Redwood Empire Joint  Apprenticeship & Training Committee

Description of Program

"About us

The Redwood Empire Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (REJATC) is a member of the Electrical Training Alliance, a nonprofit organization established in 1941 by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). 

The mission is to develop and standardize educational opportunities for members of IBEW-NECA, thereby providing the electrical construction industry with the most highly trained workforce in the world. The training alliance has developed into the largest apprenticeship program of its kind, having successfully trained over 350,000 apprentices through professional Journeyman status. 

IBEW Local 551 and its Redwood Empire Electrical Training Center, located in downtown Santa Rosa, serve Northern California communities from "the Golden Gate to Oregon State." The region includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, and Sonoma counties. Our graduates are prepared for a career anywhere in the IBEW, which includes the United States, Canada, Panama, and Guam. 

Read more here: https://about.rejatc.org

Programs Offered

• Inside Wireman 

  • The Inside Wireman program is a five-year apprenticeship that consists of 8,000 hours of on-the-job training (OJT) and 900 hours of classroom instruction. 

Classes are held four times a year, from September through May, in dedicated week-long sessions at our electrical training center in Santa Rosa. Apprentices earn a living wage while they work and learn, with salary starting at 40% of Journeyman wages...

The Inside Wireman installs and maintains all of the electrical conduits, wires, cables, motor controls, and panelboards found in the commercial and industrial facilities. Whereas an Outside Lineman focuses on the distribution network that brings electricity from its sources of generation to customers, the Inside Wireman is connecting and managing that power source for the customer's electrical systems. 

• Sound & Communication 

  • The Sound & Communication (S&C) Installer/Technician program is a three-year apprenticeship that consists of 4,800 hours of on-the-job training (OJT) and 480 hours of classroom instruction. 

Classes are held one day per month, from September through May, at the Northern California Sound & Communication technology training center in San Leandro....

Alongside the Inside Wireman, the S&C Installer performs installation and maintenance of sound and communication systems in commercial and industrial facilities. The S&C Installer is trained on the skills and craftsmanship to implement the network of wiring, cabling, and components for high-end computer, video, voice/data, sound/audio, security, and fire/life safety systems.