YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT
Most people don’t realize apprenticeship is a career area with lots of opportunities. Getting into employment earlier means there’s lots of potential for you to progress quickly in your career. After putting your skills into practice, you could become a master craftsperson and/or land a leadership role at your company, such as foreman, crew leader, job site superintendent or project manager. Some apprentices start their own businesses or go back to school for a two-year construction management degree at a technical college and then apply that to a four-year building construction management degree at a university. How far you want to go is all up to you.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Construct, repair and remodel all aspects of commercial construction, from concrete forms and building framework to exterior and interior finishing; operate a wide range of professional power tools and precision measurement devices; read and interpret blueprints and specifications to coordinate and schedule work with other trades on the job site.
*Apprentices earn a minimum of 45% in the first year, 60% in the second year, 65% in the third year and 70% fourth year. Benefits, such as health care and retirement, are above and beyond this wage.
CARPENTRY APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
•Apprenticeship application
•Employer application (if sponsored)
•Voluntary EEO Information Form
•Voluntary Disability Disclosure Form
•High school verification:
•Transcripts with graduation date listed, or
•Copy of high school diploma, or
•GED/HSED certificate, or
•Graduating senior: verification that you are on track to graduate, or
•Homeschool PI – 1206 form verification for each year completed
•Copy of driver’s license or letter verifying transportation means to get to work and school
•Test results (Accuplacer or ACT)