APPRENTICESHIP APPLICATION

Learn all about our process here.

Applications are accepted the first Monday of the month, even if it falls on a holiday. Please come back at this time to apply to our apprenticeship program.
ONLINE APPLICATION

How to Apply

Applications are open on the first Monday of each month. To apply, you must first create an account AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR to the application date. You do not have to have any electrical experience to be selected into our program.

1. CREATE AN ACCOUNT
New Applicants:
  • Log in to the TradeSchool portal.
  • Click on “Create Account” and enter the required information, then click “Continue.”
  • You will receive an email with a link to finish creating your new account.
  • After the apprenticeship office verifies your account, you will receive an email to create a password. Click on the “reset password” link and enter the required information. This will be the password you need to log in and fill out an application.
Previous Applicants:
If you applied prior to the new TradeSchool portal, you are already in our database but you'll need to create a password.
  • Log in to the TradeSchool portal.
  • Click on “reset password” to create a password. Fill out the required information and click “Send.” This will be the password you need to log in and fill out an application.
  • If you have already created a password, you can skip this step.
2. FILL OUT APPLICATION

Applications are only available on the first Monday of the month.

  • Log in to the TradeSchool portal.
  • Click on the “Applications” tab at the top.
  • Read through the information.
  • Follow the steps to fill out the information. Be sure to choose which program you are applying for. If you wish to apply for the Telecommunications program AND the Inside Wireman program, you will need to fill out an application for each.
  • Your application must be submitted on the first Monday of the month. You can go back and submit supporting documents anytime within 30 days following the application date.
3. SUBMIT DOCUMENTS

The requirements at this time include possessing:

  • Valid drivers license
  • An additional official form of identification such as a birth certificate, passport or a social security card.
  • GED, high school diploma or college degree. You must have your educational institution provide us with an official stamped transcript from high school, college and/or university.
  • A summary of your work history is required. You may submit with your application any resumes and/or letters of recommendation.

You will have 30 days to submit all required documentation through your online account.

4. NEXT STEPS

Once the application has been completed, reviewed and verified that you meet the minimum qualifications, we will contact you by mail to take our aptitude test. This consists of basic English comprehension and algebra skills. Only if you pass the aptitude test will the LEJATC committee members conduct an oral interview. After the interview, you will then be placed on an eligibility list for a period of two years.

If you are unable to fill out the online application, please contact us for alternate methods.

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Qualifications

AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CAN SHOW THAT THEY MEET THE CONDITIONS LISTED BELOW, AFTER MAKING APPLICATION FOR APPRENTICESHIP, WILL BE AFFORDED AN ORAL INTERVIEW BY THE JATC. IF INTERVIEWED, THE APPLICANT WILL BE LISTED AMONG THOSE APPLICANTS QUALIFIED FOR SELECTION, FOR A PERIOD OF TWO CALENDAR YEARS FROM THE DATE OF INTERVIEW. TO BE INTERVIEWED THE APPLICANT MUST:

  • A. The minimum of 17 years of age.
  • B. Be at least a high school graduate, or have a GED, or have a two year Associate degree or higher.
  • C. Provide an official transcript from my school and post-high school education and training. all GED records must be submitted if applicable.
  • D. Submit a DD-214 to verify military training and/or experience if they are a veteran and wish to receive consideration for such training/experience.
  • E. Qualify for an interview using the electrical trade’s aptitude test developed and validated by the American Institute for research.
  • F. Present evidence that they possess a valid drivers license.
  • G. Prior to being indentured, applicants selected from the pool of interviewed applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
  • H. Prior to being indentured, applicants selected from the pool of interviewed applicants may be required to provide results of a physical examination, a good drug test and a background check as decided by the JATC.
  • I. Individuals who can verify (proper documentation required) that they have worked a minimum of four thousand (4000) hours specifically in the electrical construction trade, do not need to meet the requirements of items (B.) and (C.).
  • J. Military veterans who have completed military training in a military occupational specialty (MOS) applicable to the electrical construction trade (as determined by the JATC), and can document a minimum of two (2) years of military experience in that MOS, will qualify for an oral interview by the JATC (proper documentation required), and do not need to meet the requirements of items (B.) And (C.).

Frequently Asked Questions

Each individual committee member scores your interview from 0 to 100. Then all of the scores are averaged together to become your interview score. You will be placed on the eligibility list according to how you scored on your interview and you will remain on this list for 2 years from the date of your interview. You can be contacted anytime during those two years. When selecting an apprentice, the committee selects an applicant from the top of this list.

You will receive a letter from the apprenticeship office shortly after your interview. The letter will tell you what you scored. The letter does not tell you where you are on the list. The list is always changing as new applicants are interviewed and as existing applicants on this list complete their two years. You should always keep the apprenticeship office informed of any address or telephone change so that in the event you are selected, we will be able to contact you.

You will receive your scoring letter within a few weeks, however, to be contacted if you are selected could be anytime during the two years following your interview. A class is selected according to the needs of the contractors.

The amount of the apprentices that will be selected is based on the needs of the contractors.

No. However, if you would like to re-interview to improve your score, you can do so after 90 days if you have worked 450 hours of documented work experience in the electrical construction industry or completed two post-secondary, industry related classes.

Yes, we do have hands on performance testing and written testing available to apprentices that have experience and previous schooling.

Within the jurisdiction of the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) LOCAL 665. Please click here to view Local 665's jurisdiction on the Michigan map.

Once you have been indentured into the apprenticeship program, you will be placed in employment with one of our union electrical contractors. All work assignments will come from the apprenticeship office while you are in the apprenticeship program. Once you have graduated, your work referrals will come from the local union.

First year apprentice wages start at approximately $16.00 to $19.00 per hour depending on the program, with raises periodically throughout the apprenticeship. Apprentices also receive paid health care insurance and several retirement plans that are paid for by their contractor.


Any additional questions can be answered by contacting Sara at (517) 483-9688.