STEAMFITTING & REFRIGERATION
JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEES

Janesville Area               Madison Area                 Milwaukee Area 

3300 South 103rd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53227
414-543-0601 Fax: 414-543-7721 Toll Free: 1-888-543-0601

 APPLICATION INFORMATION

Trade Orientation

All apprenticeship applicants are required to attend a Trade Orientation Session before they may submit an application to the Apprenticeship Program. Applications are accepted following the Trade Orientation. Upon submitting a complete application each applicant is directed for general knowledge and aptitude testing at the appropriate Technical College.

Minimum Qualifications

•  18 Years of Age                 •  Valid Driver’s License       •  High School Graduate or G.E.D.
                                                                                                             (accredited institution)

Tutoring, General Education Development & High School Equivalency Assistance
Big Step Program (Tutoring)
3841 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208
(414) 937-3600
 

Milwaukee Area Technical College
(414) 297-7698 G.E.D. Information Line

Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Readiness Training
810 W. Badger Road, Madison WI  53713
(608) 255-3018

Madison Area Technical College
(608) 258-2440 GED Program, Instructional Information

Apprenticeship General Knowledge Testing

Upon submitting a complete application, each applicant is given an authorization to test letter and directed to a Wisconsin Technical College for general knowledge testing. The Technical College then forwards the test results to the Joint Apprenticeship Committee.

Apprenticeship Interview

Applicants that meet the apprenticeship testing requirements will be notified by mail and scheduled for an interview before the Joint Apprenticeship Committee.

Southeast Wisconsin Jurisdiction - Candidate Waiting List

Ranked Candidate Waiting List. The apprenticeship general knowledge test scores from the Technical College are combined with the Committee interview scores.  The total score from testing and interview is used to place each applicant onto the Steamfitter or Refrigeration Candidate Waiting List with other apprenticeship candidates.

As positions become available for candidates, the Joint Apprenticeship Committee will contact the number one candidate on the Steamfitter or Refrigeration Candidate Waiting List as needed. Candidates on the waiting list are required to notify the Committee in writing annually of their continued interest in the apprenticeship program and wish to remain on the waiting list.

Madison Jurisdiction - Candidate Letter of Introduction

Non-Ranked Candidate Pool List. Candidates are given a Letter of Introduction and a list of union contractors in the jurisdiction to contact for employment and sponsorship in the apprenticeship program. Applicants are required to notify the Committee in writing of their continued interest once a year prior to their Letter of Introduction expiring.

Address/Phone Change Notification Required

Written notification of changes to address and/or phone number is required.

Apprenticeship Contract Terms

Although numerous standards dictate the terms of the Apprenticeship Contract, generally a candidate will serve a term as a pre-apprentice prior to being indentured.  Once indentured, the apprenticeship encompasses no less that five (5) years calendar time, 9,326 hours
On-the-Job Training and approximately 1,000 hours of classroom instruction in both day and night school training.  Training hours fluctuate with the needs of the industry.

Trade Orientation Schedule

Southeast Wisconsin Jurisdiction

Madison Jurisdiction

Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Rock, Green, Jefferson and Lafayette Counties
 

Dane, Sauk, Iowa, Columbia, Richland, and  Marquette Counties

Date:       4th Tuesday of Month              January through November

Time:       3:00 p.m.

Bring:      High School Transcript/GED

Optional: College Transcript
Resume

Place:      Steamfitters Local 601    Milwaukee Training Center
3300 S. 103rd Street
Milwaukee, WI 53227
(414) 543-0601 Phone            (414) 543-7721 Fax

 Date:          4th Wednesday of Month
January through November

 Time:        3:00 p.m.

 Bring:        High School Transcript/GED

 Optional:    College Transcript
Resume

  Place:       Steamfitters Local 601
   Madison Training Center
   1214 Ann Street
   Madison, WI 53713
   (414) 543-0601 Phone
   (414) 543-7721 Fax
   

 

     In compliance with Section 30.3(b) of Title 29, CFR Part 30, as amended May 12, 1978, the JAC commits to the following Equal Opportunity Pledge:
    “The recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices during their apprenticeship, shall be without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, age, creed, handicap, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, or membership in the military forces of the United State or this state.”
    The JAC will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29, of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 30, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Law, and all other applicable state laws.