These national standards are designed to provide a uniform pattern for establishing and operating effective apprenticeship programs for sign, display, and allied workers. Included in the volume are the following: provisions of the standards (definitions, qualifications for apprenticeship, selection of apprentices, terms of apprenticeship, related instruction, ratios of apprentices to journeymen, apprentice agreements, probationary periods, apprentice wages, veterans allowances, credit for previous experience, basic hours of work for apprentices, supervision of apprentices, consultants, accident prevention, adjusting differences, work experience, and certificates of completion); adapting national standards to local use (local joint apprenticeship committees, coverage, duties of local committees, responsibilities of apprentices, modification of standards, filing with the registration agency, and cooperating agencies); and federal laws and regulations affecting the employment and training of apprentices (wage determination regulations for federally financed and assisted construction, joint training funds, equal employment opportunity in apprenticeship and training, safety and health training, and related technical instruction). Appended to the guide are a model affirmative action program, sample work process schedules, and guidelines for apprenticeship recordkeeping. Concluding the guide are lists of regional offices of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, a list of state and territorial apprenticeship agencies, and sample registration and apprenticeship completion certificates. (MN)