SCRANTON ELECTRICIANS INSIDE WIREMAN ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

ABOUT OUR PROGRAM

The Scranton Electricians JATC  is associated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and  The Electrical Training Alliance to provide the best trained, most up to date inside wireman workforce. 

The apprenticeship is a four (4) period program of required 8000 hours of on-the-job training and 720 hours of classroom instruction. Classes typically run a traditional school year, starting in late August to May.

Apprentices, once selected, can go to work prior to school starting and apprentices typically work year-round. Classes are held at our training facility in Clarks Summit and generally are two (2) nights a week with some additional nights, weekends as needed for additional training (i.e. OSHA, Code Updates, CPR, First Aid, etc.) . We participate in community service events (i.e. we wire the Italian Festival every year, march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and have done different projects and events with Griffin Pond, Marley’s Mission, and the Boy Scouts to name a few).

While our program is tution free, there are some out of pocket expences a apprentice will incur. Listed below are some of these expences. 

• Course Licensing / Books  ( up to $1,000 per year )
• Laptop ( Chromebook is recomended )
• Personal Hand Tools / Proper Clothing 
• SLA / Promissory Note  ( Explanation given upon acceptance ) 
• Union Dues 

Our apprentices will receive training in AC theory, DC theory, gounding and bonding, conduit fabrication, wiring methods, transformers, telecommunications wiring, fiber optics, fire alarms, programmable logic controllers, power quality, safe work practices, the National Electrical Code, and much more. By time the apprentice reaches journeyman status, they will have earned the equivalent of 47 semester hours of college credits, according to the American Council of Education.

Apprentice wages are based on a percentage of the inside wireman wage. Increases occur annually. Benifits include Health & Welfare, Annuity and Pension(s).