The Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) announces the start of the fall semester plumbing and electrical apprenticeship classes. The Vermont Department of Labor provides a grant to Vermont Technical College to assist with classroom instruction, test preparation and other program activities.
“Apprenticeship programs, with structured on-the-job training and related instruction, allow apprentices to learn while earning a competitive salary, in jobs that are in high demand. This specific program offers Vermonters who are interested in the Electrical and Plumbing trades the instruction and job training to enter those professions. The Vermont Department of Labor is committed to expanding our Apprenticeship program offerings into many other occupations, aligning with Vermont’s current and future employment opportunities as determined by our labor-market analysts”, said Vermont’s Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan.
Classes will begin in early September at many sites around the state. The instruction will be delivered in a traditional classroom setting; or if the numbers are small in a particular geographic area, classes will be delivered over Vermont Interactive Technologies (VIT – interactive television sessions). The classes run from September until late-March or early April and consist of 144 hours of instruction.
If you are an employer who may want to sponsor an Apprentice - or you are a current employer-sponsor who wants to enroll a student in class - please contact Judy Bourbeau, Interim Apprenticeship Program Supervisor at 802-828-5250 or [email protected]; or visit VDOL’s website at www.labor.vermont.gov . To access the apprenticeship page and a list of current sponsors, click first on “Workforce Development” and then on “Apprenticeship Programs”.
If you are interested in the program, but do not have an employer sponsor, you can apply to the program for instruction but will eventually need to find an employer sponsor to complete the requirement for on-the-job training with a sponsor. You can find employers who may be interested in sponsoring you by contacting the Vermont Department of Labor Apprenticeship Staff at 802-828-5250, or directly contact employers in these trades.
Source: Vermont Department of Labor, August 7, 2014