Apprentice/Craft Training
Offered By
ABC - Nebraska South Dakota Chapter
Carpentry Drywall Electrical HVAC
Electronic Systems Tech. Heavy Equipment Operator Masonry
Pipefitting Plumbing Sheet Metal Welding
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How Do I Become an Apprentice?
Earn While You Learn One of the questions you need to ask yourself after high school is what am I going to pay for my education in my chosen career. One of the first major stepping stones in a construction career is becoming a journeyman. Likewise, there are a variety of paths to get there. Let’s take the electrical trade as an example. Did you know choosing the ABC apprentice path will result in you earning twice as much during your electrical apprentice period than going the community college route? Did you know when our electrical apprentices have to travel out of town for work they can keep up through the distance learning program? These are important questions you need to evaluate when you are choosing which education path to go down. Do your research and compare, you will find that becoming an ABC apprentice is the best path to choose.
Curriculum - The Gold Standard We use the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) curriculum, which is competency-based, task-driven, and modular craft training curricula based on today's construction industry practices. NCCER maintains a portable and widely recognized credentialing and certification system through its National Registry. This Registry assures the portability of skills by providing transcripts, certificates, and wallet cards to students. These valuable industry credentials are recognized nationwide and benefit students as they seek employment and build their careers. This curriculum is taught in a classroom setting by instructors that are currently practicing their craft in the field. Over 82% of our Electrical Apprentices pass the Journeyman’s test given by the Nebraska Electrical Board as a result of this training.
Future Advancement Our employers believe in the merit shop philosophy, which encourages open competition and the free-enterprise approach that awards contracts based solely on merit. That means they promote based upon merit, and they don’t rely on seniority as most union based shops do. Did you know over 80% of the construction industry workers choose not to work for union shops! Nor is your work experience limited by strict work rules. The point being that as you acquire different skill sets that makes you more valuable. Let’s face it the world is changing rapidly, and every career field is too! So choose to be with a company that wants to keep up! If you desire to learn more about the merit shop philosophy & values, you can go to www.abc.org.
Omaha Training Center 10640 Burt Circle Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 344-4258
Chapter Headquarters 830 Westgate Blvd Lincoln, NE 68528 (402) 477-4451
Sioux Falls (605) 937-7622
When an employer (our member companies) is looking for new employees, they have the opportunity to review our list of “pool applicants.” Those applicants with the highest score will be first on the list to be reviewed and possibly selected for an interview by an employer, after your application is scored and placed on the ranked list, click here to contact the Training Registrar to see where you rank. The outcome may lead you to consider if you want to do additional things to get a higher score so you move up the list. Your application will be scored based on your education, work experience, and if you have demonstrated construction training. To improve your score, the first thing you should do is seek the guidance and advice of the Training Registrar. They will be glad to advise you on things that will improve your score and move you up in the ranking. For example, you may be considering enrolling in the Construction Academy, which will improve your score. But if there are a couple of apprentices that have been laid off that are ahead of you in the pool, that investment to enroll in the Construction Academy might not be as helpful as you would like to move you up in the ranking. You would only learn this by seeking the advice of the Training Registrar. Another example, math is important in construction. So if you scored poorly or even average on the math test, an investment to improve your math skills would be a wise decision. By asking questions of the Training Registrar, you can learn how a better math score might affect your ranking. So, applicants who desire to improve their scores may do so by taking additional training. Such as completing the Construction Academy, taking a First Aid/CPR/AED course, a 10-hour OSHA course, or retaking the math test after brushing up on it. Talk to the Training Registrar. They are a good source of ideas and can suggest approaches you might take to improve your ranking. You must submit documented evidence of such additional training and request to have your application re-evaluated and re-scored. There is no additional fee to have your application re-evaluated and re-scored. Good luck!
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Lincoln (402) 477-4451 Omaha (402) 344-4258
Why Become an ABC Apprentice?
If you desire to become an apprentice in the carpentry, drywall, electrical, heavy equipment operator, HVAC, masonry, pipefitting, plumbing, sheet metal, or welding craft, you should complete an application to the Nebraska South Dakota Training Trust Pool. Upon successful completion of the application, you will be placed in the “pool of candidates for apprenticeship.” Before being placed in the pool, your application will be scored depending on experience, education, military experience, etc. Once you have completed your application you will be placed in the pool. When an employer (our member companies) is looking for new employees, they have the opportunity to review our list of “pool applicants.” Those applicants with the highest score will be first on the list to be reviewed and possibly selected for an interview by an employer. They have agreed to hire and train apprentices through a combination of a classroom setting and on-the-job learning (OJL), all while you are earning a paycheck. If you make an application for an apprenticeship, it is no guarantee you will be hired or trained. Our member companies are located in the major trade areas stretching from Kearney to Omaha to Norfolk. They believe in the merit shop philosophy, which encourages open competition and the free-enterprise approach that awards contracts based solely on merit. If you desire to learn more about the merit shop philosophy & values, you can go to www.abc.org.