Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship is…

a structured system of training to prepare individuals for occupations in skilled trades and crafts. It combines classroom instruction with on-the-job training under the supervision of experienced journeymen workers. Apprentices who successfully complete the program are rewarded certificates of completion. Like a diploma, your certificate is good anywhere in the country.

It offers…

• Good jobs at good pay
• Skills you can be proud of
• Job security

Statistics show that graduates earn higher wages, have more stable work hours, and are promoted sooner and more often than workers who have not been trained through apprenticeship programs.

Eligibility is open to…

All apprentices are selected on the basis of qualification, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1) Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.

2) Applicant must submit the following items, in person, by June 7, 2012 for consideration for the Fall 2011 semester to:  5675 Tulane Dr., S.W., Atlanta, Georgia  30336

A)     $40.00 Application Fee for Plumbing, Pipefitting & Mechanical Service Applicants (Cash or Money Order ONLY)

B)     Completed Apprenticeship Application Form #1 (Provided by the School when you apply)

C)     Birth Certificate

D)     An OFFICIAL/SEALED High School Transcript with a  graduation date, grades, and have the school seal stamped OR an OFFICIAL/SEALED College Transcript (if you have 4-year college degree), OR you Official GED test scores showing the “PASS” date.

E)      Military separation Form DD-214 (Veterans Only)

F)      VALID Driver’s License

G)     Successfully pass drug test (scheduled by Mechanical Trades Institute the same day you apply).  Failure of drug test OR failure to take a drug test when originally requested will nullify application for one year.  Applicant will have to re-apply.

H)     Applicant must obtain, and present, their Work Ready Assessment scores and a Work Ready Certificate with the following skill level results:

• Reading for information – Level 4 * Locating Information – Level 4 * Math – Level 5
• Visit www.gaworkready.org and identify a location convenient to complete the free assessment

3) Applicant must successfully report for interview, when notified.  Notification will be certified mail.  Failure to appear for interview will nullify application.

4) Any applicant who has previously been terminated, resigned or withdrew from the program, must wait a 30 day waiting period before reapplying.  Anyone who was terminated, resigned or withdrew prior to 8/25/11, must wait their 1 year waiting period before reapplying.

5) Certify you have reliable transportation to all locations that are in the Local 72 jurisdictions and at all times to participate in the program.

Best reasons to become an apprentice:

• It is the best way to learn a trade or craft.
• You earn a regular wage while you learn.
• You are supervised on the job by journeymen.
• Classroom instructors are all experts in their related trade.
• Your goal is to become a journeyman with all the pay and prestige offered by the position.

Apprenticeship programs are sponsored by…

employers  and unions. They form a joint apprenticeship committee that determines industry needs for particular skills, the kind of training required, and the standards for acceptance into the program.