Regulation .04 Criteria for an Apprenticeable Occupation.

Is customarily learned in a practical way through on-the-job training;

Can be clearly identified and commonly recognized throughout an industry;

Is not a part of an occupation previously recognized by the Council as apprenticeable unless that part is practiced industrywide as an identifiable and distinct trade;

Involves manual, mechanical, or technical skills and knowledge, which require a minimum of 2,000 hours of work and on-the-job training, not including the hours spent on related instruction;

Requires related instruction supplemental to the on-the-job training which may be given:

Involves the development of a skill which is not restricted in application to the products of any one company, but which is broad enough to be applied in similar occupations throughout an industry.