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1. 2010
PSE "All Hands"
Apprenticeship Meeting
PSE Apprenticeships
http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedures/

2. Agenda
 Welcome - Dave Compton,
Apprenticeship Coordinator
 Attendance Roll Call – Cuong Luu, Training Analyst
 Introductions And Welcoming Remarks
 Kevin Bausch, Chair: PSE Joint Apprenticeship
Training Committee
 C.O. Smith, Business Representative: IBEW Local #77
 Updates
 Graduates
 New Apprentices
 Overview of Revised PSE Apprenticeship Standards
 Update on Pathway to Apprenticeship Program
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur2es/

3. Agenda (cont.)
 Record Keeping is a Performance Element
 OJT Reporting, Task Completion, Quarterly Reports
 OJT and RSI Make-Up Hours
 New Task Completion Requirements
 Veteran Benefits
 Clarification on Leaves
 Required number of OJT Hours
 FMLA Leaves
 STD/LTD Leaves
 Coming Soon – PALMS
 Journey Worker Guide for Apprentice Training & Mentoring
 PSE Training and Procedures Website
 Open Forum – Comments and Questions
 Final Comments
 Adjournment
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur3es/

4. Graduates – New Journey Workers
 Scott Anderson – Meter: July 22, 2010
 Erin Baerny – Wire: July 22, 2010
 Byron Kurtz – Hydro Electrician: July 22, 2010
 Cris Neighbors – Wire: July 22, 2010
 Byron Poirier – Meter: July 22, 2010
 Ivan Potter – Meter: July 22, 2010
 Darryl Reser – Combustion Turbine: July 22, 2010
 Ryan Rockhill – Wire: July 22, 2010
 Erin Sheehy – Wire: September 17, 2010
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5. New Apprentices:
 Wire:
 Michael Baerny
 Shuffleton: 9/13/10
 Darren Smith
 Shuffleton: 9/14/10
 Zachary Melton
 Puyallup: 9/15/10
 Chris Ranous
 BSC-01: 9/16/10
 Ray Bracelin
 Shuffleton: 9/17/10
 Nathan Axtell
 Shuffleton: 9/20/10
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur5es/

6. JATC
Kevin Bausch, Chair
Labor Representative (Meter)
360 / 786-5951
Bob Caldwell, Member
Labor Representative (Wire)
206 / 604-5877
Phil Fix, Member
Labor Representative (Hydro)
425 / 831-4331
Gerald Klug, Member
Management Representative (CT)
509 / 773-7913
Staff:
Dave Compton
Apprenticeship Coordinator
425 / 457-5879
Troy Nutter
Manager for Training and Procedures
360 / 766-5510
Steve Brown, Secretary
Management Representative (Meter)
253 / 476-6330
Nathan Fadden, Member
Labor Representative (CT)
360 / 647-6589
Mike Herndon, Member
Management Representative (Wire)
425 / 235-7615
Dave Magnuson, Member
Management Representative (Hydro)
425 / 831-4344
Cuong Luu
Training Analyst
425 / 462-3427
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur6es/

7. Revised Apprenticeship Standards
 Took effect on July 16, 2010
 Applies to all PSE Apprenticeships in All Crafts
 Key Points:
 NJATC Test used to Establish a Qualified Pool of
candidates for PTA
 Qualifying for the NJATC Test
 PTA Candidate Selection
 PTA Position to Apprentice
 Basic Electricity Requirement
 No qualified bidders?
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8. Revised Apprenticeship Standards
 1000 Hour Probationary Period
 Dropped Lineman Apprenticeship Standards
 Stresses 1 Apprentice to 1 Journey Worker Ratio
 Restates minimum OJT hour requirements for each
craft
 Redefines approved methods of RSI
 Supervised Field trips
 Approved Training Seminars
 State Community/Technical College
 Approved hybrid training through:
 PSE, Community/Technical College, Online-
Learning
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur8es/

9. Revised Apprenticeship Standards
 Apprentice required to maintain accurate OJT
records.
 Regular and thorough Performance
Evaluations
 Apprentices missing school are required to
notify instructor, Apprenticeship Coordinator,
and Supervisor ASAP.
 Adds specific language to cover the role and
responsibilities of LJATCs.
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur9es/

10. The Pathway to Apprenticeship
 Apprenticeship is no longer an entry level
position.
 All Pathway Positions filled from the Ranked
Qualified Pool.
 Lateral movement through PTA Craft
positions by bid process.
 Pathway Position into Apprenticeship by bid
per CBA seniority language.
 Training and Assessment: a part of all PTA
Positions.
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur1e0s/

11. The Pathway to Apprenticeship
 Labor/Management involvement: Interviews and
Pathway Assessment.
 Helpers/CFR/Leads/Meter testers hired prior to
1/1/10 -
 Electing to Enter the Pathway.
 Apprentices will remain under the auspices of the
JATC.
 PTA Positions will be under the auspices of their
craft’s LMTC.
 Day-to-day administrative support by Training Group.
 Specific human resource issues supported by HR.
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12. Record Keeping is a Performance Element
 It is the Apprentice’s responsibility
 Maintain proper record keeping.
 Meet reporting deadlines.
 Where can I find the forms?
 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedures/
 Use only these forms.
 Veteran Benefits
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13. OJT Reports
 When are they due?
 5 working days after the end of the month.
 Send the Original, Keep a Copy.
 Who needs to sign them?
 Apprentice
 Journey Worker
 Supervisor
 What time qualifies as OJT time?
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14. Task Completion Reports
 When do I send these in?
 Submit as completed to get credit for monthly report.
 Submit by the 5th work day of the next month.
 What do I send in?
 Original with all Signatures
 Submit “Attempts.” Keep a copy for your records.
 Who needs to sign this?
 Apprentice
 Journey Worker
 NOTE: Apprentices who began their apprenticeships
after 9/1/10 must complete all tasks.
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15. Quarterly Reports
 When will I get mine?
 Sent by 15th of the month following the end of
the quarter.
 What am I responsible for?
 Get evaluation of Instructor, Journey Worker,
LJATC.
 What gets sent to where?
 Who: Cuong Luu, Training Analyst
 Where: PSE-09N
 What: Send Signed Original, Keep a Copy
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16. Making up OJT Hours
 Rules for making up lost OJT hours:
 Lost OJT due to illness or injury.
 More than 174 hours in any period (6 months) must be
made up.
 More than 260 hours in any two adjacent periods must
be made up.
 More than 522 hours in a 3-year apprenticeship
(Meter) must be made up.
 More than 696 hours in a 4-year apprenticeship (Wire,
CT, Hydro) must be made up.
 Absences of lesser duration which affect the
apprentice’s progress may extend the apprenticeship
if deemed necessary by the JATC.
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur1e6s/

17. Making-up RSI Hours
 Do I have to go to Apprentice school? Yes.
 Excused Absences: Illness/Emergencies
 What is an Emergency?
 1 Unexcused absence
 Frozen pay rate until work is made up.
 Meet with LJATC and/or JATC
 2 Unexcused absences
 Frozen pay rate.
 At JATC discretion meet with JATC.
 What’s the worse that can happen?
 Removed from apprenticeship Program.
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18. Making-up RSI Hours
 Who to call if you’re down and out:
 Instructor – ASAP
 Supervisor – ASAP
 Dave Compton, Apprenticeship Coordinator - ASAP
 Phone: 425 / 457-5879
 E-mail: david.compton@pse.com
 Apprentice is responsible to schedule a make-up class.
 If you are out on disability, do not attend class.
 Wire Apprentices must complete Climbing School
 When? Prior to starting their 3rd Period.
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19. FMLA / STD / LTD Leaves
 Apprenticeship:
 Status is Suspended.
 Result – Missed time will be added to scheduled
end of Apprenticeship.
 Does PTO suspend status?
 No – PTO does not extend length of service.
 Monthly OJT Expectations
 167 OJT hours per month
 PTO does not count as OJT.
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur1e9s/

20. PSE Training and Procedures Website
 What the site contains:
 All approved forms to be used by apprentices to record
tasks and OJT.
 Task Manuals for each craft.
 Job Descriptions for all Apprenticeship Positions
 Apprenticeship Standards
 JATC
 Member Contacts
 Minutes of Meetings
 Links to the State Apprenticeship website.
 ARTS
 Energy Occupation Skill Standards
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur2e0s/

21. Coming Soon
 PALMS – Performance and Learning
Management System
 Record of your personal Training History with
PSE
 Training Requirements for all PSE Power
Generation Positions
 On-Line Training Access
 Coming 1st Quarter of 2011.
09/11/14 http://pseweb/TrainingandProcedur2e1s/

22. New On-Line
 Journey Worker’s Guide For Training and Mentoring
Apprentices.
 To be Posted on the Training and Procedures website
October 19, 2010. Can be downloaded.
 Suggested reading for both Journey Workers and
Apprentices.
 Topics:
 Expectations/Characteristics of a Journey Worker
 How to be a Mentor and Trainer.
 Expectations of an Apprentice.
 How to Evaluate an Apprentices.
 The Forms and How Journey Workers are involved.
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28. Open Forum
 Questions and Comments
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29. Closing Comments
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