Intended primarily for educators participating in already established local apprenticeship programs, the handbook provides information on the laws and agencies of apprenticeship, its traditions and practices, and administrative alternatives implemented in various programs. Modern apprenticeship programs are defined as combining on-the-job training and related instruction in the classroom to help apprentices achieve competence in the technical and related aspects of their occupations. Ten chapters trace the essential components of apprenticeship program: (1) Why Apprenticeship?, (2) Legislation for Apprenticeship, (3) Administrative Organizations, (4) Apprenticeship Committees, (5) The Local Apprenticeship Program, (6) Operation of Apprenticeship Classes, (7) Selection of Apprentices, (8) Selection of Teachers and Coordinators, (9) Industry's Role in Apprenticeship, and (10) Public Relations for the School Program. Approximately half of the document is taken up by appendixes, which present: The Fitzgerald Act of 1937; the Apprenticeship Law in California; organization charts from the California State Departments of Education and Industrial Relations, California Community College, and the U.S. Department of Labor; California Apprenticeship Council standards, rules, and regulations from the California Administrative Code; sample forms for apprenticeship advisory committee meetings and apprentice ratings; California Plan for Equal Opportunity in Apprenticeship; and Digest of California Attorney General Opinions. (LH)