Apprenticeship Program - Earn While You Learn!
UA Local 693 apprenticeship program is designed to provide you with a path to a successful career. In addition to plumbing, pipefitting, and HVAC instruction, all apprentices receive training in welding.
When you join UA Local 693 as an apprentice, you’ll receive the required apprenticeship classroom training for FREE and gain hands-on experience and skills working with one of our signatory contractors while getting paid with benefits!
No tuition debt at the end of your training! Instead, you will graduate with skills and trade certifications and college credits toward an associate degree through Washtenaw Community College, making you a highly employable, professional tradesperson, and you will be set up in job placement with contractors earning competitive wages as a journeyman/woman with continued generous benefits.
Apprenticeship Program
The apprenticeship program is a five-year training program working full-time during the work week and attending classes two nights per week during the academic year. Apprentices earn a percentage of the journeyman wage rate. When accepted into one of the apprenticeship programs, you will be eligible for progressive wages as you develop your skills and expertise which will prepare you for earning your plumbing, propane, natural gas, refrigeration, and oil licenses.
Our apprenticeship training program includes:
• 2,000 hours of on-the-job training per year
• 216 hours of related classroom instruction
• Core courses: Safety, Plumbing Code, Plan Reading and Design, Related Math, Science, Use and Care of Tools, and more.
To be eligible for the apprenticeship program, you need to:
• Be at least 18 years old
• Be a high school graduate or have a GED certificate
• Complete a membership and apprenticeship application and agreement
• Upload proof of high school completion
• Upload a copy of your driver's license, birth certificate, or passport
For more information contact Greg Gove, Business Manager:
PHONE: (802) 864-4042, ext. 110
EMAIL: greg@ualocal693.org
ADDRESS:
UA Local 693
3 Gregory Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403
To apply to the apprenticeship program complete both the Apprenticeship & Membership applications below and return with your resume to Greg Gove at: greg@ualocal693.org.
