Any woman or man meeting the minimum requirements! Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Apprentices must be at least 17 years old and in good health. A physical may be required. S/he must pass a drug and alcohol test during a 90-day probationary period.
A high school diploma or GED is preferred. However an Applicant may provide proof of satisfactory completion of a prejob preparatory course in Carpentry of at least six (6) months, such as United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), Job Corps, or other approved carpentry apprentice preparatory course, or on-the-job training of six (6) months or 1500 hours experience in the construction field that would qualify an applicant as having met the minimum educational requirements.
- Applicants must attend an informational session. Informational Sessions run approximately one hour.
- Applications to become an Apprentice are distributed at the conclusion of Informational Sessions.
- Attendance for the entire informational session is mandatory. Late arrivals will be denied admission to that session.
Upcoming Informational Sessions:
- Boston Carpenters Training Center:
750 Dorchester Avenue, 2nd Floor, Dorchester, MA 02125
February: Monday, February 6, 2012 at 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM
March: Monday, March 5, 2012 at 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM
- New England Carpenters Training Center:
13 Holman Rd, Millbury, MA 01527
February: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM
March: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 6:00 PM
APPLICATION FOR APPRENTICESHIP CHECKLIST
Mandatory Requirements:
As an interested applicant for the Apprenticeship Program, it is your responsibility to complete all of the following mandatory requirements:
___ Provide reliable documentation of proof of age (minimum 17 years of age). Birth certificate preferred (Driver’s License, Passport, Green Card acceptable).
AND
___ Provide copies of documentation of high school graduation and transcript for high school, or completion of a GED. (High school seniors must provide transcripts and a letter from their schools stating that they are eligible to graduate within three months).
OR
___ Applicants must provide proof of satisfactory completion of a prejob preparatory course in Carpentry of at least six (6) months, such as United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), Job Corps, or other approved carpentry apprentice preparatory course, or on-the-job training of six (6) months or 1500 hours experience in the construction field that would qualify an applicant as having met the minimum educational requirements.
Optional / Supplemental Documentation:
As an interested party for the Apprenticeship Program you may choose to submit any or all - of the following supplemental documents to enhance your application:
___ Submit a training achievement record (TAR) to verify UBC Job Corps training and/or experience if you wish to receive consideration for such training/experience.
___ Submit a DD-214 to verify military training and/or experience if a veteran and if you wish to receive consideration for such training/experience.
___ Provide evidence of successful completion of an OSHA 10 for Construction if you wish to receive consideration for such training/experience.
___ Provide evidence of having a valid driver’s license.
___ Provide any other documentation or information such as letters of recommendation, personal merit citations, achievement awards, etc that the applicant would like the sponsor to consider.
Everyone who has met all apprenticeship application requirements will be considered for apprenticeship and scheduled for an interview. The next Interviews are anticipated in March or early April of 2012. Additional interviews will be conducted as demand requires.
NO, there are no application fees to pay when applying for the carpentry apprenticeship program. Note: Upon acceptance to the apprenticeship program, fees may be incurred.
The rewards of apprenticeship training are the good wages and benefits you receive as a union member...a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. There are over half a million U.B.C. members in the United States and Canada. You'll be working under the protection of a union contract for a good contractor. This means you will become eligible to have health insurance, a pension and an annuity. It pays to be the best you can be, a well trained Union Carpenter.
Having a desire to make a career in any facet of the carpentry trade is a commendable aspiration, but one which is often not easily attained. The knowledge of how to perform these tasks safely, proficiently and correctly is a skill which historically has been handed down generation to generation, from one skilled craftsman to the next. History has proven that knowledge of only one limited aspect of the trade is never enough. To be successful in a career in the construction industry a craftsman needs a well-rounded knowledge not only of the work for which he or she personally specializes in, but how that persons work affects and ties in with all the other tradesmen and the particular tasks which they perform. By completing the 4,000 to 8,000 hours of work experience required to graduate the apprentice program and become a journeyman through this program you will become the best, most well trained, well rounded and most desirable candidate available for employment in this industry.
- An apprentice is someone who is learning a trade by working under the guidance of skilled workers, called journeymen. It's on the job training. You earn while you learn and are paid a wage from the first day you’re hired by a contractor.
- To make a career in any facet of the carpentry trade requires the knowledge of how to perform these tasks safely, proficiently and correctly.
- Carpentry is a skill which historically has been handed down from one skilled craftsman to the next. History has proven that knowledge of only one limited aspect of the trade is never enough.
- By completing the 4,000 to 8,000 hours of On the Job Training “work experience” required to graduate the apprenticeship program and become a journeyman you will become the best, most well trained, well rounded and most desirable candidate available for employment in this industry.
The exact rate of pay depends on the type of carpentry program the apprentice is enrolled in. The standard for apprentices is: 1st yr. @ (50-60%), 2nd yr. @ (70-75%), 3rd yr. @ (80%), and 4th yr. @ (90%) of journeyman wages.
Typically an apprenticeship lasts forty-eight months from start to finish.
