If you are looking for a career and not just a job, then you have come to the right place! Georgia Sheet Metal JATC offers an exclusive training opportunity with a mixture of classroom and on the job training.
You will earn while you learn. We offer excellent pay and benefits for your whole family.
Starting pay :
1st year $14.85
2nd year $17.82
3rd year $20.79
4th year $23.76
Journeyman $29.70
Tuition
Free
Georgia Sheet Metal Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee has been training apprentices for the Sheet Metal Industry since the 1940's.
The program is jointly administered by the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 85 and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association.
Students in the Sheet Metal Apprenticeship program have the opportunity to be involved in the construction of some of the finest projects in Georgia such as The Georgia Aquarium and Phillips Arena.
The Union Sheet Metal Industry offers more than a job. It offers a career. Many graduates go on to become foremen, supervisors, managers and contractors. Some have even gone on to become full time officers in the local union.
Georgia Sheet Metal JATC is committed to training qualified Sheet Metal Workers to meet the ever growing demands for skilled labor. The training center utilizes state of the art equipment and techniques to meet the changes of the Sheet Metal Industry.
Apprenticeship is...
A structural system of training to prepare individuals for occupations in skilled trades and crafts. It combines classroom instruction and on-the-job training under the supervision of experienced journeyman workers. Apprentices who successfully complete the program are rewarded certificates of completion from the United States Department of Labor and The International Training Institute.
It offers...
* Good jobs at good pay
* Skills you can be proud of
* Job security
Statistics show that graduates earn higher wages, have more stable work hours, and are promoted sooner and more often than workers who have not been trained through apprenticeship programs.
Best reasons to become an apprentice:
* It is the best way to learn a trade or craft
* You can earn while you learn
* You are supervised on the job by journeymen
* Classroom instructors are all experts in their related trade
* Tuition free training
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MAR2012.pdf
APR2012.pdf
MAY2012.pdf
Hoisting and Rigging.pdf
All information must be submitted in English.
To qualify to be a candidate for the program you must:
- Provide a birth certificate proving you are at least 17 years old
- Submit a high school diploma or GED
- Submit high school transcripts
- Provide a social security card
- Provide a valid Georgia drivers license
- Pass an approved aptitude test set up by the JATC
- Pass a drug test
- Have your own insured, dependable transportation
- Submit a DD-214 (if you have ever served in the military)
All persons who qualify to become a candidate for our training program may apply at the training center. To do so, a candidate MUST CALL 404-753-6466 (extension 100) first to make an appointment. You must appear in person on the date of your appointment to complete and submit an apprenticeship application. A $35 (cash only) non-refundable processing fee is collected at the time of application.
Failure to submit all the above documentation at the time of Application will result in not being allowed to submit an application.
Georgia Sheet Metal JATC
575 Fair Drive S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30315
404-753-6466 office
404-758-0881 fax
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-Industrial Welding
-Testing, Adjusting and Balancing
Local 85
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