Roofing
Roofers install shingles and other materials needed to protect the interior of all buildings. Carpenter roofers install and maintain steep sloped roofs covered with asphalt or wood shingling materials that encompass a broad spectrum of shingle types and styles.
Installing a roof can be complex, similar to putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Roofs are a system of overlapping layers that must be consistent and cannot leak into the interior below. Roofers always work outside in the fresh air and under current weather conditions. Roofers can always gauge their accomplishments at the days end.
This trade is ideal for individuals who find pleasure in heights, climbing, and physical exertion. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters apprentice training program for roofers offers extensive training in ergonomics, fall protection, job safety, O.S.H.A. regulations, scaffold/ladder regulations and safety, proper tool handling, and intensive training in the installation of various roofing materials and related flashings and accessories.
Training Adds Up
The rewards of apprenticeship training are the good wages and benefits you receive as a union member. You’ll be working under the protection of a union contract that enables you to become eligible for health insurance, a pension and an annuity.
For additional information on this program, please contact Local #250 at (847) 662-7421.
Minimum Qualifications
At time of filing an application:
•Be 17 years of age or older
•High School Diploma or a G.E.D. Certificate or officially sealed High School Transcripts (minimum 8 credits)
•Have a valid Driver’s License or State ID
•Original Social Security Card or receipt showing duplicate card has been applied for
•Submit a $25.00 non-refundable application processing fee – Cashier’s Check or Money Order only.
During the posted application period, ALL required documents and fees must be brought to our main campus in Elk Grove Village – 1256 Estes Avenues – between 9:30am – 3:30pm – Monday thru Friday.
Veterans
Upon completing the application, you will required to:
•Be physically fit to work as a carpenter with no restrictions
Registration Process
When the Apprenticeship Program opens for registrations, the applicants must come to the Apprenticeship Program Office located at 1256 Estes Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 to fill out an application and begin the registration process.
The office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. At that time, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and present the prescribed documents.
Each applicant who meets all of the criteria shall be eligible to take the Aptitude and Qualifying Tests required for entry in the program. Tests are held at various times, measuring reading comprehension, mathematic computation, reasoning power and natural talent for carpentry. Applicants are notified by mail of testing dates and times.
Following the Aptitude Tests, a mandatory Orientation Session is held for all applicants.