The Secretary provides grants and cooperative agreements for projects that organize and operate business-labor-education technical committees that propose national standards for competencies in industries and trades, including standards for—
(a)
Major divisions or specialty areas identified within occupations studied;
(b)
Minimum hours of study to be competent in those divisions or specialty areas;
(c)
Minimum tools and equipment required in those divisions or specialty areas;
(d)
Minimum qualifications for instructional staff; and
(e)
Minimum tasks to be included in any course of study purporting to prepare individuals for work in those divisions or specialty areas.
Code of Federal Regulations
(Authority:
20 U.S.C. 2416
)