Wage schedule ≠ prevailing · Independent · not DOL · invent no wage tables — blanks only
Sponsor wage schedule is the same as the local prevailing wage vs wage-schedule ≠ prevailing fork
Force published wage-schedule vs any prevailing-wage claim when the pitch equates the sponsor schedule with local prevailing wage. Invents no wage tables. Pairs wage schedule copy + Y1 vs JW wage. Not legal advice.
- □ Sponsor / program: ______________________________ · RAPIDS ID (if any): __________
- □ Pitch equates sponsor wage schedule with local prevailing wage? □ Yes · phrase ______________________________ □ No
- □ Published wage schedule + separate prevailing-wage claim language? □ Both · sources __________ □ Equated / silent — hold □ Oral only
- □ Any wage figure from their writing only? □ Yes · source __________ □ None — invent none
- □ Pair wage schedule copy · Y1 vs JW wage
- □ 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 wage tables. registeredtradeschools.com/for-counselors/wage-schedule-vs-prevailing/
Independent resource, not a government publication. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor or any state agency. Confirm sponsors on apprenticeship.gov and with the program before applying. Free to copy for non-commercial counseling use. Directory: registeredtradeschools.com