Apprenticeships

The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Explorers Post was established in 1999. The program is dedicated to training tomorrow's firefighters through the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department and the Boy Scouts of America. Trained by Firefighters themselves, our explorer post provides many hands-on training experiences ranging from auto-extrication, basic medical skills and more.

Explorer's daily activities include cooking/eating with crew, working out, assisting in station chores, responding to emergencies and much more. The Explorer Post and the LPFD provides an excellent start to somebody interested in a Firefighting career.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications are available at the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Station #4, 1600 Oak Vista Way, Pleasanton CA 94588. Return completed applications to LPFD #4 or to headquarters at 3560 Nevada Street, Pleasanton, CA 94566.

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact:

Firefighter Greg Scott (gscott@lpfire.org) or Firefighter-Paramedic Jordan Reid (jreid@lpfire.org)

WHO CAN APPLY

Anyone between the ages of 16-21, who is interested in the Fire Service or pursuing a career in the Fire Service, may apply.

TRAINING

Our post trains at the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Training Center at 3301 Busch Road every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month and every Thursday at one of the 10 Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Stations.

Training Highlights:

• Engine/Truck Familiarization

• Hose Pulls/Ladder Throws

• SCBA Donning and Doffing

• Search and Rescue

• Auto Extrication

• Rope Rescue

• Saws/Ventilation

• EMS

• Specialty Classes: Hazmat FRO, Confined Space Awareness, LARRO

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

We as the members of Livermore-Pleasanton Explorer Post take everything very seriously as a sign of pride and dedicaiton. We expect commitment and attendance from Explorers. Nearly every drill training day must be attended.

Cypress Mandela Training Center offers a FREE 16-week pre-apprenticeship program for Bay Area men and women ages 18 and older. This program is both hands-on and in the classroom. Students will be prepared for skilled trades jobs that are relevant to today’s construction industry. 

Significant elements of the curriculum include both classroom and hands-on instruction in:

• Environmental training

• Introduction to cement work

• Introduction to framing, form and foundation work

• Introduction to structural steel and ironwork

• Job safety

• Orientation to the construction industry and the apprentice structure

• Tool and material identification

• Site surveying

• Blueprint reading

• Electrical fundamentals

• Plumbing fundamentals

• Introduction to operating engineers

• Fundamentals of Solar

COMMITMENT:

16-WEEK SESSION

Monday through Friday

7:00am to 3:30pm

For more than a century, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices (Union of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders, & Service Techs) has been dedicated to excellence. To maintain these high standards of performance, the UA provides the best training available. At the UA Local 342 Training Center, Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 342 apprentices reach the leading edge of technology through a demanding five-year Apprenticeship Program in one of the following specialty areas:

• HVAC & Refrigeration

• Plumbing

• Steamfitting

• Welding

Each specialty demands Local 342 apprentices learn a comprehensive body of technical knowledge about materials, procedures, and regulations.

In addition to attaining technical proficiency in their specialty, UA Local 342 members must also build a general knowledge in subjects such as math, science, and workplace safety. They acquire skills in a variety of areas; including brazing, welding, drafting, computer-aided design, hydronics and electronic and pneumatic controls.

Apprentices also master the tools and techniques of the Trade as they work under supervision at the job site, which means they earn a good living while they learn!

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

PROOF OF AGE IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION: Applicant must be at least 18 years of age; or will be 18 years of age by September 1st, 2023. You must upload one of the following with application:

• Valid Driver’s License, or

• Valid State Issued Identification Card, or

• Birth Certificate along with a photo I.D., or

• Passport

PROOF OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR LEGAL EQUIVALENT: You must upload one of the following with application:

• High School Diploma, or

• General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.), or

• Officially Signed Transcripts, or

• If not yet graduated from high school, Current Official Transcripts

APPLICANT MUST BE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO PERFORM THE WORK OF THE TRADE.

QUALIFYING TEST:

Applicants who successfully submit and meet the above requirements will be notified within two (2) months after application and scheduled to take a two-part written exam consisting of: Numerical Ability (Math) and Mechanical Aptitude. The minimum passing score shall be a 75% composite grade.

INTERVIEW:

Applicants successfully passing the qualifying written exam will be notified with-in two (2) months and scheduled for an oral interview with the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.

ELIGIBILITY:

Upon completion of the oral interview, applicants will be evaluated based on their qualifying written exam score and oral interview results. Applicants will be ranked accordingly (highest scorer and down), by trade, and will be placed on an eligible waiting list for possible admission once openings become available for the apprenticeship program.

TERM:

A minimum of five (5) years of on-the-job training and five (5) years of school. Apprentices attend classes two-three (2-3) nights per week, with the possibility of one (1) 10-hour day of classes every other week for the first two (2) years. Some Saturday classes may apply.

HVAC/R APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: for information regarding our HVAC/R Program contact us at: JATC@UA342.org or call: (925) 686-0730

Rising Sun is a premier nonprofit organization working at the intersection of economic equity and climate resilience in the California Bay Area and San Joaquin County. With offices in Oakland and Stockton, our workforce development programs specialize in preparing youth, women, and individuals in reentry for high-road careers and green pathways that offer family-sustaining wages. Since our founding in 1994, Rising Sun has served more than 3,000 youth and adults while helping over 52,700 households reduce their carbon footprint.

WHO CAN APPLY?

• Be at least 18 or older

• Have a Social Security number/US work authorization

• Have a valid photo ID or driver’s license

• Have a high school diploma or GED

• Have proof of COVID-19 vaccination (fully vaccinated)

• Qualify as low income

UPCOMING INFO SESSIONS:

• Thursday, August 17, 1 PM

• Thursday, August 31, 1 PM

• Thursday, September 14, 1 PM

• Thursday, September 28, 1 PM

Women Building the Bay – Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Program

All-women Core and MC3 Training prepares you for a union career in the building trades. In addition to hands-on construction skills, you will earn the MC3 pre-apprenticeship certification and apply for union apprenticeships.

• Dates TBD

Opportunity Build Core (Nights and Weekends) – Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Program

Core is the primary training class of Opportunity Build. This transformative course prepares you for a career in construction.

• Summer Program | Dates TBD

Opportunity Build Core – Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Program

Core is the primary training class of Opportunity Build. This transformative course prepares you for a career in construction.

• October 10 – December 15, 2023 | Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Boatworks 101 is a registered apprenticeship program in which we train the next generation of craftspeople in the marine service industry. Boatworks 101 is 12-month earn-while-you-learn opportunity for young people 18 or older interested in working in the maritime trades. From the very first day of training, apprentices earn $20 an hour with no experience necessary. 

Boatworks 101 creates that path toward success and security over a fifteen month program. During the first nine months, apprentices work at Spaulding Marine Center and learn shop safety and tool skills while also gaining familiarity with marine carpentry, structural work, propulsion, and yacht systems. Apprentices develop these skills while working on customers’ boats and other projects including small boat building. In the “classroom” we discuss craftsmanship, best practices, career opportunities in the marine trades, and much more.

Following nine months training at Spaulding, apprentices rotate for six months through one-month assignments at a variety of our employer partners throughout the Bay Area. The apprentices will have the opportunity to learn from electricians, diesel mechanics, riggers, carpenters, composite experts, and other specialists throughout the industry.

Applications currently closed

Sheet Metal Workers` Local 104 and Bay Area Training Fund is a joint Labor-Management Trust dedicated to providing the men and women 18 years or older (17 with legal parent/guardian signature) of the unionized sheet metal industry the highest level of training skills and knowledge in this trade.

The sheet metal trade is unique because it is one of the few crafts that starts with raw material and then creates a component, installs, and maintains the product.

In a shop, workers determine the quantity and type of material they will need to correspond with blueprints and specifications. Using a combination of mathematics, layout tools, hammers, drills, hacksaws, plasma and laser beam cutting systems, computers, cutting, forming, seaming or welding machines, workers manipulate the material into the product desired. Pre-fabricated parts are transported to construction job sites for installation according to blueprints and careful coordination on the jobsite.

The maintenance sector includes start-up, preventive maintenance, repair, testing, balancing and sometimes certification of the installed systems. Items commonly fabricated and installed include HVAC systems, metal roofs, kitchen hoods, various flashings, gutters, decorative architectural features and many other items made of a variety of metals.

Workers constantly meet new challenges, using their hands, visualizing and analyzing how components can be made or installed, how mechanical systems work, and practice human relations in working with clients and coordinating with other workers. It is an interesting and evolving field with exciting growth potential. The apprenticeship is an earn-while-you-learn program involving paid full-time work and related classes.

Roofing may be hard work, but it’s also very rewarding, particularly for those individuals who are willing to learn and grow as a professional craftsperson. Many apprentice roofers have moved through apprenticeship, become highly compensated foremen of their own crews with good companies committed to training and developing the skills of their roofing mechanics.

Others have grown into successful roofing contractors or consultants. Some have even come back to the classroom to serve as apprenticeship trainers, as a way of giving back to the industry and being compensated at the same time.

The fact is roofing has become increasingly technical and demanding. Skilled workers are sought after and command competitive wages and job security. The IRCC’s apprenticeship program for roofers helps you develop those skills, combining classroom training, labs and hands-on learning exercises, supported with an array of workbook studies and audio-visual training aids.

While your learning, you’ll be employed with some of the industries best roofing contractors — contractors who are committed to training and quality of workmanship. The IRCC Apprenticeship program is approved by both the California Department Of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) and the Federal Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship Training.

The IRCC apprenticeship training program is 100% employer paid; which means that you will be learning a good trade and earning a good wage at the same time you are moving up the ladder and further toward your goal of becoming a journey-level roofer and beyond

Persons interested in entering the applicant pool must meet the requirements specified below:

• Applicants shall be at least 18-years of age at the time of indenture.

• Applicant’s prior work experience and training will be evaluated by the committee or employer at the time of indenture if proper verification of his/her employment in the trade is available,and appropriate credit may be given at the discretion of the employer with the consent of the UATC when appropriate.

Our apprenticeship program is operated under the direction of a joint committee. Union representatives, representatives from local contractors and consultants from the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and the Hayward Unified School District make up our committee.

• Applicants must be physically able to perform the work of the trade.

• Apprentices are required to join the union in order to participate in our program.

Apprenticeship combines classroom instruction with on the job training. A portion of the classroom instruction is hands on training. An apprentice who enters our program with no prior experience will earn 40% of the current journeyman rate.  They can expect to progress through our program with pay increases every six to seven months.

The length of each program varies:

• Terrazzo Finishers – 2 years and six months

• Marble Finishers – 2 years and six months

• Marble Masons and Terrazzo Mechanics – 3 years.

• Pointer, Cleaner, Caulkers – 3 years and six months

• Bricklayers – 3 years and six months.

No other organization serves the training needs of the Sprinkler Fitting industry like the United Association. For over a century, the UA has been training the most highly-qualified workers in the United States and Canada.

Over the past several decades, the United Association's training programs have produced a stable, skilled workforce responsible for building and maintaining sprinkler systems in the various industrial, commercial and residential facilities that make up the North American landscape.

No one can match the commitment or investment. The UA spends over $100 million annually on training programs efforts involving approximately 100,000 journeymen and apprentices in over 400 local training facilities at any given time.

If the United Association wanted to select the area which best reflects this commitment to the training and excellence produced, it could well look to Northern California. Sprinkler Fitters Local 483 has a brand new state of the art training facility which we encourage you to come and visit. You can call to set up a tour or just stop by, we are here most days during business hours.

In addition to our five-year apprenticeship programs, Sprinkler Fitters Local 483 offers continuing education opportunities that includes journeymen training and certification, as well as an associate’s degree program.

We understand the importance of having trained quality crafts people installing, inspecting, testing, and maintaining your fire protection systems and no one in Northern California trains more or better quality fire sprinkler fitters than U.A. Local 483.

REQUIREMENTS

• At time of application, applicants must bring proof of completion of high school, (diploma or transcript). A certificate of proficiency or G.E.D. will be accepted equivalent to high school diploma. 

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old, and must show proof of age at time of application. Drivers license, picture I.D. Passport, etc. will be accepted. A valid Drivers License is required at time of indenture and dispatch to employer.

• Applicants must be physically fit to do the work of the trade, and will be required to work anywhere within the nine (9) Bay Area Counties.

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States

The Promise of the Alameda County Apprenticeship for the Electrical Trades is to provide the IBEW and NECA with the best trained, highest skilled, most productive and professional workforce in the electrical construction industry.

Our mission is accomplished by empowering our students with the skills, knowledge and abilities necessary for lifelong success, while always honoring the integrity, uniqueness and dignity of the individual.

The standard term of the Stationary Engineers Apprenticeship program is four years. 

During this four-year period the apprentice, as any other employee, is expected to perform all assigned duties as a full-time employee and, in addition, continue his/her studies outside of work at a training facility provided by the Local 39 Training Department, or at a local community college. During this four-year period the apprentice will become increasingly proficient in all facets of stationary engineer work including knowledge of boilers, air conditioning and refrigeration, automatic controls, general maintenance, and plant management.

It is the goal of Local 39 and the program to produce highly qualified and well trained workers who have solid knowledge as well as specific, technical job skills.

The following steps occur when an individual makes a decision to apply for a Local 39 Stationary Engineer Apprenticeship:

1. An application for the examination has to be filed within the time period as specified in the announcement.

2. Providing the applicant meets the established minimum requirements, a test date will be assigned.

3. The test is conducted, and providing the applicant passes the exam, the applicant will be placed on an Eligible Hiring List, which is ranked as to the score achieved.

4. Potential employers are permitted to interview the top three (3) eligible applicants from the “Eligible Applicant List”, also referred to as “The Approved Hiring List”. Employers are required to get a clearance from the Joint Apprenticeship Committee prior to hiring any apprentice.

5. In-plant promotion applicants who are on the “Eligible Applicant List” can be hired out of sequence by two methods. (a) The applicant must be currently employed in a full time capacity by the approved firm. This employment must have been for a continuous period of over six months in another occupational classification before the date of the written test, or (b), the applicant must be currently employed in a full time capacity by the approved firm and providing that this employment has been for a period of twelve months or more of continuous service in another occupation classification the applicant will become eligible for an in-plant promotion.

6. When an applicant is selected by an employer an Apprenticeship Indenture is effectuated by and between four (4) parties: a. The employer b. The apprentice c. The Union (JAC) d. The State of California/Division of Apprenticeship Standards

7. The selected applicant commences their Apprenticeship Training Program a. Four (4) years on-the-job training (8000 hours) b. Eight semesters of related supplemental instruction, which equates to a minimum of seven hundred and ninety two (792) hours of related classroom hours.

YouthBuild San Joaquin (YBSJ) is a job training and pre-apprenticeship program for young people between the ages of 18-24 in which they receive close supervision and training in construction technology from certified construction instructors. Students enrolled in construction technology courses learn basic skills necessary for succeeding in an apprenticeship program and gain trade experience needed to secure high-paying, in-demand construction jobs. All projects completed by YBSJ students are dedicated to improving the community and/or developing housing for low-income residents. Job placement and job assistance available upon completion of program