TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM, THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED:

Applicants must reside in the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee’s jurisdiction in which includes Ohio Counties: Jefferson, Harrison, Carroll - portions south of Fox, Harrison, Rose, and Washington Townships, Columbiana – Center, Elk Run, Franklin, Hanover, Liverpool, Madison, Middleton, St. Clair, Washington, Wayne, West, and Yellow Creek Townships; West Virginia Counties: Hancock, Brooke – entire county except Buffalo Township.
Each applicant must be a minimum of eighteen (18) years old at the time of registration (August 1), except that otherwise qualified applicants may be registered by the JATC before turning age 18 if permitted by state law.
Each applicant must be able to work legally in the United States and provide a valid social security number.
Each applicant must possess a valid Government-issued driver’s license.
Applicants must be a high school graduate or have a GED by August 1, 2026. Applicants must have a passing grade in algebra and must provide an official transcript.
Applicants must submit a DD-214 to verify military training and/or experience.
Each applicant will be required to take the Aptitude Test prepared by the electrical training ALLIANCE. Applicants who do not qualify for Direct Interview or Direct Entry must receive a minimum passing score of “4”.
Each applicant must be capable of completing all requirements of the apprenticeship program and performing the work required of an electrical worker, with or without reasonable accommodations, including being able and willing to:

Safely perform or learn to safely perform the essential functions of the job;
Get to and from work at job sites anywhere within the geographical jurisdiction;
Attend and successfully pass all related instruction;
Understand and follow all JATC Rules and Policies;
Push, pull, crawl, crouch, and work in confined spaces such as attics, manholes, and crawlspaces, lift 25–50-pound objects on a fairly consistent schedule, and use various hand and power-assisted tools to install conduit, wiring, fixtures, devices, and electrical apparatus within commercial, industrial, and residential buildings;
Read, hear, speak, and understand instructions and warnings in English.

Applicants must meet all basic requirements to be eligible for interview. Apprentices will be selected in order of their ranking resulting from rating of interviewers and those selected must pass a drug screening test.

Applicants will be selected based on qualification alone without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin in accordance with the objective standards.

IBEW Local 246

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