SHEET METAL WORKERS

Work Description
Sheet metal workers layout, shear, form, fabricate, weld, solder, assemble and service heating and cooling systems, and exterior building ornamentation. They fabricate, manufacture, and install commercial, industrial and residential appliances and products.

Working Conditions
Combination of shop work and construction site work. Use shop fabrication machinery; outdoor work may require working from ladders and scaffolding.

Qualifications
High school diploma or GED
18 years old or high school graduate at 17
Possess valid driver's license
Good physical condition
Recommended high school courses: general math, shop math, algebra, geometry, mechanical and architectural drawing, general science, shop courses, computers

Application Process
Apply to Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Submit high school transcript or GED
Pass an aptitude test
Issued a "letter of introduction"
Apprentices selected by employers from pool list of qualified applicants who have received letters of introduction.

Terms of Apprenticeship
5 year program (10,000 hr) program
9,496 hours on-the-job training
504 hours related classroom instruction (paid)
420 hours night school as assigned
First 2,000 hours (l year) are probationary period Wage scale systematically increases throughout the apprenticeship.

For More Information
Madison Area Sheet Metal Joint
Apprenticeship Committee
5940 Seminole Center Court, Suite 102
Madison, WI 53711
608-288-1414

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