Submitted by: Cinquez
NYC CARPENTERS UNION APPRENTICESHIP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS, Mon Jan 8,2007
From the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, New York District
Council of Carpenters, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of
America:
www.nycdistrictcouncil.com
HOW TO BECOME AN APPRENTICE CARPENTER, FLOORCOVERER, MILLWRIGHT,
CABINETMAKER, DOCK BUILDER, TIMBERMAN
OR RESIDENTIAL HOUSE FRAMING CARPENTER
THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED WILL BE
BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY
THE NEXT SCHEDULED APPLICATION PERIOD WILL BE
FROM
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon, JANUARY 8 – 12, 2007
Applicants will complete an application card and will place card in a
Locked box provided by the training center. NO PERSON WILL BE GIVEN AN
APPLICATION CARD EXCEPT DURNG THESE HOURS
At the conclusion of the application period, under the supervision of
The New York State Department of Labor, one hundred applications will
Be drawn from the locked box for participation in a one-hour
Orientation. Applicants will be notified by mail for the orientation.
Application cards that were not drawn will remain in the locked box
For the next scheduled application drawing. This process will continue
Until the desired number of apprenticeship positions are obtained, or
Until all apprenticeship application cards are exhausted. APPLICANTS
MUST ATTEND THE ONE-HOUR ORIENTATION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR APPRENTICESHIP.
MINIMUM APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS
* HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G.E.D. (ORIGINAL OR STAMPED) UPON ACCEPTANCE
* PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP OR HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO WORK IN U.S. UPON
ACCEPTANCE
* SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
* BE A MINIMUM OF 17 YEARS OF AGE
Individuals who can show that they met the conditions listed above
After making an application for apprenticeship will be afforded an
Oral interview by the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
(J.A.T.C.). Once an applicant is interviewed and recieves a passing
Grade on the evaluation procedures, an applicant shall remain active
In the apprenticeship application record book, subject to selection,
For a period of two (2) years from the date of the interview. All
Applicants for apprenticeship are required to report to a collection
Site designated by the organization for a substance abuse screening.
Upon the successful completion of the substance abuse screening, the
Applicant will be assigned to a N.Y.C.D.C. Local Union. All applicants
Who wish to receive consideration for military training must submit a
DD-214 to verify military experience.
Applicant must present a photo I.D. For the substance abuse screening
And upon acceptance into the apprenticeship program.
All applicants who wish to enter the apprenticeship as a 2nd, 3rd or
4th year apprentice must provide the J.A.T.C. With proper
Documentation that defines their experience in the construction
Industry. This documentation must be comprised of official documents
Such as payroll records, notarized letters of experience, confirmation
And sworn statements. The J.A.T.C. Will examine all documentation
Submitted before qualification is acknowledged. The J.A.T.C. Will
Schedule a skill and knowledge evaluation interview with the applicant
If it is deemed appropriate.
Posted on December 18, 2006 by D. Bell