NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE LOCAL UNION #164, IBEW
Applications for apprenticeship will not be accepted until further notice. Please check back periodically for future application dates.
Applications must be submitted in person. Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age. All applicants must supply ORIGINALS and COPIES of the required documents for an application to be processed. All original documents will be reviewed and returned to the applicant on the same day the application is submitted.
- HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G.E.D. If you are submitting a GED, but you attended High School for any time, even if you did not complete all 4 years, you must submit your High School transcripts along with your GED.
- VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE
- HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS – If the applicant left high school to earn a G.E.D. you must obtain a transcript up to the date of when the applicant left high school.
- APPLICANT MUST COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF ONE FULL YEAR OF ALGEBRA WITH A PASSING GRADE. Acceptable proof of a passing grade in algebra can be verified by any of the following: a.) high school or college transcripts; b.) military education report; c.) certification of completion from an accredited community school or adult education program; d.) completion certificate from NJATC online Tech Math Course.
No in order to get the proper credit for your education you must also bring high school transcripts for review.
Call 201-265-7273 and follow the telephone prompts.
In this case we need either a letter or a course syllabus from your high school guidance office. The letter or syllabus must state that the course you took had a component equal to one year of algebra.
The current starting pay for the Electrical Program is $16.69 per hour. The current starting pay for the Telecommunications Program is $14.86 per hour All apprentices also receive health, pension and annuity benefits at no cost.
Each application is reviewed by the JATC and it is possible to receive
advanced standing for previous work and/or school experience.
Yes but there is a six month waiting period.
Yes but you must have the training office forward the results to Local 164.
The electricians training program is 5 years and the telecommunications training program is 4 years.
Yes transcripts are required to confirm you passed at least one year of algebra: and also to collect other important data.
Both electricians and telecommunications workers need to work on jobs
throughout the Bergen Essex and Hudson County areas. Because of limited
public transportation a valid driver's license is a must.
This varies depending upon the number of applicants who apply and the number of job opportunities we can provide. Traditionally four to six months is the average.
Yes but you must present your college transcripts to document this claim.
No, training is provided at no cost but you must pay for textbooks.
No. A separate test administered by the State of New Jersey is required.
Graduates receive college credit recommendations from the American Council on Education Washington DC.
