Designed to guide local organizations of contractors and journeymen in establishing and improving local apprenticeship systems, this booklet contains the latest revision of the National Joint Carpentry Apprenticeship and Training Committee standards pertaining to the basic requirements for effective apprenticeship. In a section on adapting national standards to local use the following topics are addressed: formation of the local carpentry joint apprenticeship and training committee; duties of the joint committee; filing with registration agencies; cooperating agencies; the definition of apprenticeship; qualifications for apprenticeship; apprentice recruitment, selection, employment, and training; terms of apprenticeship; credit for previous experience; related school instruction; apprenticeship agreements; probationary periods; wages; periodic evaluation; hours of work; work experience; the transfer of apprentices; certificates of completion of apprenticeship; safety and health; adjusting differences; legal conflict; registration; deregistration; and modification of standards. Discussed next are various federal laws and regulations affecting the employment of apprentices, including apprentice wage determination regulations, veterans readjustment legislation, wage and hours regulations, and equal employment opportunity legislation and regulations. The final two sections deal with joint training funds and apprenticeship records. Appended to the standards are schedules of work experience and instruction in the following occupational areas: carpenter, millwright, cabinetmaker, piledriver, interior systems installer, and floor and wall covering installer. (MN)