Apprenticeship &Training

CARPENTER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Tommy Flynn 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.

II. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum qualifications must be clearly stated and applied in a nondiscriminatory

manner (see WAC 296-05-316).

Age: Be at least 17 years old.

Education: Not Applicable.

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

Testing: None.

Other: Must attend next available Safety & Orientation class

A. Selection Procedures: (All Minimum Qualifications Must be Met)

1. To make application for any of the occupations in this set of standards, the

applicant must complete and return an application with proof of age within

30 days of request. All applications must be completed and returned to the

local area training center in which the applicant resides. Upon written

request from the applicant a copy of their application will be sent to other

Local Area Training Centers covered by these standards for processing. (See

III. A. 3. Local Area Training Centers for each local area training centers

geographic region and contact information).

2. To be eligible to enter the apprenticeship program, all applicants must attend

the Safety and Orientation class. All applicants not qualifying as "Direct

Entry" shall be interviewed on days established by the Local Area Training

Center. Upon successful completion of the interview, applicants will be

placed on the appropriate ranked eligibility list. Applicants may reinterview

to raise their score if they have additional documentation of

training and/or work experiences. Applicants shall be registered based on

the highest score first. The order of the Ranked Eligibility List may be

pierced to meet JATC Equal Employment Opportunity goals in conformance

with Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council rules. Upon

notification of an Apprenticeship opportunity, applicants will be given

"reasonable time" in which to report to work. All applicants shall be treated

equally in determination and application of "a reasonable time" (WAC 296-

05-429(4)). Applicants who turn down an apprenticeship opportunity will be

dropped from the Ranked Eligibility List.

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