1.

This Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) will accept applications for apprenticeship ONLINE the first and third Wednesday of each month. The application portal will be available for 24 hours. 

2.

To apply online: applications.fresnojatc.org (Inside Wireman program); https://www.norcal-jatc.com/applicants/apply-online-2/ (Sound and Communications program) If you are wanting to apply in person you will need to call the office to set up an appointment. 

3.

To meet minimum qualifications for apprenticeship, applicants must turn in these official documents to the office in person or by mail, after submitting their application online:

a.

Be a minimum of 18 years of age.  

b.

Provide an official(sealed) transcript for high school and post high school education showing you've successfully completed at least a year of Algebra with a passing score at the time of application. If applicable, all GED records must be submitted at the time of application. Once you submit your application, you are to bring in the official document to the office or mail it in.

c.

Submit a DD-214 at the time of application to verify military training and/or experience if they are a veteran and wish to receive consideration for such training/experience.  

d.

Provide a positive Photo ID (Drivers License, Government ID Card, etc.) at the time of application. Once you submit your application, you are to bring in a copy of your Photo ID to the office or mail it in.

e.

Be willing and able to work for approved employers in Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare Counties as required by this Joint Apprenticeship Committee.  

f.

Obtain a qualifying score of “5” or higher, using the electrical trade’s aptitude test developed and validated by the American Institutes for Research. (This test will be administered as needed.)  

Individuals who can verify (proper documentation required) that they have worked a minimum of two thousand (2,000) hours specifically in the electrical construction trade do not need to meet the requirements of items (b.), (c.) and (h.) above.  

4.

Applicants who meet all basic requirements as outlined above will be interviewed by the JATC and placed in the ranked and rated pool of interviewed applicants (The Pool of Eligible Applicants). Applicants will be selected for indenture into the Apprenticeship Program in order of their final ranking. The POE list is a floating pool and your position may change depending on how many interviews are conducted with a higher score.

5.

Prior to being indentured, applicants selected from the Pool of Eligible Applicants will be required to submit to and pass a drug test.