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Apprenticeship

Join Plumbers Local Union #8 with little or no experience. Applicants who are accepted will enter into a five-year apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor. Apprentices will learn both through classroom and on-the-job instruction. They will work during the day and attend classes two nights a week, four hours a night. This is a highly rewarding, well-paying career and when you complete your five years, you will be an active journeyperson of a proud and noble trade union.

Qualifications

Age

The applicant must be 18 years of age prior to the month they apply. Copy of birth certificate is required.

Education

The applicant must be a high school graduate or have passed a high school equivalency test (GED). Copy of diploma or GED certificate with scores and high school transcripts are required. College and technical school transcripts are not accepted.

Urinalysis Test

Each conditionally accepted applicant will be required to take a urinalysis test for drugs. Any applicant who has a positive urinalysis test or refuses to take a test, will not be admitted. The test is provided at no cost to the applicant.

Incomplete applications will NOT be processed

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Plumbers Local 8 Training Center will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX (INCLUDING PREGNANCY AND GENDER IDENTITY), SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETIC INFORMATION, OR BECAUSE THEY ARE AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY OR A PERSON 40 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

Plumbers Local 8 Training Center will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.