Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship in the pipe trades is a highly selective
program and each applicant is carefully screened. No one
with drug or alcohol problems can qualify and acceptance for
training depends on the applicant's qualifications and the
manpower needs of the trade at the time of the selection
process. The actual selection and supervision of the
apprenticeship program is the responsibility of the Joint
Apprenticeship Committee. This committee consists of persons
with considerable experience representing both the Mechanical Contractors Association and UA
Local 469. The apprenticeship program is five years of
intensive technical training. Each apprentice signs a
contract with the state of Arizona to complete 10,000 hours of on-the-job training and 1,230
hours of related training in the classroom.
Local 469's Apprenticeship Program is comprised of plumbing,
pipefitting and refrigeration sections. Apprentices
train in one of these three categories. Each skill requires
learning a vast body of specific knowledge.
Apprentices receive detailed instruction in job safety,
health, industry regulations, and the fundamental skills
required for working with tools of the trade.
As apprentices advance through the program, job-site
experience is supplemented with classroom instruction in
OSHA safety and health training, pipe trades mathematics,
reading blueprints and isometric drawings, computer-aided
design (CAD), sanitation, codes, mechanical codes, process
pipe welding, control systems, elements of hydraulics and
heat, physics with an emphasis on liquids and gases, and
plumbing, steamfitting, or refrigeration and air
conditioning theory. To Be Eligible to Apply, applicant
must be able to meet the following three (3) parameters:
- Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
- Applicant must have a photo I.D. and Social
Security Card.
- Applicant must have reliable transportation to
and from jobsites.
If you can meet the 3 parameters then the next step
in our application process is to take an Entrance
Examination at Gateway Community College. All
Applicants must participate. This exam includes a
reading, math, and a feet and inch portion. You
may acquire this form by clicking on the link below and
printing the referral form or by picking one up at
either of the following locations:
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION REFERRAL FORM
Gateway Community College
108 N. 40th Street, Bldg. SO1132
Phoenix, AZ 85034
(40th Street & Washington)
Phoenix Pipe Fitting Trades
2950 W. Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85017
Once you have taken the test at Gateway Community
College, the testing center sends this referral form
back to us. Applicants with math scores between
39-55 will be placed on the list with the highest score
placing first on the list. According to your
waiting list number, you will be notified when to come
in and fill out your application for work.
As needed, applicants from the applicant waiting list
will be dispatched to contractors’ signatory with U.A.
Local 469. When an applicant is called off the
list to start work, they must bring in a copy of the
following:
Birth certificate or baptismal certificate Veteran’s
should bring in a copy of the form DD-214. This
document may also be used for proof of age.
Applicants will be referred for a drug test in order to
be dispatched to work. If the applicant does not
show up for the drug test on the day specified or does
not pass the drug test, they will be removed from the
list and cannot reapply for one year from that date.
Click Here to Visit
the
Phoenix Pipe Fitter
Trades Apprenticeship Training Center!
Click Here to
contact the Apprenticeship/Training Coordinator.
Training Director for Southern Arizona
Mr. Jay Casey
Apprenticeship Training Center
601 W. Rillito Street
Tucson, AZ 85705
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