Common use of Apprentice Program Clause in Contracts

Apprentice Program. ‌ 16.1 All new employees are required to participate in the apprentice program subject to a one (1) year probation, to include those individuals that are hired from another journeyman department, and must complete all provisions of the program, (as adopted by the Joint Committee) as a condition of employment. If unusual or extraordinary circumstances occur, outside the control of the participant, the Joint Committee will evaluate and determine any exceptions to meeting the requirements. 16.2 Current firefighters, paramedics, and captains will become journeyman through a process developed by the Joint Committee in compliance with JATC (Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee) requirements and Washington State Law. 16.3 The recruit training academy and EMT will be paid by the employer to include: wages, benefits, and tuition. In addition, if the academy is outside the Vancouver service area the following will also be paid by the employer: mileage, commuting time wages for once a week travel to and from the academy, housing, and meals. The City will not pay overtime for any “Related Technical Instructions”. 16.4 The City will reimburse the required tuition cost, if a grade of “C” or higher attained, for all “Related Technical Instruction”. The apprentice will enroll in on-line training opportunities and perform this coursework during the apprentice work hours. The City will establish a separate reimbursement account separate from the current reimbursement systems. The Joint Committee will regulate the apprentice requirements to assure the apprentice can reasonably meet these requirements. 16.5 Wages for new apprentices will be paid according to the current collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired with JATC credentials shall be compensated at the wage step commensurate to their current level of certification within the JATC system. 16.6 For the purpose of attaining any apprentice training requirements, the productive work hours of apprentices will be extended to 10 pm at night for all assigned shifts. The City will ensure that discretionary time for the apprentice to work on apprentice training requirements will be made available. 16.7 Apprentices may be placed onto a daytime schedule for purposes of mandatory apprentice training requirements without any additional pay or premiums. The City will provide an annual schedule for each apprentice of the training requiring a schedule change prior to vacation selections each year. 16.8 Fire District 5 and the City agree to no longer use volunteers for emergency response delivery. In the event the apprentice program ends, the volunteer program will be reinstated to provide emergency response delivery existing within the scope of the program as it exists at the date of ratification of the November of 2014 Memorandum of Understanding. Outside agencies like the Red Cross and the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) will continue to operate in support of emergency operations. 16.9 Apprentices will be allowed to work overtime and participate in shift trades in accordance with current policy, practice and pursuant to the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. If the City utilizes an external recruit school for initial training, they will maintain a ratio of at least one (1) IAFF 452 instructor to every six (6) recruits (for example: 1-6 recruits, 1 instructor. 7-12 recruits, 2 instructors). The first instructor will be a Captain, and subsequent instructors will be drawn from an established instructor pool of interested IAFF 452 members who may be Captains, Firefighters, or Firefighter Paramedics. The instructor pool will be established by the employer based upon requests of the membership for interested applicants with a subsequent interview process for selection as determined by the employer.

Apprentice Program. ‌ 16.1 All new employees are required to participate in the apprentice program subject to a one (1) year probation, to include those individuals that are hired from another journeyman department, and must complete all provisions of the program, (as adopted by the Joint Committee) as a condition of employment. If unusual or extraordinary circumstances occur, outside the control of the participant, the Joint Committee will evaluate and determine any exceptions to meeting the requirements. 16.2 Current firefighters, paramedics, and captains will become journeyman through a process developed by the Joint Committee in compliance with JATC (Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee) requirements and Washington State Law. 16.3 The recruit training academy and EMT will be paid by the employer to include: wages, benefits, and tuition. In addition, if the academy is outside the Vancouver service area the following will also be paid by the employer: mileage, commuting time wages for once a week travel to and from the academy, housing, and meals. The City will not pay overtime for any “Related Technical Instructions”. 16.4 The City will reimburse the required tuition cost, if a grade of “C” or higher attained, for all “Related Technical Instruction”. The apprentice will enroll in on-line training opportunities and perform this coursework during the apprentice work hours. The City will establish a separate reimbursement account separate from the current reimbursement systems. The Joint Committee will regulate the apprentice requirements to assure the apprentice can reasonably meet these requirements. 16.5 Wages for new apprentices will be paid according to the current collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired with JATC credentials shall be compensated at the wage step commensurate to their current level of certification within the JATC system. 16.6 For the purpose of attaining any apprentice training requirements, the productive work hours of apprentices will be extended to 10 pm at night for all assigned shifts. The City will ensure that discretionary time for the apprentice to work on apprentice training requirements will be made available. 16.7 Apprentices may be placed onto a daytime schedule for purposes of mandatory apprentice training requirements without any additional pay or premiums. The City will provide an annual schedule for each apprentice of the training requiring a schedule change prior to vacation selections each year. 16.8 Fire District 5 and the City agree to no longer use volunteers for emergency response delivery. In the event the apprentice program ends, the volunteer program will be reinstated to provide emergency response delivery existing within the scope of the program as it exists at the date of ratification of the November of 2014 Memorandum of Understanding. Outside agencies like the Red Cross and the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) will continue to operate in support of emergency operations. 16.9 Apprentices will be allowed to work overtime and participate in shift trades in accordance with current policy, practice and pursuant to the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. If the City utilizes an external recruit school for initial training, they will maintain a ratio of at least one (1) IAFF 452 instructor to every six (6) recruits (for example: 1-6 recruits, 1 instructor. 7-12 recruits, 2 instructors). The first instructor will be a Captain, and subsequent instructors will be drawn from an established instructor pool of interested IAFF 452 members who may be Captains, Firefighters, or Firefighter Paramedics. The instructor pool will be established by the employer based upon requests of the membership for interested applicants with a subsequent interview process for selection as determined by the employer.