Common use of TRAINING/RETRAINING Clause in Contracts

TRAINING/RETRAINING. The parties agree it is in their mutual interest and in the interest of the construction industry that new employees be trained in the operation of equipment covered by this Agreement. Therefore, in the furtherance of this objective, the parties are signatory to a Trust Agreement in existence by and between the Associated General Contractors of Alaska, and Local 302 of the I.U.O.E. The parties further agree to maintain a formal Apprenticeship Plan for the training of operating engineers for the State of Alaska. The parties of this Agreement agree to participate in and support the Apprenticeship Plan and to abide by its local rules and requirements governing the selection, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, qualifications, education and training of all apprentices, insofar as said rules and requirements conform to the National Apprentice and Training Standards for the trade of Operating Engineers and to all applicable laws. The Employer shall utilize apprenticeship ratios of a minimum of one (1) apprentice for every ten (10) journeymen; however the requirements of the approved standards are to be applied.