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"Training"
is a stand-alone amount never owed directly
to the worker if the classification
is apprenticeable. If there
is a training amount designated
for a nonapprenticeable classification,
this amount may be paid
to the worker without any additional
amount being owed to an applicable
training trust fund. (All
apprenticeable crafts are designated
with a "#" sign on the
prevailing wage determination.) No
matter which situation the classification
falls under, apprenticeable or
non-apprenticeable, the training
is considered a portion of "prevailing
wage". For the apprenticeable
crafts the amount-per-hour must
be sent to an approved fund specific
to the type of work done by the
worker.
In this way, the future workforce is
trained partly by the support of the
public funds which paid for the project,
theoretically in direct proportion to
the amount of the particular type of
craft work done on each project. It
is tax-payer funded training support
which is "passed through" the
contractors and subcontractors on the
projects. For apprenticeable crafts,
training must always be reported on the
CPR, and the funds must be paid to an
approved trust account on the 15th of
the month immediately proceeding the
month in which the work occurred.

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