While You Earn !!!

The construction trades person is a highly respected craftsperson.  Their work is among the most specialized and is in constant demand.  Becoming a trades person means that you can utilize the most productive years of your life as part of the oldest and most respected of the skilled trades.  It offers good income and worldwide employment opportunities.

The construction industry enjoys a long history of close cooperation in apprenticeship and training.  This important industry needs to attract the best possible apprentices on the basis of talent and aptitude.  If you are the kind of person who likes a challenge, who has the basic talent to  move through an apprenticeship and emerge as a resourceful person of specialized training and skill, then you should be thinking about a future in the construction trades.

There are opportunities waiting for you when you graduate from high school in good paying careers.  Opportunities where you can make the most of your natural skills, opportunities that will give you a good boost up the ladder of success.  Best of all, these careers are open to you even if you do not go to college!  You'll need training, but the paychecks can start almost as soon as you graduate from high school.

YOU WILL LEARN WHILE YOU EARN!!!

What is apprenticeship training?
An apprentice is someone who is learning a trade by working under the guidance of skilled workers called Journeypersons.  It is on the job training and valuable classroom instruction to achieve mastery of a special skill.  It is based upon a written agreement between the apprentice and a joint apprenticeship committee.  This agreement is call an "indenture".

You will receive compensation while you are training.  You earn while you learn and are paid a wage from the first day that you are hired by a contractor.  Apprentices usually start at about half of the skilled journeyperson's rate of pay.  Your wages are increased at periodic levels until you reach the full journeyperson scale at the end of the apprenticeship period.  You are making money at no cost to you for training.

What are the entrance requirements?
Entrance requirements and selection procedures are formulated by local committees.  The actual selection and supervision of an apprenticeship program in the skilled trades is done by members of an apprenticeship committee.  This committee is made up of persons with considerable experience, representing both management and labor.

If you are in school, you should take courses that will help you develop the practical skills you will need as an apprentice.  Then, when you're out of school, apply for apprenticeship training with the local programs.  Many young people start out by telephoning, writing, or visiting a local union and asking for information on how they can become apprentices.

Your Future.
Upon mastering your apprenticeship requirements in the construction trades, you will be on your way to a satisfying and highly paid lifetime career as a Journeyperson.  Once you have learned the trade, the career possibilities are ENDLESS.  You can advance to high level positions such as a foreman, superintendent or contract.  THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

See links to the left for each craft apprenticeship information