(1) Is not ineligible for the benefits or waiting week credit solely by reason of attending a program of related instruction established in accordance with ORS 660.157 if the individual’s attendance:
(a) Does not exceed 10 weeks during the benefit year of the individual; and
(b) Is required as a condition of the individual’s continued employment; and
(2) Shall be considered to be in a program of instruction with the approval of the Director of the Employment Department if the individual:
(a) Provides the director with a copy of the individual’s effective apprenticeship agreement approved in accordance with the requirements of ORS 660.002 to 660.210; and
(b) Establishes to the satisfaction of the director that the training is scheduled by a work-related entity and not by the individual claiming the benefits. [1989 c.818 §3; 1999 c.124 §1; 2016 c.18 §1]