Apprenticeship
What is an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship is a structured system of training designed
to prepare individuals for occupation in skilled trades and
crafts. It combines on-the-job training under the
supervision of experienced journeyman workers with related
classroom instruction. Apprentices who successfully complete
the prescribed number of hours of training in a registered
apprenticeship program are awarded certificates of
completion.
What Does Apprenticeship Offer?
Workers who complete apprenticeship programs can expect to
hold good jobs at good pay. Their skills are a source of
personal satisfaction as well as employment security.
Statistics show that graduates earn higher wages, have more
stable work records, and are promoted sooner and more often
than workers who have not been trained through
apprenticeship programs.
All apprentices receive FREE 5 years of related instruction
at the Local 9 Training Center as a registered apprentice
with the US Department of Labor Bureau, of Apprenticeship and
Training. Apprentices also receive good pay and benefits
while working for the contractors they are sent to work with
by the Joint Apprentice Committee. At the successful
completion of the 5 years of instruction and on-the-job
training, each apprentice will be eligible to receive up to
32 college credits FREE. The college credits may be applied
to a Associates degree in a technical degree field relating
to construction. The Apprentice may take other required
courses to complete a degree on their own at a college while
serving an apprenticeship and use the apprenticeship credits
earned (after they complete the apprenticeship) to graduate
with an Associates degree at the same time they complete the
apprenticeship program. The only cost is for the courses the
college requires to complete the degree.
The Top 5 Reasons To Become An Apprentice:
- For the serious learner, it is the best way to learn
a Trade or Craft.
- You can earn a regular wage while you learn.
- You are supervised on the job by journeymen.
- An expert who is usually a journeyman teaches you in
class.
- You are taking steps necessary to become a
journeyman with the pay and prestige offered by the
position.
How Much Are Apprentices Paid?
Apprentices in Local 9 start by earning thirty-five percent
of the journeyman worker's wage and receive yearly increases
if their progress is satisfactory. You can visit the
Wage Rates Page for the most up-to-date Apprentice wages.
Apprenticeship Application Process
Applications for the five-year apprenticeship in one of
the three apprenticeship programs (Plumbing, Pipefitting,
and HVAC Service) are generally accepted once a year.
Applications must be completed in-person by the
applicant at the Local #9 Training Center at 450 Route 33 &
Iron Ore Road, Englishtown, New Jersey. Visit this
page regularly for updates on when applications are being
accepted.
Copies of the following must be submitted:
- Birth Certificate
- High School Diploma with official Transcripts or
Equivalency (GED) with official Transcripts
- Social Security Card
- Valid Drivers License
- All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Successful applicants will be required to pass a drug
screening test.
Non-Discrimination:
The Local #9 Education Fund School does not discriminate on
the basis os sex, race, color, national and ethnic origins.
Training Center Information
Robert B. Reeve, Training Coordinator
Shelly Mann, Administrative Assistant
450 Rt. 33 & Iron Ore Road
Englishtown, NJ 07726
Phone: (732) 446-1550
Fax: (732) 446-0171
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