Track related technical instruction (RTI) hours and generate a completion certificate for a registered apprentice

Steps

1. Maintain an RTI log per apprentice: track course provider, course title, competency area, instructional hours completed, and date; link each RTI record to the apprentice's RAPIDS sponsor ID and occupation code
2. Validate total RTI hours against the program's apprenticeship standards registered in RAPIDS; most occupations require a minimum defined in the standards document (e.g., 144 RTI hours/year is a common minimum)
3. Track OJT hours separately; compute the OJT-to-RTI ratio as required by the program standards to ensure the learner is progressing proportionally on both tracks
4. When all hours and competency requirements are met, the sponsor submits a completion request to the Office of Apprenticeship (or SAA); the request references the RAPIDS apprentice ID and includes a signed sponsor attestation
5. The Office of Apprenticeship issues the Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship (DOL form); in federally-administered states this is generated from RAPIDS; in SAA states the SAA issues the equivalent state certificate
6. Optionally, link completion to an Open Badges 3.0 or CLR 2.0 digital credential issued by the sponsor or a partnering institution for portable record sharing