Union-Sponsored Apprenticeship Programs through IBEW-NECA Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees ⋆ Electrician Classes

There are two great things about becoming an electrician apprentice.

First, the standardized training you’ll receive during the apprenticeship
Second, you’ll receive a salary while learning the trade

Most newbies will apply for apprenticeships through union-sponsored programs due to the rights and benefits attached to them over non-union ones.

Union-sponsored apprenticeship programs are coordinated through Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees, or JATCs.

One prominent entity that sponsors JATCs is the Electrical Training ALLIANCE, a partnership between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA).

ALLIANCE and other union and non-union sponsors aim to help produce a skilled workforce capable of meeting the needs of today’s marketplace.

So on this page, you’ll learn…

What an IBEW-NECA JATC apprenticeship training program is about
How to qualify for the program
What you’ll learn during the program
Where you can apply for an apprenticeship in your state

About the IBEW-NECA JATC Apprenticeship Training Program

There are different requirements for electrician training as it will adhere to the local laws and licensing regulations.

As such, the local chapters of JATCs develop their programs to meet these requirements.

Depending on the licensing requirements for a journeyman in your locality, the programs can last for four to six years.

Typically, they include…

576 to 1,000 hours of classroom training
8,000 to 10,000 hours of on-the-job training and experience

Usually, class hours will be scheduled on certain days throughout your apprenticeship.

Also, some jurisdictions will require that you complete prerequisite coursework in electrical theory and safety prior to admission to the program.

Qualifications to Get into an IBEW-NECA JATC Apprenticeship Training Program

There are different apprenticeship programs that cater to a specific area of electrical work.

But all of them have the same basic requirements for incoming apprentices.

Generally, you should meet the following qualifications to get into the JATC program:

Must be at least 18 years old
Obtained a high school diploma or GED equivalent
Valid driver’s license or other state-issued ID
Completed at least one year of high school algebra class
Pass the admission exam
Pass the drug test
Physically fit to work in a demanding environment

Note: Some programs will accept 16-year-olds if the applicant’s high school offers a JATC program.

What You’ll Learn in a IBEW-NECA JATC Apprenticeship Training Program

Moving on from classroom training to on-the-job training is exciting, from learning the basics to the complex tasks.

Here are some of the skills you’ll learn during the program:

Working with systems that involve different voltages
Reading and understanding blueprints and schematics
Learning how to inspect a completed electrical system
Using voltmeters, ammeters, harmonics testers, and ohmmeters
Installing residential, commercial, and industrial wiring systems.
Repairing and installing electrical machinery
Replacing new circuit breaker boxes
Installing fuses and circuit breakers

Also, you will work in a variety of settings during your on-the-job training.

These will have a significant influence later on, allowing you to acquire skills to work with the following sectors:

City utility companies
Military contractors
Arenas and coliseums
Aviation companies
Government offices
Manufacturing factories
Hospitals, schools, and prisons
Construction companies
Power plants, including solar
Internet and telephone companies

At the end of the program, you’ll have the essential knowledge and skills to become a journeyman.

State-by-State IBEW-NECA JATC Apprenticeship Training Programs

Below, you will find all the JATC Electrical Training Alliance locations in the U.S. as of October 2022.

Alabama

Birmingham Electrical JATC
Mobile Electricians JATC
Montgomery Electrical JATC
North Alabama Electrical JATC

Alaska

Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust (AJEATT)

Arizona

Globe-Miami Electrical JATC
Phoenix Electrical JATC
Tucson Electrical JATC
Unisource Energy Services

Arkansas

El Dorado Electrical JATC
Fort Smith Electrical JATC
Jonesboro Electrical JATC
Little Rock Electrical JATC

California

Kern County Electrical JATC
Tri County Electrical JATC
Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare Counties JATC
Los Angeles County Electrical Training Institute
Central Valley Electrical JATC
Motion Picture Employers and IBEW No. 40
Alameda County Electrical JATC
Contra Costa County Electrical JATC
Shasta-Butte Electrical JATC
Riverside Area Electrical JATC
San Bernardino, Mono and Inyo Counties Electrical
Sacramento Area JATC
San Diego Electrical Training Trust
San Francisco Joint Electrical Training Trust
Santa Clara JATC
San Luis Obispo County Electrical JATC
San Mateo County JATC
Orange County Electrical Training Trust
Santa Barbara County JATC
Redwood Empire JATC
San Joaquin and Calaveras Counties JATC
Solano/Napa Counties Electrical JATC
Ventura County Electrical JATC
Northern California Sound and Communication JATC
California-Nevada Electrical AJATC

Colorado

Colorado Springs Electrical JATC
Denver Area Electrical JATC
Pueblo Electrical JATC
Western Colorado Electrical JATC

Connecticut

L.U. 488 IBEW-NECA JATC
Hartford Electricians JATC
NECA and Local 90 JATC

Delaware

Delaware Electrical Apprenticeship

District of Columbia

No IBEW-NECA JATC is available in DC, so you should search in the neighboring states.

Florida

Daytona Beach Electrical JATC
Florida East Coast Electrical JATC
Gainesville Electrical JATC
Jacksonville Electrical JATC
Miami Electrical JATC
Central Florida Electrical JATC
Gulf Coast Electrical JATC
Tampa Area Electrical JATC

Georgia

Albany Electrical JATC
Atlanta Electrical JATC
CSRA Electrical JATC
Macon Electrical JATC
Savannah Electrical Training Alliance
SELCAT

Hawaii

Hawaii Electricians JATC

Idaho

Southwestern Idaho Electrical JATC
Eastern Idaho Electrical JATC

Illinois

Electrician Joint Apprenticeship IBEW 649
NECA-IBEW Local Union 461 JATC
Bloomington/Normal JATC
Champaign-Urbana JATC
Chicago EJATT
Southwestern Illinois JATC
Danville NECA-IBEW Electrical JATC
Midstate Electrical Training Center
IBEW LU117 NECA JATC McHenry and N. Kane Counties
DuPage County Electrical JATC
IBEW JATC Local 176
Peoria Electrical JATC
Northern Illinois Electrical
Quad City Electrical JATC
NECA/IBEW Local 193 JATC
Lake County JATC
Southern Illinois Div. Ch. NECA-IBEW LU 702 JATC

Indiana

Evansville Electrical JATC
Fort Wayne Electrical JATC
Lake County Electricians JATC
Indianapolis Electrical JATC
Marion Kokomo JATC
Lafayette Electrical JATC
Electrical JATC of Northern Indiana
Muncie Electrical JATC
South Bend Vicinity Electrical JATC
Terre Haute Electrical JATC

Iowa

Southeast Iowa Electrical JATC
Cedar Rapids Electrical JATC
Des Moines Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust
Dubuque Electrical JATC
Sioux City Electrical JATC
Waterloo Electrical JATC
Missouri Valley Line Constructors JATC

Kansas

Hutchinson Electrical JATC
Topeka Electrical JATC
Wichita Electrical JATC

Kentucky

Louisville Electrical JATC
Owensboro Electrical JATC Trust
Paducah JATC

Louisiana

Alexandria Electrical JATC
Baton Rouge Area Electrical JATC
Bogalusa Electrical JATC
Lake Charles Electrical JATC
Monroe Electrical JATC
New Orleans Electrical JATC
Shreveport Area Electrical JATC

Maine

Augusta Electrical JATC
Portland JATC

Maryland

L.U. 26, JATC
Baltimore Electrical JATC
Western Maryland JATC
electrical training ALLIANCE

Massachusetts

Boston Electrical JATC
Brockton Electricians JATC
Springfield JATC
Worcester Electricians JATC

Michigan

Ann Arbor Electrical JATC
Battle Creek Electrical JATC
Bay City JATC
Detroit JATC
Escanaba JATC
Flint Electrical JATC
IBEW Local 219/Iron Mountain Electrical JATC
Kalamazoo Electrical JATC
Lansing Electrical JATC
Marquette JATC
West Michigan Electrical JATC
Saginaw Electrical JATC
Traverse City Electrical JATC

Minnesota

Duluth JATC
Iron Range Electrical JATC
South Central Minnesota JATC
Minneapolis Electrical JATC
Minnesota State Wide Limited Energy JATC in Fridley.
St. Paul Electrical JATC

Mississippi

Corinth-Tupelo Miss. JATC
Local Union 903 IBEW/JATC
Jackson JATC
Meridian Area Electricians JATC

Missouri

Local 350 JATC
Jefferson City Electrical JATC
Joplin JATC
Kansas City JATC
Springfield MO and Vicinity Electrical JATC
Saint Joseph Electrical JATC
Saint Louis JATC

Montana

Montana Electrical JATC
LU 233, IBEW
LU 768 IBEW

Nebraska

Greater Nebraska Electrical JATC
Lincoln Electrical JATC
Omaha Joint Electrical Apprenticeship

Nevada

Electrical JATC for Southern Nevada
Northern Nevada Electrical JATC

New Hampshire

IBEW LU 490 JATC

New Jersey

Asbury Park Area Electrical JATC
IBEW Local 351 JATC
Jersey City Electrical JATC
IBEW LU 456 JATC
Paterson Electrical JATC
IBEW Local Union 269 JATC

New Mexico

NM JATC for the Electrical Industry
Southwestern Line AJATC

New York

Local 325 JATC
Local Union 41 IBEW
IBEW Local 139 JATC
Local 840 JATC
Ithaca NY JATC
IBEW Local 106 JATC
Nassau and Suffolk Counties JATC
IBEW LU 363 and Hudson Valley NECA JATC
JAC Joint Industry Board of Electric Industries
Local 3 Lighting and Maintenance Association
Niagara County JATC
Rochester Joint Apprentice and Training Co.
Central New York JATC
Tri-City JATC LU 236
EJATC of Watertown
Westchester Fairfield JEATC

North Carolina

LU 238 IBEW-NC2000
Charlotte Electrical JATC
Raleigh Durham Electrical JATC
Carolinas Electrical JATC
Carolinas Electrical JATC-342

North Dakota

Dakotas and Western MN Areawide JATC
Dakotas Electrical JATC

Ohio

Akron Area Electrical JATC
Canton Electrical JATC
Cincinnati Ohio Area
Cleveland Electrical JATC
The Electrical Trades Center
Dayton Ohio Area Electrical JATC
Butler Warren County Electrical JATC
Lima Area Electrical JATC
Lorain County Electrical JATC
Mansfield Area JATC for Electricians
Marietta Electrical JATC
Newark Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
Lake, Ashtabula and Geauga Electrical JATC
Electrical Training Academy
Steubenville JATC
Toledo Electrical JATC
Warren JATC
Youngstown Electrical JATC
American Line Builders

Oklahoma

Western Oklahoma Electrical JATC
Ponca City Electrical JATC Trust
Tulsa Electricians JATC

Oregon

Pacific Inside Electrical JATC
Crater Lake Electrical JATC
Central Electrical JATC
NECA-IBEW Electrical JATC

Pennsylvania

IBEW Local Union 375, JATC
Western Central PA Electricians JATC
Chester JATC
IBEW Local 56 EETF
Harrisburg Electricians
ATEI 98 Zone 2
Apprentice Training for the Electrical Industry
Pittsburgh JATC
LU #743 IBEW and NECA Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter
LU 607 IBEW Shamokin JATC
Scranton Electricians JATC
Wilkes-Barre Electrical JATC
Williamsport JATC
York Electrical JATC
NorthEastern AJATC

Rhode Island

IBEW Local 99 JATC

South Carolina

Charleston Area Electrical JATC

South Dakota

Dakotas Electrical JATC

Tennessee

Chattanooga Electrical JATC
Tri-Cities Area JATC
Electrician Training Academy Knoxville (ETAK)
LU 1925 IBEW
Memphis Electrical JATC
Nashville Electrical JATC
Oak Ridge Electrical JATC

Texas

Austin Electrical JATC
West Texas Electrical JATC
Beaumont Electrical JATC
Texas Gulf Coast Electrical JATC
North Texas Electrical JATC
El Paso Electricians JATC
Galveston Electrical JATC
Houston Electrical JATC
East Texas Electrical JATC
LU 898 IBEW
South Texas Electrical JATC
Texarkana Electrical JATC
Waco Electricians Area Wide JATC
Rio Grand Valley-Laredo JATC
Wichita Falls JATC

Utah

Utah Electrical JATC
Mountain States Line Constructors JATC

Vermont

Vermont Electrical JATC

Virginia

Hampton Roads JATC
Richmond Electricians JATC
Tidewater Electrical

Washington

NW Line JATC
NW Washington Electrical Industry JATC
LU112-NECA Electrical JATC
Puget Sound Electrical JATC
Inland Empire Electrical Training Trust
SW Washington Electrical JATC
Seattle City Light

West Virginia

Charleston Area Electrical JATC
Clarksburg Electrical JATC
Huntington Electrical JATC.
Parkersburg JATC
Wheeling Electrical JATC

Wisconsin

Appleton/Osh Kosh Area Electrical JATC
Eau Claire Area Electrical JATC
Northeast WI Area Electrical JATC
Southcentral WI Area Electrical JATC
Kenosha Area Electrical JATC
Madison Area Electrical JATC
Milwaukee Electrical Joint Apprenticeship
Racine Area Electrical JATC
WI River Valley Area Electrical JATC

Wyoming

Wyoming Electrical JATC