Local 292 Apprenticeship

Safety Safety and health training are major components of this program with all current apprentices acquiring OSHA 30 hour and MUST training cards. Active demonstrations of fire safety, fall protection, rigging safety, and welding safety are extremely important to our contractors. At the Local 292 Training Center we try our best to educate our apprentices in all aspects of safety.

What are we training? Included in the program are extensive training in metallurgy, rigging, AutoCad, blueprint reading, and welding. Local 292 Apprentices learn to weld in SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW. Each year we focus on a process and train our apprentices to reach certification levels. All types of materials including stainless steel, aluminum, mild steel, and coated products (such as alumininized and galvanized) steel and gages ranging from 20 gage to 1/2" plate in each type of material are instructed in each applicable welding process.

When are Apprentices Trained ? Qualified apprentice sheet metal workers take part in a four year program that ultimately requires 768 hours of classroom instruction and 7232 on the job training hours before graduation. A registered apprentice with Local 292 receives on-the-job training with cooperating employers in the area, and most of the apprentice training is done at our training facility for eight hours once every two weeks.

Our apprentice program is comprehensive and requires time, commitment, and attention to study. The courses apprentices take are demanding and require repetition, practice, and professional attitude. It is not just a JOB!! It's a career.

Are you ready for a career in Sheet Metal ? Aside from the entrance requirements, sheet metal apprentices should also possess a number of other important attributes. They need to demonstrate ability in math, including basic geometry and trigonometry. They also need good eye-hand coordination, spatial and form perception, and manual dexterity. Apprentices should also exhibit patience, dependability, attention-to-detail, and the ability to work and get along with others.

apprentices are required to reciprocate by signing a commitment to repay their indebtedness. This repayment is done over time. The International Training Institute stipulates that during each year of an apprenticeship a predetermined ”cost of training” will be loaned to the apprentice. It will be paid back over a period of ten years when the member works for cooperating employers that make contributions to the International Training Institute and the Joint Apprenticeship Training Fund. Qualified registered apprentices are paid for work hours and some training hours. In effect, apprentices are paid to learn. There is very little

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