RI ≠ credential hours · Independent · not DOL · invent no hour totals — blanks only

Related Instruction hours auto-count toward journeyworker card vs RI ≠ credential-hours fork

Force written whether RI hours feed the credential path separately from OJT when the pitch says Related Instruction hours auto-count toward the journeyworker card. Invents no hour totals. Pairs RI optional after Y1 + completion credential. Not legal advice.

1. □ Sponsor / program: ______________________________ · RAPIDS ID (if any): __________
2. □ Pitch says RI hours auto-count toward journeyworker card? □ Yes · phrase ______________________________ □ No
3. □ Written whether RI feeds credential path separately from OJT? □ Separate · doc __________ □ Auto-count / silent — hold □ Oral only
4. □ Any hour total from their writing only? □ Yes · source __________ □ None — invent none
5. □ Pair RI optional after Y1 · completion credential
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 hour totals. registeredtradeschools.com/for-counselors/ri-vs-credential-hours/