What is Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship is a well organized and supervised method which industries use to train people with little or no prior knowledge of a craft or trade, to become capable, qualified craftsmen or journeyman. It is an "earn while you learn program". The "on-the-job" portion of the training is a full time, well paid job.
1. Apprentices are employed workers. They have a contract which includes regular wage increases and diversified training.
2. You are paid competitive wages while you learn.
3. You will gain experience using the most modern practices.
4. You will work under the direction of a competent Journeyman who will teach you the trade in the shop and at the job site. You will receive close personal attention.
5. You will attend evening classes a minimum of six hours each week to receive technical instruction related to the job, one reason for high academic entrance requirements.
6. Your work experience reports, school grades, and attendance will be reviewed by the JATC before each wage increase is granted. Satisfactory progress results in automatic wage increases.
7. An opportunity to become a member of the most respected and progressive Union in the Building Construction Trades: The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
8. The opportunity to "earn" a journey level status and certification, recognized throughout the United States. This journeyman ticket is security for yourself and your family for life!
Benefits include a full health plan with vision and dental coverage, 4 pension plans and membership in one of the most progressive unions in the U.S.A.
Job Description
The Electrical Construction Trade requires physical effort on the apprentice to do ladder and scaffold climbing, pulling, crawling, and crouching, working in cramped or confined quarters, and lifting of 25 to 50 pound objects on a fairly constant schedule. The individual must possess the comprehensive ability to follow specific instructions. Because wiring is frequently keyed in color for connecting purposes, the successful wireman cannot be colorblind.
Five Year Program
The apprenticeship program consists of five years of classroom related study at night. Each apprentice will attend a minimum of 160 hours of schooling each of the five years of the apprenticeship. The classes are held at the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee's facilities. The classroom related study, coupled with at least 8000 "on-the-job" training hours, is a time proven method of graduating a skilled and competent Journey level Electrician.
Basic Qualifications for Entrance
The following documents MUST be submitted upon filling out the application for you to be considered as an eligible applicant.
1) A High School Diploma or GED.
2) A birth certificate showing that you are least 18 years of age.
3) Official, unopened, transcripts showing that you have passed one year (two semesters) of High School Algebra, or one semester of College Algebra, with a passing grade of 'C' or better.
To qualify for an oral interview, an applicant must meet the following basic requirements.
a) You must have a qualifying score on the Written Aptitude Test that is administered by the Electrical Training Trust.
b) You must be physically able to perform electrical construction work.
Application Process
Applications are taken in person between 10 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on the 1st working Monday of each month at:
N.E.C.A. - I.B.E.W.
ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP &
JOURNEYMAN TRAINING CENTER
1855 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
(NEAREST CROSS STREET IS HOSPITALITY LANE)
(909) 890.1703
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