[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 25, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 25CFR27.9] [Page 126] TITLE 25--INDIANS CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 27--VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR ADULT INDIANS--Table of Contents Subpart B--Administrative Procedures Sec. 27.9 Approval of on-the-job training. (a) On-the-job training contracts shall be approved only by the official to whom such authority has been delegated in the 10 BIAM. (b) On-the-job training may be approved when such training is offered by a corporation, small business, association, tribe or tribal enterprise which provides an on-the-job training program offering definite potential for skilled permanent employment. (c) Yearly on-the-job training contractual agreements with a specific contractor shall not be renewed beyond the second year without review and written approval from the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs. Extension of contracts exceeding two years will be based upon a contractors demonstrated expansion of the enterprise, need for additional trainees, and placement of trainees completing the program. (d) Reimbursement to the on-the-job training contractor may include one-half of the hourly wage paid during the training period with the contractor paying the other half. The hourly rate must be at least the established minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended. [[Page 127]]