LOCAL 51 APPRENTICESHIP APPLICATIONS 2023
Published on Thursday, December 1, 2022
LOCAL 51 APPRENTICESHIP APPLICATIONS 2023
The Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 51 Apprenticeship Training Program will be accepting applications for Plumber, Pipefitter and Refrigeration Technician Apprentices from 8 AM on Monday, February 27, 2023 to 5 PM on Friday, March 10, 2023. The application can be accessed on our website, www.ualocal51.com.
APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must be 18 years of age by September 2023
- Have a High School or GED Graduation Diploma OR A letter from their High School stating that the applicant is on track to graduate by June 2023
- Submit application online by 11:59 PM on 3/10/2023
- Submit all required supporting documents by 11:59 PM on 4/14/2023
- Pass required drug test upon notification of acceptance into the Local 51 Apprenticeship program.
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
After submitting your application, your supporting documents must be emailed to applications@ua51training.org. Do not email your paperwork until you have submitted your application.
Scan or take clear photographs of the paperwork. We do not need original/certified documents. We must be able to read it, or the document will be rejected. If you need access to scanner, Staples has an in store self-scan and email service.
COPIES of the following paperwork are due by 4/14/2023:
- Digital Color Passport Photo (Headshot)
- Birth Certificate
- Valid Driver’s License
- High School Transcripts or GED Transcripts showing grades.
- High School or State Issued GED Graduation Diploma
- Resume & Resume Boosters: College Transcripts, Certifications, Additional Training, References, etc.
- Military Transfer or Discharge Form DD-214, if applicable.
(Veterans are encouraged to sign up for Helmets to Hardhats https://helmetstohardhats.org/.)
HOW TO APPLY
STEP 1: APPLY ONLINE {MARCH}
Visit our website www.ualocal51.com.
A link to apply for the Local 51 Apprenticeship Program will be made visible from 8 AM on Monday, February 27, 2023 until 5 PM on Friday, March 10, 2023.
There is a $51.00 application fee that will need to be paid before access to the application is provided. If you are re-applying and paid the application fee in 2022, email asanna@ualocal51.com. Your application fee for 2023 is waved.
Payment confirmation will be sent to you by email. A link to the application will be provided in the email.
The application link will not be accessible after 5 PM on Friday, March 10, 2023. Applicants who pay the application fee before 5 PM on 3/10/2023, have until 11:59 PM on 3/10/2023 to submit the completed application.
If your completed application is not received by 11:59 PM on 3/10/2023, you will not move forward with the application process.
STEP 2: MATH EVALUATION {APRIL}
The next step in the application process is a math evaluation in April consisting of basic fifth to eighth grade math. You will be tested on reading a ruler, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals. Calculators are not allowed.
The training department will notify you by email of your scheduled date and time for the math evaluation.
You must obtain at least a 70 on the math evaluation in order to continue to an interview. You will know your score before leaving the evaluation.
You have until 4/14/2023 to submit your documents to applications@ua51training.org. If your documents are not fully submitted by 4/14/2023, your application will be marked incomplete and you will not move forward to Interviews.
STEP 3: INTERVIEWS {MAY}
Applicants who pass the math evaluation, and submit their application documents by the deadline will proceed to interviews in May.
The training department will email you with your scheduled date and time.
STEP 4: NOTIFICATION {JUNE}
The training department will notify all applicants of their acceptance status in early June.
Applicants who have been selected to continue with the application process must pass a drug test to finalize their acceptance.
LINKS FOR PRACTICE MATH PROBLEMS:
www.math-aids.com
www.k5learning.com/free-math-worksheets/fifth-grade-5
www.khanacademy.org/
www.mathplayground.com/index_fractions
