted as required to maintain an adequate skilled and competent work force to perform work within the electrical power systems sector by apprenticeship training programs, upgrading programs and retraining programs. 28.2 Where a ratio of apprentices to journeymen employed has been established, this ratio shall be maintained. 28.3 The Employer agrees to pay into operative apprenticeship or training funds the amounts specified for apprenticeship or training as set forth in the wage schedules, attached hereto, for employees covered by this agreement during the time they are employed. The Union agrees to supply EPSCA with all pertinent information regarding these funds including all administrative material that is required for their implementation. 28.4 It is recognized and agreed that the IUOE Local 793 Training Fund is the operative apprenticeship and training body recognized under this Collective Agreement. 28.5 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to establish training programs to provide employees with special skills which are required in the electrical power systems sector and which are not provided by the Training Fund. Such programs shall be funded in such amounts as determined by the Employer and the Trustees of the Training Fund. Where apprentice mechanics are employed, there shall not be more than one (1) apprentice for every five (5) journeymen. 28.6 Employers whose primary function is structural steel erection and/or mechanical installations shall assign an apprentice, oiler or oiler-driver to each unit on all conventional truck mounted cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 25 tons capacity and over, all crawler cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 50 tons capacity and over, all truck mounted hydraulic cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 35 tons capacity and over, and all rough terrain type cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 65 tons capacity and over. 28.7 Craning apprentices working under the terms of this Collective Agreement shall be indentured to the Employer or to the Union and the Union shall accept into its membership all such indentured apprentices. 28.8 Apprentices (Except Concrete Pump Trainees) (i) Indentured Apprentices (except Tower Crane Apprentices) shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 4,000 hours worked - 65% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 4,001 to 6,000 hours worked - 80% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate (ii) The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgment shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iii) Indentured Tower Crane Apprentices shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 3,000 hours worked - 75% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgement shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iv) When an apprentice has accumulated 6,000 hours worked or credited (or 3,000 hours worked or credited in the case of tower crane apprentices) and has not yet attended his or her final training session at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario the apprentice shall continue to be paid at the apprentice’s most recent DSSUHQWLFH VKDOO FRQWLQXH WR EH SDLG rate of pay until the completion of formal training at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario and the receipt of his or her final results from the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. b) All Apprentices must register at the appropriate Union District Office in their area and also on the master list at the Training Centre. c) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of Apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund. d) Present oiler-drivers will remain and as additional personnel are required, indentured Apprentices will be dispatched to the Employer in accordance with Article (c) above. e) Employers will make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their apprenticeship hours as quickly as possible. f) Each Apprentice shall, as a condition of employment, be required to comply with and complete all apprenticeship requirements including attendance of all training courses as specified by the Training Standards of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. g) An Apprentice who: (1) Completes his hours of on-the-job training. (2) Completes all related training. (3) Successfully obtains his Certificate of Qualification from the Ministry of Colleges & Universities, will no longer be classified as an Apprentice and will then become the junior Hoisting Engineer with the Employer under all the terms and conditions of the applicable Schedule. h) All Apprentices must abide by the Rules and Regulations as spelled out in the Training Standards of the Training Fund. 28.9 Heavy Equipment Apprentices a) An Indentured Heavy Equipment Apprentice entering the industry who has taken pre-employment training through the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario will work for his first 1,000 hours at fifty percent (50%) of the current base rate for the machine which he is operating. b) When an Apprentice has completed his first 1,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 1,000 hours at sixty percent (60%) of the current base rate for his classification. c) When an Apprentice has completed 2,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 500 hours at seventy-five percent (75%) of the current base rate for his classification. d) After completion of 2,500 hours of on-the-job training and all related training as from time to time specified by the Training Fund the Apprentice will then fit into the work force at the rate of pay provided for in the Collective Agreement. e) Hours spent at the Training Institute shall constitute hours worked for purposes of rate increases. f) Employers shall make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their training hours as quickly as possible.steady g) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund.

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADES TRAINING. 28.1 30.1 Apprenticeship and other training programs should be instituted as required to maintain an adequate skilled and competent work force to perform work within the electrical power systems sector by apprenticeship training programs, upgrading programs and retraining programs. 28.2 30.2 Where a ratio of apprentices to journeymen employed has been established, this ratio shall be maintained. 28.3 30.3 The Employer agrees to pay into operative apprenticeship or training funds the amounts specified for apprenticeship or training as set forth in the wage schedules, attached hereto, for employees covered by this agreement during the time they are employed. The Union agrees to supply EPSCA with all pertinent information regarding these funds including all administrative material that is required for their implementation. 28.4 30.4 It is recognized and agreed that the IUOE Local 793 Training Fund is the operative apprenticeship and training body recognized under this Collective Agreement. 28.5 30.5 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to establish training programs to provide employees with special skills which are required in the electrical power systems sector and which are not provided by the Training Fund. Such programs shall be funded in such amounts as determined by the Employer and the Trustees of the Training Fund. Where apprentice mechanics are employed, there shall not be more than one one (1) apprentice for every five (5) journeymen. 28.6 30.6 Employers whose primary function is structural steel erection and/or mechanical installations shall assign an apprentice, oiler or oiler-driver to each unit on all conventional truck mounted cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 25 tons capacity and over, all crawler cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 50 tons capacity and over, all truck mounted hydraulic cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 35 tons capacity and over, and all rough terrain type cranes with a manufacturers' rating of 65 tons capacity and over. 28.7 30.7 Craning apprentices working under the terms of this Collective Agreement shall be indentured to the Employer or to the Union and the Union shall accept into its membership all such indentured apprentices. 28.8 Apprentices (Except Concrete Pump Trainees) (i) Indentured Apprentices (except Tower Crane Apprentices) shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 4,000 hours worked - 65% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 4,001 to 6,000 hours worked - 80% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate (ii) The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgment shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iii) Indentured Tower Crane Apprentices shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule: 0 to 2,000 hours worked - 50% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate 2,001 to 3,000 hours worked - 75% of Licensed Journeyman Base Rate The trustees of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario shall determine at its sole discretion the length of term, the qualifications required to progress to the next term and the scheduling of in school training, and such judgement shall not be made the subject of a grievance. (iv) When an apprentice has accumulated 6,000 hours worked or credited (or 3,000 hours worked or credited in the case of tower crane apprentices) and has not yet attended his or her final training session at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario the apprentice shall continue to be paid at the apprentice’s most recent rate of pay until the completion of formal training at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario and the receipt of his or her final results from the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. b) All Apprentices must register at the appropriate Union District Office in their area and also on the master list at the Training Centre. c) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of Apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund. d) Present oiler-drivers will remain and as additional personnel are required, indentured Apprentices will be dispatched to the Employer in accordance with Article (c) above. e) Employers will make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their apprenticeship hours as quickly as possible. f) Each Apprentice shall, as a condition of employment, be required to comply with and complete all apprenticeship requirements including attendance of all training courses as specified by the Training Standards of the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. g) An Apprentice who: (1) Completes his hours of on-the-job training. (2) Completes all related training. (3) Successfully obtains his Certificate of Qualification from the Ministry of Colleges & Universities, will no longer be classified as an Apprentice and will then become the junior Hoisting Engineer with the Employer under all the terms and conditions of the applicable Schedule. h) All Apprentices must abide by the Rules and Regulations as spelled out in the Training Standards of the Training Fund. 28.9 Heavy Equipment Apprentices a) An Indentured Heavy Equipment Apprentice entering the industry who has taken pre-employment training through the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario will work for his first 1,000 hours at fifty percent (50%) of the current base rate for the machine which he is operating. b) When an Apprentice has completed his first 1,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 1,000 hours at sixty percent (60%) of the current base rate for his classification. c) When an Apprentice has completed 2,000 hours plus all of the related training provided for in the Training Standards of the Training Fund, and after written assessment by the Employer, and the Training Fund, each Apprentice will be employed for the next 500 hours at seventy-five percent (75%) of the current base rate for his classification. d) After completion of 2,500 hours of on-the-job training and all related training as from time to time specified by the Training Fund the Apprentice will then fit into the work force at the rate of pay provided for in the Collective Agreement. e) Hours spent at the Training Institute shall constitute hours worked for purposes of rate increases. f) Employers shall make every effort to keep Apprentices on a steady basis in order to complete their training hours as quickly as possible. g) Employers shall request Apprentices through the Union District Offices who, in turn, will notify the Training Fund at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Oakville. All dispatching of apprentices shall be done from the appropriate Union District Office under the direction of the Training Fund.