Are examples of anti-harassment training available for apprenticeship sponsors?

The training must be provided to all individuals connected with the administration and operation of the program, including the following:

• Apprentices
• Apprentice supervisors
• Foremen and women
• Journeyworkers
• Instructors
• Mentors
• Other employees who regularly work with apprentices, including management and administrative personnel

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The training must be more than a mere transmittal of information.  It must include participation by trainees, such as attending an in-person training session or completing an interactive training online.  Sponsors that already provide anti-harassment training may modify their existing training to include the provisions specified in the apprenticeship Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) regulations.  Ready-to-use anti-harassment training materials are available on the Prevent Harassment Apprenticeship EEO webpage. 

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Sponsors must provide a mechanism for apprentices who have experienced harassment, or have witnessed the harassment of others, to report the incident(s) to an appropriate manager, human resources office, or other organizational contact.  As soon as a sponsor becomes aware of harassment, it should take steps to intervene and stop it – both to prevent further harassment and to avoid possible legal liability or program deregistration. Visit the Prevent Harassment page for more information.

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The sponsor can rely on anti-harassment training provided to instructors, journeyworkers who mentor apprentices, or apprentices by contractors or other providers if that training satisfies the requirements of the Office of Apprenticeship’s apprenticeship Equal Employment Opportunity regulation regarding anti-harassment training:

• The training is not a mere transmittal of information, but includes participation by trainees, such as attending an in-person training session or completing an interactive training online; and
• The content of the training communicates:
  • That harassing conduct will not be tolerated in the apprenticeship program;
  • The definition of harassment and the types of conduct that constitute unlawful harassment; and
  • An explanation of the right to file a harassment complaint.

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