FRAME Virginia Inc. • Registered Apprenticeship intermediary in development
FRAME Virginia / For Employers
Develop talent • Build licensure pathways

Turn promising hires into licensed opticians.

FRAME helps optical employers connect the people they already hire and train to a clearer Registered Apprenticeship pathway toward eligibility for Virginia licensure.

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The employer value

FRAME is building a shared administrative backbone so optical employers can grow licensed talent without having to manage every registration, education, and reporting step alone.

1

Develop talent you already have.

Give strong employees a visible route into a licensed career.

2

Connect training to a professional pathway.

Make workplace development part of a recognized progression toward licensure.

3

Build a repeatable talent pipeline.

Create something that can work across employees, managers, and locations.

The employer retains

The job and the training.

The employer remains responsible for the employment relationship and workplace quality.

  • Hire and pay the apprentice, including an approved progressive wage schedule.
  • Provide qualified supervision and a safe optical workplace.
  • Deliver structured OJT through the approved Work Process Schedule.
  • Provide access to approved RTI and document progress on time.
FRAME would coordinate

The program backbone.

FRAME is being designed to coordinate shared program work with employers, education partners, and Virginia Works.

  • Program standards and Work Process Schedule support aligned with Virginia requirements.
  • Employer onboarding and apprentice registration support, including required documentation.
  • RTI coordination with an approved education provider.
  • Program records, reporting coordination, reviews, and completion support.
  • Liaison support with Virginia Works and navigation toward licensure.

Final responsibilities will be determined with Virginia Works through the approved standards and participating-employer arrangements.

24-month structureThe registered route is organized as two years of paid workplace development.
2,000 hours per yearThe employee builds to 4,000 supervised OJT hours without stepping out of the workforce.
Instruction runs in parallelApproved RTI is completed alongside the job instead of after the work experience.

Two years of visible skill growth.

Hours establish the scale. Competencies, instruction, reviews, and wage progression show what the apprentice is becoming.

DAY 1Register the pathwayDocument supervision, workplace training, instruction, and wage progression.
~1,000 HOURSFoundation reviewCheck early skill growth and resolve training gaps before they compound.
2,000 HOURSYear-one reviewVerify first-year OJT and instruction progress.
~3,000 HOURSAdvanced reviewConfirm growth in complex dispensing, verification, and problem-solving.
4,000 HOURSCompletion reviewClose remaining records and prepare the employee for the licensure stage.

Exact competencies and review points are finalized through the registered Work Process Schedule and employer standards.

Build your optician talent pipeline.

Start with one focused conversation about your workforce, your existing training, and where a clearer pathway could help.

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Current status: FRAME Virginia Inc. is an independent Virginia nonstock corporation developing an opticianry Registered Apprenticeship intermediary model in coordination with Virginia Works. Final sponsorship and program structure are in development.