# Create an apprentice training plan toward journeyman licensure

A structured on-the-job training plan that tracks required hours, skills, and classroom work for an apprentice in my trade.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Education, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/create-an-apprentice-training-plan-toward-journeyman-licensure

## Prompt

```text
Help me create a training plan for an apprentice in my trade.

**Trade:** [ELECTRICAL / PLUMBING / HVAC / CARPENTRY / OTHER]
**State and licensing path:** [STATE, REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP OR NOT, LICENSE GOAL - e.g. journeyman electrician]
**Hour and classroom requirements I know about:** [e.g. "8,000 OJT hours, 576 classroom" - or "not sure"]
**Apprentice's current level:** [YEAR, HOURS LOGGED, SKILLS ALREADY SIGNED OFF]
**Type of work my company does:** [e.g. "residential new construction and service", "commercial tenant improvements"]
**Who supervises and mentors:** [JOURNEYMAN/MASTER NAMES OR ROLES, SUPERVISION RATIO RULES]

Build:
1. A skills matrix grouped by work process (e.g. for electrical: safety, layout and rough-in, service and panels, conduit bending, troubleshooting, controls, code), with levels: Observed, Assisted, Did with supervision, Competent.
2. A phase plan by year or by hour band, showing which skills to target and which job types give that exposure. Note where my company's work leaves gaps and how to fill them (rotation, partner company, classroom labs).
3. A monthly check-in template: hours logged by work process, skills signed off, safety notes, goals for next month.
4. Safety milestones before more independence (e.g. lockout/tagout, ladder and fall protection, trenching awareness).
5. A hour-log format that matches what licensing boards typically ask for, with a note to confirm the exact form.

Rules:
- Hour requirements, supervision ratios, and what counts toward licensure vary by state and program. Mark every requirement as [VERIFY WITH STATE BOARD OR APPRENTICESHIP SPONSOR].
- Apply evaluation standards the same way to every apprentice.
```

## What to fill in

- ELECTRICAL / PLUMBING / HVAC / CARPENTRY / OTHER
- e.g. "8,000 OJT hours, 576 classroom" - or "not sure"
- YEAR, HOURS LOGGED, SKILLS ALREADY SIGNED OFF
- JOURNEYMAN/MASTER NAMES OR ROLES, SUPERVISION RATIO RULES
- VERIFY WITH STATE BOARD OR APPRENTICESHIP SPONSOR

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