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The Connecticut
Carpenters Apprentice and Training Program
is located at:
500 Main Street, Yalesville, Connecticut, 06492.
Contact:
Richard Christ, Statewide Coordinator or
Sandi at (203) 284-1362 or toll-free at (877) 999-5088.
The Carpenters Apprenticeship Program is an 8,000-hour training program (requiring
approximately 4 years to complete). Program credit can be given for previous
experience. Applicants are tested and evaluated on a regular basis.
Testing is held every Tuesday at 8:00 A.M. SHARP in Yalesville
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!
Qualifications to enter the apprenticeship program:
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age
or older
• physically able to perform the work of a carpenter
• must have a high school diploma, GED, or proof of enrollment in a GED
program
• Reliable transportation is necessary
Prospective apprentices take two tests: a math qualifying
test and a tape measure test. Experienced carpenters may take a written journeyperson’s
test.
Applicants also fill out two applications, one for training and one for union
membership. Applicants are interviewed to determine eligibility and entry level.
Following evaluation, those who qualify at the journey level are referred
to a Carpenters Union Business Representative for job referral and Union
membership information. Applicants who are found to be eligible for the apprentice
program can enter the program when they are placed with a union contractor
for employment.
Upon acceptance to the training program, apprentices must join the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and register with the State
of Connecticut Department of Labor Apprenticeship Council. There is a $25 State
registration fee.
Apprentices receive on-the-job training while working alongside Journeymen
Carpenters and they also receive Related Training at the training center in
Yalesville. Related Training takes place four weeks a year in one-week intervals
per quarter.
The training hours are 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., Monday through Thursday and
7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. on Friday. Apprentices must attend 144 hours of training
per year. If Apprentices are eligible, they can collect unemployment for the
week they are in school.
Apprentices are paid by the contractor for on-the-job training. The starting
pay rate is 50% of a Journeyman Carpenters pay rate, which is determined by
the collective bargaining agreement between the Signatory Contractors and the
Carpenters Union. Apprentices may start at a higher pay scale if they are given
credit for previous training or work experience. Pay increases are given for
every 1,000 hours of training in 5% increments with a 15% increase after the
final 1,000-hour increment of training to 100%.
Upon completion of the 8,000-hour apprenticeship program,
apprentices graduate to Journeyman level and receive certification from the
Connecticut Department
of Labor and The United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Apprentices must comply
with The Connecticut Carpenters Apprentice & Training Fund Policies and
be members in good standing with the Carpenters Union to participate in the
Apprenticeship Program.
Additional information may be obtained at one of the following Local Union
offices:
• Local 24:
(203)284-1362 or 1-877-999-5088
500 Main Street, Yalesville, CT 06492
• Local 43:
(860)296-8564
885 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114
• Local 210:
(203)846-2003
35 Pulaski Street, Norwalk, CT 06852
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