RAPIDS ≠ state license · Independent · not DOL · invent no license timelines — blanks only

RAPIDS ID means state-approved for licensure vs RAPIDS ≠ license fork

Force written licensure path separate from RAPIDS / RA registration when the pitch says a RAPIDS ID means the program is state-approved for licensure. Invents no license timelines. Pairs RAPIDS vs brand + registered vs licensed. Not legal advice.

1. □ Sponsor / program: ______________________________ · RAPIDS ID (if any): __________
2. □ Pitch says RAPIDS ID = state-approved for licensure? □ Yes · phrase ______________________________ □ No
3. □ Written licensure / board path separate from RAPIDS? □ Yes · doc __________ □ Equated / silent — hold □ Oral only
4. □ Any license timeline from their writing only? □ Yes · source __________ □ None — invent none
5. □ Pair RAPIDS vs brand · registered vs licensed
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 license timelines. registeredtradeschools.com/for-counselors/rapids-vs-license/