Pick your state and your technician count. See what the program costs, what public money pays back, and what you are actually out at the end of two years. Then who registers your program, whether the BCI curriculum plus EETC satisfies the classroom requirement, and what will disqualify you before anyone reads your application.
Does BCI plus EETC satisfy the classroom requirement?
216BCI classroom hours
+72EETC portal and manufacturer
288Related instruction, 2 years
144/yrFederal recommendation
04
What your state will pay
05
What will disqualify you
06
Your first call
Say this: I own an outdoor power equipment dealership. I have a written technician training curriculum, 51 modules, 570 hours across four levels, with documented competency sign-offs and capstone assessments. I want to run it as a registered apprenticeship. The occupation is O*NET 49-3053, Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. New York has already published an approved 4,000 hour work process schedule for this exact occupation, and my curriculum maps to it. What do you need from me?
07
True in every state
29 CFR 29 and 30
Requirement
What the rule says
Cite
On-the-job hours, time-based
2,000 minimum
29.5(b)(2)
Recognized term for your occupation
6,000 to 8,000
RAPIDS 0441, 0230, 0176
Related instruction
144 / year
29.5(b)(4), recommended
Training approach
File hybrid
29.5(b)(2)(iii)
Minimum apprentice age
16
29.5(b)(10)
Program term, min and max
None
Circular 2026-01
Written affirmative action plan
At 5 apprentices
30.4(d)
Paid classroom time required
No
785.32
Wage schedule
Must progress
29.5(b)(5)
Federal apprenticeship tax credit
Does not exist
apprenticeship.gov
Dealer Success Groups
Want this running in your shop?
The Bob Clements International Technician Training Program is 51 modules and 570 hours across four levels, built so a dealership can take a technician from apprentice to master without sending them anywhere. Tell us where to reach you and we will walk you through what your state pays before you commit to anything.