Apprentices have the opportunity to learn OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 requirements
along with rigging and signaling and the most up to date roofing,
waterproofing, air barrier, green roof and steep roof systems being installed in
the United States. All of our Signatory contractors have a big influence on what
is being taught.
The term of apprenticeship shall be a period of 4 years (not less than 4600
hours) supplemented by the required hours of related technical instruction.
Apprentices shall be paid a progressively increasing schedule ofwages based
on a percentage of the current journey worker wage rate, per the collective
bargaining agreement.
Journey person’s wage rate: $31.50
Apprentices will be paid a percentage of Journey person's wage rate as follows:
On-the-job Training % of Journeyman
50% 0 - 500hours
60% 501--1000 hours I plus 144 classroom hours
65% 1001-2200 hours I plus 144 classroom hours
75% 2201-3400 hours I plus 144 classroom hours
85% 3401-4600 hours|plus 144 classroom hours
Advancement to Jourey person rate
Apprentices do not get paid for the class
Apprenticeship and Continuing Training
On-the-job training - hundreds of hours
Class room training - hundreds of hours
Safety and health training
Fall protection training
All types of roofing , waterproofing and air
barrier training
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