Apprenticeships
The following Apprenticeships are offered within IBEW Local 351
CLICK HERE for Application Information for the class beginning in 2024
Journeyman Wireman
APPLICATIONS: The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of IBEW Local 351 accept applications for first year Electrical Apprentices every Wednesday from 10:00am- 2:00pm and once a year after being advertised online and in print. Applications must be completed, in person, at Local 351 JATC, 1125 Black Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ 08037. Call 609-561-8515 for more information.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: All applicants shall be a minimum of 19 years of age and have a valid drivers license. Applicants must complete application form (available at the local 351 JATC office there is a $20.00 application fee). Applicants must provide a Copy of their Birth Certificate, Official High School Diploma or G.E.D. Certificate, and proof of a passing grade in Algebra I either high school or post high school, the NJATC math course will also be accepted. All official transcripts are to be sent directly from school to JATC OFFICE.
APTITUDE TEST: Required for all applicants. Needed to qualify for oral interview.
NONDISCRIMINATION: The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of Local 351 IBEW, in the conduct of its apprenticeship program, admits apprentices of any race, sex, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to all applicants.
DRUG TESTING: All applicants must undergo a drug test before entry; the cost of test to be borne by the JATC.
PROCESSING FEE: There will be a non-refundable $20.00 charge for processing of all applications payable at time of application.
Additional information is available at time of application. As an apprentice in this apprenticeship and training program you may be required to report for on-the job training assignments anywhere within the employment jurisdiction of the JATC, the geographic jurisdiction, by county of the JATC is as follows:
New Jersey – The counties of: Atlantic, Camden , Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem, and parts of Burlington.
Telecommunications
APPLICATIONS: The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of IBEW Local 351 accept applications for first year Telecommunications Apprentices every Wednesday from 10:00am- 2:00pm and once a year after being advertised online and in print. Applications must be completed, in person, at Local 351 JATC, 1125 Black Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ 08037. Call 609-561-8515 for more information.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: All applicants shall be a minimum of 19 years of age and have a valid drivers license. Applicants must complete application form (available at the local 351 JATC office there is a $20.00 application fee). Applicants must provide a Copy of their Birth Certificate, Official High School Diploma or G.E.D. Certificate, and proof of a passing grade in Algebra I either high school or post high school, the NJATC math course will also be accepted. All official transcripts are to be sent directly from school to JATC OFFICE.
APTITUDE TEST: Required for all applicants. Needed to qualify for oral interview.
NONDISCRIMINATION: The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of Local 351 IBEW, in the conduct of its apprenticeship program, admits apprentices of any race, sex, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to all applicants.
DRUG TESTING: All applicants must undergo a drug test before entry; the cost of test to be borne by the JATC.
PROCESSING FEE: There will be a non-refundable $20.00 charge for processing of all applications payable at time of application.
Additional information is available at time of application. As an apprentice in this apprenticeship and training program you may be required to report for on-the job training assignments anywhere within the employment jurisdiction of the JATC, the geographic jurisdiction, by county of the JATC is as follows:
New Jersey – The counties of: Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem, and parts of Burlington.
Lineman
The NEAT program prepares apprentices for the challenges and rewards of a career in the Outside Electrical Industry as a Journeyman Lineman member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.) – building and maintaining power line systems throughout Northeastern United States and the nation.
Apprentices learn through on-the-job training, at-home study and classroom instruction. NEAT is an Area Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (A.J.A.T.C.) program based on National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (N.J.A.T.C.) curriculum and consists of:
- 7,000 hours of study, training and examinations; and
- Approximately 3-1/2 years of instruction and training.
Apply online at www.neat1968.org
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