Apprenticeship program alignment with international standards

8-83-1002. Apprenticeship program alignment with international standards. (1) Beginning January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the office, in coordination with the department of education, the department of higher education, the department of labor and employment, and the career and technical education division within the Colorado community college system, shall collaborate with the state apprenticeship agency to determine ISCED equivalency levels for each apprenticeship program registered on or after July 31, 2025. In making ISCED equivalency level determinations, the office shall: (a) Apply the process recommended pursuant to section 23-5-145.8 (3)(b); and (b) Require posting of the determined ISCED level alongside the apprenticeship program on all issued apprenticeship certificates of completion and in all public listings, including, but not limited to, the eligible training provider lists disseminated by the department of labor and employment pursuant to section 8-83-225 (1)(c) and the Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory created pursuant to section 8-83-308. (2) On or before January 1, 2027, the office shall determine ISCED equivalency levels for each apprenticeship program registered before July 31, 2025. After making ISCED equivalency level determinations, the office shall require posting of the determined ISCED level alongside the apprenticeship program on all issued apprenticeship certificates of completion and in all public listings, including, but not limited to, the eligible training provider lists disseminated by the department of labor and employment pursuant to section 8-83-225 (1)(c) and the Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory created pursuant to section 8-83-308. Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (SB 24-143), ch. 162, p. 767, � 3, effective August 7. ARTICLE 84 Vocational Rehabilitation Editor's note: This article was added with relocations in 2015. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated. For a detailed comparison of this article, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index. Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 15-239, see section 2 of chapter 160, Session Laws of Colorado 2015. PART 1 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS