158Training Program

158.1 General Description

The Contractor’s Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action Program includes on-the-job training aimed at fully qualifying trainees in the trade or job classification involved. The Proposal specifies the number of trainees to be trained under this specification. This training specification is in implementation of 23 USC 140(a). As a part of the Contractor’s Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action Program, provide training as specified in this specification.

158.1.01 Definitions

General Provisions 101 through 150.

158.1.02 Related References

A. Standard Specifications General Provisions 101 through 150. B. Reference Documents Georgia On-the-Job Training Program Manual

158.1.03 Submittals

Submit an acceptable training program to the Department for review and approval within 30 days after the Notice to Proceed is issued. Failure to submit an acceptable training program, as determined by the Engineer, will result in the withholding of all Contractor progress payments Specify the starting time for training in each of the classifications.

158.2 Materials

General Provisions 101 through 150.

158.2.01 Delivery, Storage, and Handling

General Provisions 101 through 150.

158.3 Construction Requirements

158.3.01 Personnel

A. Number of Trainees If the Contract Work is subcontracted, determine how many trainees, if any, the Subcontractor shall train. However, retain the primary responsibility for meeting the training requirements of this Specification. Ensure that thi s Specification applies to the Subcontract. Where feasible, have 25 percent of the apprentices or trainees in each occupation be in their first year of ap prenticeship or training. Distribute the number of trainees among the work classifications based on needs and the availability of trainees in each classification (within a reasonable area of recruitment). B. Types of Trainees in Attendance 1. Construction Crafts. Provide training in the construction crafts. Training may also be provided for lower-level management positions if training is oriented toward construction applications such as office engineers, estimators, time-keepers, etc. 2. Laborers. Training may be provided in the laborer classification if the training is meaningful and if significance i s proven and approved by the Division Office. 3. Clerks and Secretaries. Do not provide training for clerk-typists or secretarial-type positions. 4. Minorities and Women. Conduct systematic and direct recruitment through public and private sources likely to yield minority and women trainees. Recruit minorities and women within a reasonable area of recruitment. Demonstrate the steps taken to recruit minorities and women for training to comply with this Specification. This training commitment is not intended to nor will it be used to discriminate against any applicant for training, whether or not the applicant is a member of a minority group.

158.3.02 Equipment

General Provisions 101 through 150.

158.3.03 Preparation

Give each trainee a copy of the program that is followed during training. Provide each trainee with certification showing the type and length of training satisfactorily completed. The State will approve of or accept the training program before beginning work on the classification covered by the training program.

158.3.04 Fabrication

General Provisions 101 through 150.

158.3.05 Construction

An employee who completes a training course or is employed as a journeyman cannot receive training in that area of expertise. Satisfy this requirement by including questions in the employee application or by using other means to disclose the trainee’s status. Keep records of the findings of each case. Some off-site training is permissible provided the training is an integral part of an approved training program and does not comprise a significant part of the overall training.

158.3.06 Quality Acceptance

The selected training program approved by the Department and the Federal Highway Administration establishes the minimum length and type of training for each classification. The Department and the Federal Highway Administration will approve a program if it is calculated to meet Equal Employment Opportunity obligations and qualify the average trainee for journeyman status in a classification by the end of the training period. Acceptable apprenticeship programs include: • Programs registered with U.S. Department of Labor • Programs registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training • Programs registered with a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Bureau • Training programs approved but not necessarily sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Manpower Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training if administered in a manner consistent with the Equal Employment obligations of Federal-Aid highway construction contracts

158.3.07 Contractor Warranty and Maintenance

Maintain and furnish periodic records (form FHWA 1409) that document performance under this Specification.

158.4 Measurement

Except as otherwise noted in Subsection 158.4.01, Limits, the Contractor will be reimbursed 80 cents for every hour an employee is trained in an approved training program on this Contract. If the number of trainees exceeds the number specified in this Training Specification, reimbursement will be at the Engineer’s approval. The Contractor will receive the reimbursement even though additional training program funds are received from other sources (only if the other sources do not specifically prohibit the Contractor from receiving other reimbursement). The Contractor will be not receiving any progress payment under any one of these conditions: • Failure to provide an acceptable training program to the Department within 30 days after the Notice to Proceed issued • The Contractor fails to provide the required training • The trainee fails to be hired as a journeyman at the fault of the Contractor • The Contractor fails to show good faith to meet the requirements of this Training Specification

158.4.01 Limits

The Contractor is credited for each trainee that is employed on the Contract Work and that is currently enrolled or becomes enrolled in an approved program. Reimbursement for such trainees is as follows: 1. The Contractor receives reimbursement for off-site training only if trainees are concurrently employed on a F ederal-aid project and the Contractor does one or more of the following: • Contributes to the cost of the training • Provides instruction to the trainee or pays the trainee’s wages during the off-site training 2. The Contractor provides acceptable training to the number of trainees specified on the Contract. 3. A trainee begins training on the project as soon as feasible after the work that uses the trained skill has begun. 4. The trainee remains on the project as long as training opportunities exist in the work classification or until the trainee has completed the training program. Trainees do not need to be employed for the entire length of the Contract. 5. Trainees are paid at least 60 percent of the appropriate minimum journeyman’s rate specified on the Contract fo r the first half of the training period, 75 percent for the third quarter of the training period, and 90 percent for the last quarter of the training period. If apprentices or trainees in an approved existing program are enrolled as trainees in the same classification on this Project, the appropriate rates approved by the Departments of Labor or Transportation for the existing p rogram shall apply to the trainees.

158.5 Payment

Payment will be made under: Item No. 158 Training hours $0.80 per hour

158.5.01 Adjustments

General Provisions 101 through 150.