- Applicants -
This section is for those who may be interested in becoming
an electrician through apprenticeship.
Here you will find useful links and basic requirements for application and the processes involved.
- Basic Requirements-
To meet minimum qualifications for Apprenticeship, applicants must:
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Be at least 17 years of age.
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Be at least a high school graduate, or have a GED, or have a two-year Associate Degree or higher.
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Show evidence of successful completion of: one full year of high school algebra with a passing grade or one post high school algebra course with a passing grade.
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Provide an official transcript for high school and post high school education and training. All GED records must be submitted if applicable.
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Submit a DD-214 to verify military training and/or experience if they are a veteran and wish to receive consideration for such training/experience.
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Qualify for interview using the electrical trade’s aptitude test developed and validated by the American Institutes for Research. A fee is charged for this test ($25 processing fee at time of test).
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Present evidence of a valid driver’s license.
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Prior to being indentured, applicants selected from the pool of interviewed applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
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Prior to being indentured, applicants selected from the pool of interviewed applicants will be required to provide results of a physical examination and a drug test as decided by the JATC.
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Individual who can provide proper (indisputable documentation) that they have worked a minimum of 4000 hours, specifically in the electrical construction trade, do not need to meet the requirements of items b, c,
and f. *revised March 2002 -
Individual who have worked a minimum of 4500 hours as a residential wireman under an IBEW/NECA local Collective Bargaining Agreement (proper documentation required) do not need to meet requirements of items b and c.
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Individuals who have completed three years of related instruction and 4500 hours of OJT as indentured apprentices in a properly registered electrical construction apprenticeship program not sponsored by IBEW/NECA (proper documentation required), do not need to meet the requirements of items b and c.