WHAT
IS APPRENTICESHIP?
Apprenticeship is one of = the best ways for a person to enter a skilled occupation. It is an earn-while-you-learn job, offering on-the-job training combined with related school instruction. An apprentice is a person bound by a legal agreement (indenture) whereby they learn a skilled craft or trade in exchange for their services.
The Wisconsin Apprentices= hip law was created to fulfill the following purposes:
<= span style=3D'font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-f= ont-family: Wingdings'>ü To assure the state’s employers a cont= inual supply of highly skilled workers.
<= span style=3D'font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-f= ont-family: Wingdings'>ü To provide an additional career opportunity = for many of the workers of the State.
<= span style=3D'font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-f= ont-family: Wingdings'>ü To serve as a protective measure for the peo= ple who enter the skilled trades.
The Apprenticeship law is=
part of
the educational machinery of the State of
In the end, it works as a=
decided
advantage to the apprentice, employer, the public, and the industry in gene=
ral. Regulation of some sort is, and al=
ways
has been, necessary for the proper development of apprenticeship. In short, the apprenticeship law m=
erely
requires that the employer make good the implied promise to teach a trade, =
and
at the same time requires the apprentice to fulfill their obligations to the
employer. The indenture must
contain information explaining the length of the apprenticeship, the number=
of
hours the apprentices will be in attendance at classes, the type of work the
apprentice will be exposed to along with the number of hours in each type of
work, amount of pay and the rate of periodic increases, and any special
conditions that may apply. Th=
ese
items are required under the law known as
An apprentice occupation = is clearly identified and commonly recognized throughout an industry. It involves manual, mechanical, or technical skills and knowledge, which require a minimum of 2,000 hours of on the job work experience. It a= lso requires a minimum of 144 hours of related instruction per year to suppleme= nt the on-the-job training.
State and area apprentice= ship standards which set apprentice qualifications, terms of training, related instruction requirements, training processes, and a minimum compensation schedule have been adopted by the State for most of the construction trades. These standards were adopted after considerable consultation with representatives of the specific trade and upon the recommendation of a state committee for that trade.
To accommodate the needs = of local employers, local committees may also set requirements within the core requi= red by the State Committee.
Individually sponsored pr= ograms are found in all areas except construction. These include literally hundreds o= f occupations in the manufacturing, graphic arts and service trades. These individually sponsored progr= ams may be operated solely by the employer.&nb= sp; Some use the existing employer organization at their firm to assist = in the administration of the apprenticeship program. Recently some of the individually sponsored programs have developed state wide standard very similar to what = the construction trades have done.
Some trades are required = to learn the trade via a formal apprenticeship program. They are:
<= span style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:Univers;mso-bidi-font-family:Univers'>1.&n= bsp; Licensed Trades: Several statewide licensing laws r= equire that an apprentice be indentured prior to employment an also require that t= he apprenticeship be completed before the apprentice may take the license examination. The trades gover= ned by these statewide license laws are: Plumbing, sprinkler fitter, barbering/cosmetology, funeral directing= .
<= span style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:Univers;mso-bidi-font-family:Univers'>2.&n= bsp; Carpentry Law: Chapter 106-02 of the State Laws d= irects that anyone who is learning to be a carpenter must be indentured.
<= span style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:Univers;mso-bidi-font-family:Univers'>3.&n= bsp; Local Laws/Ordinances: Many communities have enacted local ordinances that require people to show evidence of either being an apprenti= ce or having completed an apprenticeship in order to do work of that type in t= heir municipality. Electrical trad= es now have a State Credential that they can secure to allow them to work in any municipality without re-testing in each governmental unit.
The various construction = trades have locations to receive applications, procedures, and qualifications that must be met to be able to complete the application process. The Bureau of Apprenticeship reviews and approves the procedures and qualifications to en= sure that the committee is not practicing any discrimination toward protected classes. Those places to cont= act are listed at the end of this document.
Individually sponsored apprenticeship programs have their own procedures. The Bureau of Apprenticeship overl= ooks the procedures and qualifications to ensure that the employer is not practi= cing any discrimination toward protected classes.
The length of apprentices=
hips may
vary from two to six, and sometimes seven years, depending on the trade.
Upon the successful compl=
etion of
all provisions of the indenture, the apprentice is awarded a CERTIFICATE OF=
APPRENTICESHIP
by the appropriate State of
The apprentice generally = is paid approximately 50% of what a skilled worker in that trade receives, at the beginning of the apprenticeship. The indenture will show a schedule for increases during the apprenticeship. State law req= uires that the apprentice be paid an average of 60%, or more, of what the skilled worker in that trade receives. Base skilled wage rates (journeyman’s rate) are set by the State agency for construction trades. Individu= ally sponsored apprenticeship program’s base skilled wage rates are set by= the employer, subject to approval by the State agency. Apprentices are entitled to any fr= inge benefits which may be furnished by the employer, such as sick leave, paid vacations and paid holidays, worker compensation for injuries sustained on = the job, and unemployment insurance compensation while off work, when meeting certain criterion of that agency.
Entry procedures vary dep= ending on trade.
It is best that you conta=
ct the
various groups listed at the end of this document to learn the procedure for
the construction trade you are interested in. If you wish information on procedu=
res in
another area of the state, contact your nearest Bureau of Apprenticeship
Standards field representative.
Most offices are located in your nearest
Entry procedures for indi= vidually sponsored apprenticeships are set by the employer with whom you will become indentured.
It is important that you =
realize
that the apprenticeship method of receiving your education, is highly sough=
t,
and you may need to make yourself more desirable to a selected trade. This can be done by bringing your =
math
and reading skills up to, or near, a 11th grade level. Assistance in improving your math =
and
reading skills can be reached at your nearest
If you decide to participate in an apprenticeship in <=
st1:State
w:st=3D"on">Wisconsin, you are entering into the oldest
apprenticeship program in the
The following is a list of construction trades
Apprenticeship committees servicing apprentices and employers in this area.=
CONSTRUCTION CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION MILLWRIGHT, RES= ILIENT FLOOR LAYER, INTERIOR SYSTEMS
Fox Valley/Lakeshore Area Carpenter JAC
(920) 766-1515
ABC Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
(800) 829-9926
(608) 221-3321
(920) 432-0158
ABC Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
(800) 929-9926
MASONRY TRADE=
S
{Bricklayer, Cement Mason (construction), Cement Mason (heavy highway), Tilesetter, Plasterer.}
NEW Masonry JAC
C/O NWTC
(920) 498-5682
NEW Plumber JAC
C/O NWTC
(920) 498-5682
ABC Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
(800) 929-9926
C/O OMS
ABC Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
(800) 929-9926
C/O OMS
ABC Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
(800) 929-9926