Performance_Work_Statement_APPRENTICESHIP.doc

Performance Work Statement Apprentice Class

FOR

Watervliet Arsenal

1. Background: The Watervliet Arsenal has an established Machinist Apprenticeship Program that consists of both in classroom instruction and On the Job Training (OJT) (8000 cumulative hours of OJT). The Arsenal has historically partnered with a local regionally accredited institution of Higher Education to provide the classroom instruction to ensure maximum validity and efficacy. The core subjects taught are based on a Advanced Manufacturing Technology degree totaling 66 semester hours, which after successful completion of the program Apprentices are awarded an Associate’s Degree and become Journeyman Machinists.

2. Objective: To provide college instruction that will lead to an Associate’s Degree in Manufacturing Technology Science.

3. Performance Work Statement: The contractor shall provide classroom and lab instruction totaling 66 semester hours (see attached schedule of courses) under the degree program Advanced Manufacturing Technology Sciences. The contractor shall provide all instruction at their own facilities. The contractor shall schedule 2 classes per academic semester, Fall/Spring/Summer, over the course of 4 years, until all requirements of the Degree have been satisfactorily met.

3.1 The contractor shall:

2.1.1 Provide training facilities that will expose and facilitate the learning of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Sciences.

2.1.2 Schedule classes beginning no earlier than 530pm and end classes no later than 9pm.

2.1.3 Provide academic progress reports that detail individual Apprentice performance, subject to FERPA restrictions.

2.1.4 Schedule classes on either Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, with only one class per day.

2.1.5 Classes will begin at the commencement of the institutions Fall Semester, 2016.

4. Student Responsibility/Requirements

Students will sign a waiver to release all course grades and information concerning their performance, attendance and progress while attending classes with this information being used to determine each student’s courses required by HVCC. Therefore, grades and other related information are expected to be provided to Watervliet Arsenal during the course of the year. The selected college will review student’s academic requirements in view of prior college credits (when transferable); coordinating completion of all courses within the “AMT”, (Advanced Machining Technology) in accordance with Watervliet Arsenal’s established Apprentice Training All students under the proposed order shall register in the same manner and have the same privileges, including the use of all facilities and equipment as any other students enrolled in the institution.

5. Charges and Fees Selected school may charge the normal tuition and fees, consisting of Tuition Rate, Records and Activity Fee, Technology Fee, Laboratory Fee and Vehicle Registration Fee, based on the student’s determination of residency. Selected school will determine the resident or non-resident status of each student, notify the student of this determination and allow an appeal to the determination. The selected school may charge the normal non-resident tuition and fees for those students who are non-resident. The Contracting Officer will be notified in those cases and will be reflected in invoices submitted. Cost for courses not completed will be credited to Watervliet Arsenal, on a prorated basis if that is the customary practice. The school shall also include the cost of all required books, class materials (to include tool kits, lab coats, and calculators), and any final project related needs in the 4th year.

6. Invoicing Advance Payment for classes provided is authorized. Incumbent school shall submit an invoice, listing charges for each student separately. Invoices shall be submitted within 10 days of the start of the term. Invoices shall include order number, name of each student, list showing each course for each student, the resident or non-resident status of each student, and a breakdown of charges for each student including credit hours, tuition, application fee and other fees. Upon approval by COR, the school will be notified and an electronic version of the invoice must be submitted in the electronic system known as WAWF (Wide Area Work Flow). Hard copies of invoice cannot be paid.

7. Withdrawal of students

Watervliet Arsenal, at its option and at any time, may withdraw financial support for a student by notifying the school. Watervliet Arsenal will modify the order for students withdrawn.

The selected school may request withdrawal of a student for academic or disciplinary reasons by contacting the Contracting Officer.

Watervliet Arsenal will pay any tuition and fees for withdrawal of students before the end of a term. The selected school shall notify the Contracting Office and credit Watervliet Arsenal with any charges eligible for refund under the School’s standard procedures for any student in effect on the date of withdrawal. The credit will appear on the first invoice after the credit is determined.

Withdrawal of students by Watervliet Arsenal will not be the basis for any special charges or claim by the selected school other than charges under the School’s standard procedures.

Within a reasonable time after withdrawal of a student for any reason, or after graduation, the selected school shall send to the Contracting Officer, one copy of an official transcript showing all work by the student at the school until such withdrawal or graduation.

8. Changes/Modification to Program

Watervliet Arsenal reserves the right to terminate matriculation and/or attendance of an apprentice/student before his/her completion, since students after the first year will be given the opportunity to switch due to the transfer of an apprentice out of the Machinist Apprentice Program and into either the industrial machinery mechanics and electronic industrial control mechanic apprentice program. Enclosure 2 and 3 below detail the course instruction required for these two apprentice programs. The Contracting Officer will be notified in any cases where additional costs results from students switching out of the Machine Apprentice program to other programs.

If unforeseen events require additional charges that are otherwise payable under the order the Schools normal tuition and fee schedule, the School may submit a supplemental invoice to the Contracting Officer or make adjustments on the next regular invoice. The contractor shall clearly identify and explain the supplemental invoice of the adjustment. Withdrawal of any student(s) shall not terminate the entire order.

9. CONFLICTS BETWEEN AGREEMENT AND CATALOG

If there is any inconsistency between this agreement and any catalog or other document incorporated in this agreement by reference or any of the Contractor's rules and regulations, the provisions of this agreement shall govern.

10. SCHEDULE OF COURSES

Fall Semester 1st Year -2018

Spring Semester 1st Year

Summer 1st Year

Fall Semester 2nd Year - 2019

Spring Semester 2nd Year

Summer Semester 2nd Year

Fall Semester 3rd Year - 2020

Spring Semester 3rd Year

Summer Semester 3rd Year

Fall Semester 4th Year - 2021

Spring Semester 4th Year