Apprenticeship Q & A
The mission of the National Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee (the electrical worker’s
training organization) is to develop and standardize training,
and to educate the members of the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors
Association, insuring and providing the Electrical Construction
Industry with the most highly trained and highly skilled workforce
possible. For information about our national program
visit www.njatc.org.
Why
become a union electrical worker?
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Union
wages: The current hourly Journeyman rate of pay is over
$20 per hour.
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Union
benefits: Employer paid health care, employer paid pension
contributions and employ paid annuity contributions.
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Union
training: 8,000 hours of on the job training, 900 hours
of classroom training and safe, supervised on the job
training.
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Union
membership: Job security, strength in unity with 800,000
members nationwide and professional representations.
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What do
union electrical workers do?
There
are four specialty areas of electrical workers.
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Inside
Wiremen are electrical workers who install the power,
lighting, controls and other electrical equipment in commercial
and industrial buildings.
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Outside
Linemen are the electrical workers who install the distribution
and transmission lines that move power from power plant
to a factory, business or home.
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Installer
Technicians install circuits and equipment for telephones,
computer networks, video distribution systems, security
and access control systems and other low voltage systems.
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Residential
Wiremen specialize in installing all of the electrical
systems in single-family and multi-family houses or
dwellings.
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How
can I become an apprentice?
Each
of the four types of electrical work share common skills.
But, there are specific skills necessary for each type of
work so there is a different apprenticeship program for each.
To be accepted into an IBEW/NECA Joint Apprenticeship Training
Program (JATC) or IBEW/NECA Area Wide Joint Apprenticeship
Program (AJATC) you must meet the following requirements:
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Minimum
age 18
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High
School Diploma or GED
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1 year
of high school Algebra
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Qualifying
score on an Aptitude Test
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Drug
free
Each local
JATC provides training for electrical workers in a specific
geographical area. If you are interested in the apprenticeship
program contact the
local JATC in Dayton by calling Local 82 at
(937)-264-2052.
Once accepted
to the program, you will attend both classroom instruction
as well as become enrolled in an apprenticeship program where
you will work one-on-one with some of the top union journeymen
in the electrical industry.
You will be
challenged on many levels. Becoming an electrician requires
a great deal of knowledge and skill in the field as well as
learning to conduct yourself in a professional manner on every
job you encounter. Most importantly, you must become completely
proficient in all of the safety issues that electricians confront
on a daily basis. The NJATC will provide you with all the
tools you need to accomplish this and become a success.
The NJATC is
a nationally recognized program that produces highly qualified
electricians who get the job done right the first time. Our
electricians take great pride and dignity in their work and
that is why so many companies across the country prefer to
hire electricians with a NJATC degree.
Individuals
who can verify (by providing undisputable documenting
evidence) that they have worked a minimum of four-thousand
(4000) hours specifically in the electrical construction
trade, will qualify for an oral interview by the J.A.T.C. to
be considered along with other qualified applicants.
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