Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) - Minimum Industry Training Criteria (MITC)

What is an MITC?

The minimum industry training criteria, or MITC are what sets the California minimum training an apprentice must receive in a particular craft or trade anywhere. It describes the work processes the apprentice is trained in, the minimum hours of on-the-job training, and the related and supplemental instruction that accompanies that work.

An apprenticeship program may train above the minimum, but a program's standards must meet the criteria for its craft or trade as defined by that craft or trade's MITC.

How criteria are set and revised

Criteria are established and revised by industry training criteria committees appointed by the Chair of the California Apprenticeship Council under title 8, California Code of Regulations, section 212.01. Each committee is balanced between employer and employee representatives, drawn from both signatory and non-signatory programs in the craft or trade, and members serve three-year terms.

A committee's recommendation takes effect after a vote of the California Apprenticeship Council. When a committee is being formed, the notice is posted above.
8 CCR § 212.01 - Industry Training Criteria
California Apprenticeship Council meeting agendas