PLUMBING APPRENTICESHIP

The Plumbing Section of the Department of Workforce Development licenses all plumbers in Wisconsin. Plumbing apprentices fall under the jurisdiction of apprenticeship law and rules plus plumbing law and codes.
A plumber: assembles, installs and repairs pipes, fittings and fixtures for sanitary, heating and drainage systems (in Wisconsin such work must be in accordance with the state plumbing code); installs fixtures and all plumbing apparatus and is able to maintain and repair same.

TRADES COVERED:
Plumbers

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPRENTICESHIP:
Education: High school graduates or GED® (submit copy)
Age: 18 or high school graduate at 17, no maximum
Test: Assessment math and reading tests/NWTC
License: Valid driver's license (submit copy)
Application: Application for the trade(special, see below)

LENGTH OF CONTRACT - 5 years of not less than 8,000 hours

• OJT - 7,600 hours of work with a skilled craftsperson as per Exhibit "A"
• Paid-Related Instruction (Day) - 500 hours and successful completion of class material
• Non-Paid Related Instruction (Night) - 260 hours (80% attendance of each class to receive credit)

(EXAMPLE: First Aid/CPR; OSHA; Adv. Blueprint Reading; Transit & Level; Pipefitter Welding)

HOW TO APPLY
Complete the application form for the trade and meet the qualifications as stated above.
Meet with the Committee for an applicant interview, and, if qualified, receive a Letter of Introduction.

APPLICATION FORMS AVAILABLE AT
Steamfitter Joint Apprenticeship Committee office
Mechanical Contractors Association of Central Wisconsin, Inc.
3315 N. Ballard Rd.
Appleton, WI 54911-8988
920/734-3148 ask for Lois

COMMITTEE ADDRESS
NEW Plumbers Joint Apprenticeship Committee
2740 W. Mason Street, Room 6216
Green Bay, WI 54303
800-422-6982, ext. 6822

COMMITTEE JURISDICTION
Counties of Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, Menominee, MI

For more information call Patrick LaHaye at 498-5704,
or 1-800-422-NWTC, ext 5704