Mentoring and competency verification · Lesson 2 of 4

Mentoring and competency verification: standards, records and credentials

The fixed re-check intervals in OSHA rules, the events that trigger retraining, what training records must hold, how registered apprenticeship shows completion, and what NCCER, NRCA and MCA programs verify.

You will be able to: Read OSHA training rules for who trains, what proves it and when it repeats, compare an employer record with an outside credential or a company certification, and choose the right re-check trigger.

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What an OSHA training rule asks

OSHA training rules answer four questions: who trains, what shows the person is competent, what record is kept, and when it repeats.

This module uses the current federal 29 CFR text, November 2026; check the rules and the specification that apply to your project.

Sources

29 CFR 1910.178 Powered industrial trucks, paragraph (l) Operator training (current federal text as opened 2026-11-10) - U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Training Requirements in OSHA Standards (OSHA 2254-09R, 2015), which reprints 29 CFR 1910.95(k)(2), 1910.157(g) and 1910.178(l) and gives training guidance - U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Glossary

Refresher training: Repeat or extra training that OSHA rules require after a trigger such as unsafe operation, a near-miss, a new type of equipment or a changed workplace condition, or after an interval. OSHA's forklift rule lists five triggers.
Competency (apprenticeship): In the federal apprenticeship rules, the attainment of manual, mechanical or technical skills and knowledge, as specified by an occupational standard.
Journeyworker: In the federal apprenticeship rules, a worker who has attained a level of skill, abilities and competencies recognized within an industry.
Sponsor: In the federal apprenticeship rules, any person, association, committee or organization operating an apprenticeship program; the program is registered or approved under its name.
Related instruction: In the federal apprenticeship rules, organized and systematic instruction that gives the apprentice the theoretical and technical knowledge related to the trade.
Company certification: A certification of a firm rather than a person. MCA's MCM System Fabricator Certification is an example: it evaluates a company's experience, services, system performance and financial strength.