The Operations Division Apprenticeship Program takes an unskilled worker and trains them to be a skilled and valued employee. There are nine apprenticeship programs which reflects the commitment to increase productivity, innovation and improve professional excellence in the workforce.
Apprenticeship Programs Offered:
•Water Treatment Technician
Training Hours
Each training program requires the apprentice to accumulate a specific number of hours in the respective program categories. Each category will be considered complete when “Required Hours” equal “Total OJT Hours Completed” on the computerized master timesheet. Completed categories will be annotated “COMPLETE” on the employee OJT (on-the-job training) timesheet and no additional hours will be accepted in that category.
Apprentice Raises
The Apprenticeship Program is a Merit Program where the apprentice receives a raise at each 1,000-hour increment of training. These raises are not automatic and can be withheld for cause, (meaning “valid reason,” i.e. poor attendance record, poor grades, failure to follow instructions, failure to meet Operating Rule guidelines, etc.) The Superintendent must provide the Apprenticeship Committee with written justification to support the denial.
Certification
Prior to acceptance into the Operations Division Apprenticeship Program, these Operating Rules and governing Standards of Apprenticeship must be read and understood by each apprentice entering the program. This will be accomplished in the presence of his/her supervisor. Both the apprentice and the Supervisor will sign the operating rules and the original copy will be maintained in the apprentices’ record folder.