First-week ≠ probation-RI-same-Monday · Independent · not DOL · invent no probation day counts — blanks only

First-week onboarding means probation clock and RI attendance start the same Monday vs first-week ≠ probation-ri-same-monday strip

Force published first-week / probation / RI language when the pitch collapses onboarding into same-Monday clocks for probation and RI attendance. Invents no probation day counts. Pairs first-week onboarding + probation length. Not legal advice.

1. □ Sponsor / program: ______________________________ · RAPIDS ID (if any): __________ · occupation: __________
2. □ Pitch says first-week onboarding means probation clock and RI attendance start the same Monday? □ Yes · phrase ______________________________ □ No
3. □ Published first-week / probation / RI language? □ Yes · source __________ □ Same-Monday claimed / silent — hold □ Oral only
4. □ Any probation day count from their writing only? □ Yes · source __________ □ None — invent none
5. □ Pair first-week onboarding · probation length
6. □ Counselors step 3: Send them home with a double-check on apprenticeship.gov and the school site / Scorecard.

Independent · not DOL. Free for non-commercial counseling. Invents no probation day counts. registeredtradeschools.com/for-counselors/first-week-vs-probation-ri-same-monday/