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The apprenticeship program for the carpenter, millwright, floor layer, lather, pile driver, and cabinetmaker accept applications every Tuesday and Thursday starting at 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Each applicant must bring with them copies we can keep, (not originals) of their birth certificate and high school diploma. If the applicant has lost his/her original diploma a copy of the transcript, GED or DoD 214 will suffice. If the applicant is currently enrolled in a GED program they are eligible to apply if graduation is expected within two years of application to the apprenticeship program.

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When this preliminary paperwork is complete the applicants are given a letter of introduction to the contractors and a list of union contractors. All prospective apprentices are responsible for finding their first job. After doing so the applicant must bring to our office a letter of intent to hire from the contractor who intends to employ him/her. At this time we send the applicant for a drug test, at the program’s expense. Acceptance into the program is contingent upon passing a drug test. After the return of a clean drug test the applicant purchases a work permit through the District Council office, is registered with the Department of Labor, and placed into our program.
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There is an opportunity for advanced placement in the program for prospective apprentices with related work experience. The journeyperson test is given only to those applicants who have at least four years work experience at the trade and are at least 22 years of age. You must have a letter of intent to hire from a union contractor stating they want you to take the journeyperson test. Your test score and an interview with the apprenticeship program will determine your level of advanced placement. The journeyperson test is given only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting at 8:00 a.m. and should be completed by 10:00 a.m.

The program consists of on the job training, as well as classroom instruction and manipulative projects at the training center. Apprentices are required to be in class for one five day session every three months. An apprentice is not paid by his/her employer while attending the quarterly school session. Advancement through the program is based upon hours worked on the job, school attendance, and coursework satisfactorily accomplished. It takes 5600 on the job training hours and 16 weeks at school successfully completed to reach journeyperson status.

As apprentices progress through the program, they learn a wide range of skills. Some are considered basics and others more technical. The construction industry and our trades specifically have become more technical. Apprentices in this program are taught to use the most modern tools, equipment, and processes that are in use today, and earn a paycheck while they learn. An apprentice will start at 50% of the journeyperson's pay rate.