THE ADVANTAGES OF APPRENTICESHIP

1. The apprentices are employed workers. They have a contract
   which includes regular wage increases and diversified training.
2. They are paid good wages while they learn. Wages and
   opportunity attract and hold ambitious people.
3. They become self-reliant at a comparatively early age.
4. They should be no financial burden to their parents.
5. They will learn to produce with modern tools and materials.
6. They will gain experience using the most modern practices.
7. They will gain a thorough knowledge of industrial materials.
8. They will be taught to use or install thousands of dollars worth of materials during the apprenticeship.
   (This is one of the many reasons why an apprentice cannot be trained in a classroom.)
9. They will work under the direction of a competent journeyman
   who will teach them the trade, in the shop and at the job site.
   They will receive close personal attention.
10. They will attend evening classes six hours each week to receive
    technical instruction related to their job. This is one of the reasons for high academic entrance requirements.
11. The instructor will be a capable, practical person selected from the industry by the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.
12. Their work experience reports, school grades and attendance will be reviewed by the JATC before each wage increase is granted. (Satisfactory Progress results in automatic wage increases.)
13. As their knowledge, ability, and skills become greater, their rate of pay will increase.
14. Because of high entrance requirements and high standards of conduct and competency, they will be associated with equally respected persons.

FUTURE ... HOW FAR CAN THE APPRENTICE GO?

1. They can continue working as a journeyman. An annual wage of $39,100.00 is an honorable family income. Wages and job security for the highly skilled and qualified are constantly increasing. Many families are living on the streets of respectability on lesser incomes.
2. With experience and study. an apprentice can become a foreman, estimator or superintendent.
3. There is an increasing demand for journeymen who are skilled in the installation and maintenance of automatic controls including industrial electronic circuitry. The apprentice will receive intensive training in this area.
4. An apprentice may become a contractor and own his own business. Many of our contractors started their careers as apprentices.
5. They may qualify themselves for special work with city, county, state and federal governments.
6. A person who knows tools, machines, and materials can find opportunities as a sales person of electrical products.
7. They may advance to positions of responsibility in their union. There is a great need for excellent union leadership. Union leadership is earned through study, hard work, long hours, experience, and service and a sincere respect for others.
8. They may specialize in labor-management relations.

Apprenticeship in the Electrical Construction industry is not a "blind alley" occupation. The apprentice's ability and ambition are the only limiting factors.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRANCE IN APPRENTICESHIP

1. Age: 18
2. Be in good health and physically fit for the trade.
3. High school graduate, or GED. Transcripts are required, including at least one year of Algebra.
4. Valid Florida Drivers License.
5. Qualifying score on Aptitude Test.
6. Evidence of a qualifying grade on an aptitude test as prescribed by the JATC.
7. Acceptance after interview by JATC. (This committee is composed of 'three management representatives and three labor representatives. They administer the apprenticeship system.)
8. Willingness to work, study and attend classes.

NOTE: The Electrical Construction Industry expects all applicants to have the ability to read, spell, write, and speak intelligently. It must be understood that apprentices are entering an area of higher education and high value is placed on mathematics and the sciences.
These subjects are in keeping with college entrance requirements and are not unreasonable to expect or demand. Industrial and Vocational classes are important. The Electrical Construction Industry is becoming more aware of the fact that they can no longer afford to teach academic subjects which can be learned in our public schools. We are fortunate in having good schools and capable teachers who can and will teach these subjects to those who have the desire and willingness to learn. Some of the most capable and satisfied apprentices have been those who have completed one or two years of college.

BASIC UNDERSTANDING PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT

It is very important for people to make an informed selection when choosing work. It Is also very important for the industry to choose the people with whom they will work. Apprentices are people who realize that they must begin to take care of their responsibilities. This must never be treated lightly.

The applicant for apprenticeship is actually asking two important questions.

1. Journeyman, which can be male or female, will you teach me your trade?
2. Contractor, will you actually back me with a living wage while I learn the trade?

This is asking a great deal of these people of experience. Every applicant should know it and remember it. If the applicant is accepted for apprentice training, the applicant should never forget their obligation to these people.

All who are accepted for apprenticeship should understand that they are indebted to an industry which is devoted to their well being. The person with the right attitude will do everything in their power to prove that they made no mistake in selecting them as one of their industry. Their respect and loyalty will be to those journeymen who teach them the trade, the contractors who pay their wage and to the customer they serve.

WITH APPRENTICESHIP THERE IS A PROUD HERITAGE

Apprenticeship is one of the finest opportunities ever offered to anyone anywhere. It is granted only to those who are the very best and most worthy.

It is a great honor to be selected for an apprenticeship. This selection will be made by those in industry who pay the wages and those journeymen who teach the trade.

People think it's a great honor to receive a $1,000.00 scholarship to college. Rightfully so - it is. It is also a great honor to be selected from a large competitive field for an $125,500.00 apprenticeship in the Electrical Construction Industry.

GOVERNMENT APPROVED!

Our program is registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, and Veterans Administration. Veterans benefits available.

A NEW TREND IN THE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

The Electrical Industry is in the forefront of a continually advancing technology. Electrical equipment and circuitry are becoming more and more complex. The industry is recognizing that it must seek out qualified people for apprentice training. It is giving increased attention to two general areas as follows:

A. Guidance for high school students:

1. The Electrical Industry is very definite in the establishment of its own entrance requirements.
2. You can find out present starting wage plus any other benefits.
3. The students need to know that there is competition for placement and for advancement and what they must do to meet this competition.
4. If high school students, their parents, counselors, and teachers do not know these things, how can they be expected to study with a purpose? How can they be expected to receive employment where they are needed in their community?

B. The Electrical Construction Industry is doing much of its own training:

1. The Industry has the work, therefore it has the greatest direct need for skilled employees.
2. It has modern methods, tools, machines, materials, shop and/or job site where actual production takes place.
3. It knows its own needs better than anyone else.
4. On its own payrolls the industry has the experienced personnel to train others for its needs.
5. The JATC has placed the financial burden of industrial training upon its own industry. Electrical Industry money is earned and "ear-marked" for training purposes.