The booklet presents national apprenticeship standards for plumbing and steamfitting--pipefitting developed by the National Joint Plumbing Apprenticeship and Journeyman Training Committee and the National Joint Steamfitter-Pipefitter Apprenticeship Committee, together with the Department of Labor. The standards cover: a definition of a local joint apprenticeship and training committee, registration of local apprentice standards, definitions of apprentice and senior apprentice, qualifications of applicants for apprenticeship, affirmative action and equal opportunity, general apprentice application procedures, apprenticeship agreement, term of apprenticeship, probationary period, credit for previous experience, related instruction for apprentices and senior apprentices, work experience, hours of work for apprentices and senior apprentices, apprentice and senior apprentice wages and advancement, supervision of apprentices, responsibilities of apprentices and senior apprentices, disciplinary action, adjusting differences, certificate of completion of training, ratio of journeymen to apprentices, accident prevention, qualification of employers, and cooperating organizations and agencies. Address lists for the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training Regional Offices and State and Territorial Apprenticeship Agencies are appended. (NH)