Apprenticeship Duration. 33.4.1 The Program is to be designed to take on people with or without any apprenticeship background and bring them through the necessary training to completion of a journeyman's ticket.
Apprenticeship Duration. Full-Time Trade Position ......................................
Apprenticeship Duration. The Program is to be designed to take on people with or without any apprenticeship backgroundand bringthem through the necessary training to completion of a journeyman's ticket. The apprenticewould be given two opportunitiesto successfullycompleteany one "school"session. Unsuccessfulcompletionwould result in beingdropped from the program. Employees dropped from the program, after the initial six months, for this reason shall exercise their seniority rights through the job posting procedure. During the first six months of an approved apprenticeship program the employee may choose to opt out of the program and return to their former position, or the Board may return the employee to their former position if the appointment is unsuccessful. In order to accommodate this right, the posting of the former position shall state that the incumbent has the right to return to the position for six (6) months. The employeedisplaced by the return to work shall obtain a position in accordance with the bumping procedureas defined inArticle The bumping procedureinitiatedby the displacedemployee shall not displace the returningemployee from position. After this six month period the employee must complete the apprenticeship program resignation or dropping out of the program(unlessthrough illness or mutual agreement of the Board and the Union) shall constitute resignationfrom employment with the Board. The Board agrees that once it has approved a specific apprenticeshipthat it will see it through to Should reducedfunding require a reduction of staff, the Board agrees to meet with the Union to discuss reasonable alternative arrangements to suspending the The progress of individuals and the program are to be reviewed by the Apprenticeship Committee. There is no assuranceof a journey’s position upon completion. Normallay-off and bumping procedureswould apply, with their former classification used as the basis for wages, bumping and recall rights. Full Time Trade Position All vacancies for permanent trade position would be posted internally and are subject to the normal procedures. Persons that have successfully completed their apprenticeshipmay apply. Rate of Pay Based on other rates in the collective agreement as follows: Year Rate Custodian I (start rate for six months and month rate for 2nd months) Custodian I month Custodian month Chief Secondary month Maintenance“A Trade month Full rate of certified trade (if employee remains with the maintenance department) “school”sessions ...
