State Apprenticeship Council

The State Apprenticeship Council was established to aid in administering the apprenticeship laws and regulations of this state. The Council is comprised of nine members, appointed by the Director over the Office of Workforce Development, representing the general public, labor, and management, as follows:

1. Three representatives of employers;
2. Three representatives of employee organizations who are party to a Louisiana-approved apprenticeship program;
3. Two members representing the general public;
4. The state official in charge of trade and industrial education (ex-officio).

Pursuant to Louisiana Law Title 40, Part IX, Chapter 1, the purpose of the State Apprenticeship Council is to:

1. Aid in formulating policies for the effective administration of the state apprenticeship program;
2. Establish standards which shall represent the minimum standards required for approval of apprenticeship program standards for any proposed apprenticeship program sponsor making application for registration of a program;
3. Issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and intent thereof;
4. Perform such other functions as the Director may direct;
5. Assure an opportunity for young people to obtain training that will equip them for profitable employment and promote employment opportunities for these young people under conditions providing adequate training and reasonable earnings as stated in Section 381 of the Louisiana Apprenticeship Law;
6. Appoint a committee in a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employer or employee organization, from persons known to represent interests of employers and employees respectively; and
7. Approve the deregistration of programs that fail to meet Apprenticeship standards.

Council Members

Employee Organization Representatives:

David Myers, HTE Contractors
    Post Office Box 10460, Jefferson, Louisiana 70181-0460
Frank Brian, SAIA Electric, Inc.
Henry G. Heir, Chair, Mechanical Contractors Association of Louisiana, Inc.

Employee Organization Representatives:

William T. Reynolds, IBEW Local  #194
Andrew O’Brien, New Orleans and Baton Rouge Asbestos Workers JAC
Nicholas G. Felton, Jr., New Orleans Fire Fighters Association

General Public Representatives:

Woody Oge, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
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Louisiana Department of Education,
Trade & Industrial Education Representative: (ex - officio)

Jim Henderson , Louisiana Community and Technical College System

Louisiana Workforce Commission
Office of Workforce Development Officials:

Tim Barfield, Executive Director
Stacey Bonnaffons, Director, Office of Workforce Development
Heather A. Stefan, State Director of Apprenticeship