Apprenticeship Programs

Apprenticeship involves planned, supervised, and day-to-day training and on the job experience, combined with technical studies in career-related subjects. Apprenticeships last from one to five years.

Apprentices train for careers such as:

• Emergency medical technicians

• Computer numerical control machinists

• Sound communication and electronic control technicians

• Carpenters

• Electricians

• Machinists

As an apprentice, you will work with, learn from, and be supervised by skilled craftspeople who have earned the title of journeyperson or master. Additional training may be required through classroom study or correspondence courses. During an apprenticeship, you work as a paid employee of the company. You are paid a percentage rate of a fully qualified workers wage. The employer or sponsor also pays for related classroom training.

Qualifications for apprenticeships vary and may include:

• Minimum age requirements

• Mechanical and mathematical aptitude tests

• High school diploma or GED

• Health requirements

• Previous work experience

• A valid driver's license

Steps to Journey Level through Apprenticeship

1. Contact your local state apprenticeship and training representative [King County (206) 835-1028]. You may need to pass a general aptitude test and/or a physical examination.

2. If you meet all of the qualifications, you will be interviewed by the Apprenticeship Training Committee. If selected, your name will be placed on an apprentice list.

3. When work becomes available, you will be called. Before reporting to work, you must sign an Apprenticeship Agreement, which registers you with the state as an apprentice.

4. When you meet all requirements of the terms of your apprenticeship, you will reach Journey Level.