IBEW Local 332

Inside Wireman Apprenticeship
Exciting Career Opportunities

If you want to learn how to install wiring for one of the country’s hottest electrical contracting markets, the Inside Wireman's apprenticeship program is for you.

Inside Wiremen connect and maintain basic electrical and lighting systems in commercial, industrial and technical facilities. They also work on Commercial Photovoltaic Installations, Building Automation Systems, Traffic Signals, Trade Shows, etc.

Training Program

This is a five year apprenticeship program. Apprentices accepted to the program join Local 332 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and are dispatched by IBEW to Northern California’s premier electrical contractors to projects throughout Santa Clara County. Most of these contractors are members of the National Electrical Contractors Association, and all signatory (union) contractors are partners in the Santa Clara County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC). The JATC trains Apprentices and also offers classes to Journeymen of all classifications in the IBEW.

Throughout the program you the Apprentice works in the field during the day and attends pre-determined classes at the ElectricalTrainingCenter. These classes are offered at no direct charge to the Apprentice. A Journeyman certificate is awarded upon successful completion. As members of the IBEW, Union Electrical Workers in Santa ClaraCounty have a small amount per hour paid by the contractors into a fund. Other programs leave the graduate with a student loan to pay back and no direct connection to electrical contractors. The IBEW/NECA partnership provides a referral hall for the dispatch of Electrical Workers to contractors. As an Apprentice and later Journeyman you will have access to the IBEW Dispatch Hall to employment with electrical contractors at the Journeyman’s rate of pay (with fringe benefits).

Next Application day is Wednesday, October 6, 2010 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

1. Complete Application and submit required documentation.

2. The NJATC Aptitude Test (including Algebra and Function and a Reading Comprehension test) (see: www.njatc.org website for more information)*takes about 2-3 months to be scheduled for test after qualifying as an applicant.

3. Oral interview only if a qualifying score is achieved on the aptitude test. Oral interview takes about 2-3 months to get scheduled once you pass the Aptitude test.

Duties

The Apprentice Electrician works directly under the supervision of and assists a qualified Journeyman Electrician in installing or maintaining a variety of approved wiring methods for distribution of electrical light, heat, power, radio and signaling utilization systems in existing or new buildings under construction of residential, commercial and industrial occupancies; including street and highway lighting, traffic signal and other outdoor above and below grade installations.

Minimum Requirements

Each applicant must:

1. Be 18 years of age or older, with proof of identification, such as a drivers’ license or identification card

issued by the D.M.V. (Must have a valid drivers’ license at time of indenture).

2. Be a High School graduate or equivalent.

3. Have completed one full year (2 semesters) of algebra in High School or one semester of algebra in College or Adult School with a passing grade of “C” or better.

4. Applicants will be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug/alcohol test once you are accepted as an apprentice.

What to turn in on the date of application

1. Proof of identification.

2. An official sealed copy of your High School Transcripts signed by the Registrar’s Office or an official GED certificate which must include your graduation date and proof of meeting the algebra requirement. If you did not take algebra in High School, you must also provide your College or Adult School Transcripts as proof of meeting the algebra requirement. The burden of proof is the applicant’s responsibility. (NJATC online Tech Math Course will meet the algebra requirement www.njatc.utk.edu) NO EXCEPTIONS.

3. All records must be presented in English.

You can mail or hand deliver the transcripts prior to the application to the:

Electrical Training Center

908 Bern Court

San Jose CA 95112

*time frames subject to change

DON'T HAVE THE ALGEBRA or NEED TO BRUSH UP?

If you do not have the required algebra credit or are unable to get verification, the JATC will accept the TECH MATH course

offered by the NJATC. Click on the link below to register for the online course:

https://anywhere.tennessee.edu/njatc/techmath.htm

Next Application day is July 7, 2010 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Applications to the Inside program are only accepted