Apprenticeship &Training

CARPENTER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Steve Baker Training Director

Becoming An Apprentice

To become an apprentice, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications of the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) and successfully complete the Pre-Hire Physical Agility class. For more information call

(425) 235-2465

Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Minimum Qualifications

Age: Be at least 17 years old

Education: No Requirement

Physical: Be physically able to perform the work of the trade

Testing: None

Other: Provide proof of age

Selection Procedure

1. To apply for the apprenticeship program, an applicant must sign for an apprenticeship application at one of the following Local Union Halls: Commercial Carpenters Local 131 (Seattle) (206) 441-1310, Local 1797 (Renton) (425) 255-3255, Residential Local 816 (Federal Way) (253) 793-5305 or Shipwrights Local 1184 (Seattle) (206) 441-8266. Applications are issued year-round.

2. The application must be completed and returned with proof of age within thirty (30) days from issue date to a Training Center nearest to your home. Applications not returned within thirty (30) days of the issue date are invalid. For more information, please contact the Washington State UBC JATC Office (253) 437-5235 or one of the local area Training Centers or Union Halls.

3. The application will be filed into an Application Pre-Hire List. Applicant will be contacted by phone for a scheduled six (6) hour Pre-Hire/Physical Agility class based on date and time application was received (walk-in or mailed) at the training center. Failure to attend the scheduled Pre-Hire/Physical Agility class when notified may result in cancellation of application. Applicants who do not successfully demonstrate their physical agility during the 6 hour Pre-Hire may be referred to a third party for further evaluation.

4. After completing the six (6) hour Pre-Hire/Physical Agility class, applicant will be placed on an interview list based on date and time application was received. Applicant will be contacted for a scheduled interview on days established by the JATC.

5. After successfully completing the interview, applicant will be placed on the Applicant Eligibility List based on their ranked score received from the interview. Applicants shall remain on the Ranked Eligibility List for a period of (2) two years provided they check-in monthly with the JATC Training Center Office. Applicants who turn down an apprenticeship opportunity will be dropped from the Ranked Eligibility List.

All applicants shall meet the minimum qualifications and have the basic tools of the trade at the time of registration and be required to pass a drug test with a negative result.

6. The Training Center must be kept informed of applicants current address and phone numbers at all times.

7. The order of scores may be superseded to meet JATC affirmative action goals in conformance with the Washington State Apprenticeship Council rules (RCW 49.04.100).

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