| Apprenticeship
Program |
 |
 An
apprentice is an individual who develops marketable job skills
in a structured training program. Upon completion of their apprenticeship,
the apprentice will have learned many skills that will help
them become knowledgeable in various work areas and will have
basic knowledge of many other types of work. This will give
them the opportunity to learn quickly on-the-job and become
valuable employees to our signatory contractors. |
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| Skills: |
| The
following are skills you would be able to obtain |
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concrete placement
-
pipe laying
-
backfilling
-
trenching and shoring
Requirements:
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scaffold building and removal
-
form stripping
- mason
tending
-
safety training
- and
much more…
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18 years of age
-
High School Diploma, GED equivalent preferred or proof of a 10th
grade education
-
Valid Driver’s License
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Length of Program: |
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Two (2) years/ 4,000 hours required of on-the-job-training
(OJT)
- Minimum
144 hours per year of classroom instruction is required.
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| Curriculum Offered |
| Course Description |
Hours |
| |
|
| Construction Safety &
General Courses |
|
| Pre-Construction
Evaluation |
45 |
| Craft Orientation &
Life Skills |
6 |
| Basic Skills
Training |
16 |
| First Aid/CPR/BBP |
4 |
| Back Training &
Nutrition |
2 |
| Flag-person Traffic
Control |
2 |
| OSHA 10 |
10 |
| Fall Protection |
2 |
| Air Tools & Small
Gas Engines |
20 |
| Scaffold User |
4 |
| Computer Basic
Training |
6 |
|
Total |
117 |
| Site Construction |
|
| Sewer Pipe, Drain
Pipe, Streets & Roads |
40 |
| Water Pipe Systems |
40 |
|
Total |
80 |
| Building Construction |
|
| Concrete Training |
40 |
| Mason Tender |
40 |
|
Total |
80 |
| Plan Reading |
|
| Civil Plan Reading |
20 |
| Concrete, Masonry &
Wood Structures |
20 |
|
Total |
40 |
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| Wages
and Benefits: |
Wages
and benefits increase as you progress through the program, at
each level (Step) your compensation will be as follows
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| Step |
Hours |
Wages |
Benefits |
| 1 |
1-1000 |
$13.10 |
Health & Welfare (only) |
| 2 |
1001-2000 |
$15.72 |
Annuity: $2.00/hr.
Vac/Hol: $.60/hr.
All other benefits, including diverted funds, to follow
Laborer I contribution rate. |
| 3 |
2001-3000 |
$18.34 |
Same as step 2 |
| 4 |
3001-4000 |
$20.96 |
Same as step 2 |
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| How
to apply: |
 Apply
in person at the Hawaii Laborers' Training Program located at
96-138 Farrington Hwy., Pearl City. For further
information you may call the training school at (808)
455-7979.- Provide
proof of Driver’s License and High School Diploma, GED
equivalent or proof of a 10th grade education upon submitting an application.
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