Before proceeding, please be advised that you should be prepared to upload documentation for this application. The following documents are required to apply:

• Valid driver’s license (Must be a full, valid drivers license. You cannot apply with an identification card or instructional permit.
• Birth certificate
• Highschool Diploma or GED certificate with test scores, if you are currently in Highschool, a letter of diplomacy
• DD-214 (if applicable)
• Motor Vehicle Report (3 year minimum driving record) from the license bureau (only if applying for MES program. This document is not required for the Pipefitting and Plumbing program) You cannot have more than 4 points on your license when applying for the MES apprenticeship.

*If you are a Highschool graduate or are currently in Highschool, we also require official grade transcripts (a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required). Being that these must be official, they cannot be uploaded with your application. Please have your high school send them directly to us either by mail or email to the addresses below. If your school requires you order transcripts trough a third party such as parchment, please use the email below when ordering them.

Local 392 JATC

1300 century Circle North, Cincinnati, OH 45246

allison@jatc392.com

Once all required documents are received, you will be contacted for the application fee of $35. This can be paid via credit card (a service fee of 3% applies to all credit card payments). We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express.

Once your application is complete, we will proceed with the test and interview process. You will be contacted to schedule. 

Your application cannot be submitted without the upload of these documents. If you would prefer to apply in person, please come to our office during business hours and pick up an application.  If, after 30 days, your transcripts have not been received, and contact cannot be made for payment, your application will be void. 

If you have questions about the apprenticeship process before applying, please contact our office at 513-671-5282.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS - READ CAREFULLY

To successfully complete the entire application process, you must follow ALL OF THE STEPS below, keep all appointments and meet all deadline dates. Failure to comply with ALL OF THE STEPS will disqualify your application.

Must be at least 18 years of age. You may apply at 17 but must be 18 years of age to start working if accepted.

STEP 1. Return the completed application with the following information.

1. A copy of your valid state issued Driver's License
2. If applying for MES, you must provide a Motor Vehicle Report from the license bureau.(Must show any violations and points. No more than 4 points.)
3. A copy of your birth certificate.
4. A copy of your High School Diploma, GED Certificate with test scores, or proof pending graduation from high school.
5. Official grade transcript from your high school. (Original) In a sealed envelope unopened. Must have 2.0 GPA.
6. A copy of Military Transfer or Discharge Form DD-214, page 4, if applicable.
7. An application fee of $ 35.00 (non-refundable) payable to the J.A.T.C.
   1. We accept Money order, certified check or credit card (a service fee of 3% applies to all credit card payments) No cash or personal checks will be accepted.

STEP 2. An appointment to take an aptitude test.

1. When your completed application is reviewed, you will be given a scheduled date and time to take the test at Local 392 Training Center.

STEP 3. An appointment for a personal interview with the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.

1. If you successfully meet the minimum required test score, you will be given a date and time for your personal interview with the J.A.T.C. This interview will be scored and the score will be placed on a ranking list. 

STEP 4. You will be required to successfully pass a drug and chemical-screening test to be eligible for employment.

1. Failure to successfully pass the drug and chemical-screening test will immediately terminate your application.

FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE ABOVE STEPS WILL DISQUALIFY YOUR APPLICATION

 

IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED FOR A PROBATIONARY APPRENTICESHIP, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO :

1. Serve as probationary apprentice for a period of 1 year (minimum of 1700 hours of on-the-job-training).
2. Serve a 5-year apprenticeship including the probationary period (minimum of 8500 hours of on-the-job-training).
3. Report for work on a regular basis.
4. Have reliable transportation to and from the job site
5. Work under the direction of a journeyman on the job site and perform job duties satisfactorily.
6. Attend related training classes regularly and maintain an acceptable average in those classes.
7. Purchase materials for use in related training classes is required
8. Abide by all rules and regulations of the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.
9. Successfully passed a drug and chemical-screening test.

 

RANKING LIST POLICY

Your name will remain on the current Ranking List for two (2) years based on your interview date.

Delivery of Official Grade Transcripts

Official grade transcripts from your high school can be:

1. Emailed from the high school,
2. Mailed from the high school,
3. Or hand delivered, by the applicant, in a sealed envelope, from your high school

 

NOTE:

• YOU MAY ONLY APPLY FOR ONE TRADE. 
• UPKEEP OF AN ANNUAL DRUG CARD IS REQUIRED.
• FUTURE EMPLOYERS MAY REQUIRE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. 

 

THE STATEMENTS AND ANSWERS I HAVE SUPPLIED FOR THIS APPLICATION ARE COMPLETE AND TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.

DUTIES OF AN APPRENTICE

Duties of an apprentice will require certain visual or audio skills to safely perform required tasks. You must be able to see and hear sufficiently to perform these tasks; or be able to do so with or without accommodation.

The apprenticeship duties require lifting a certain amount of weight, which may be up to a maximum weight of 50 pounds. These duties may occur anywhere from occasionally to regularly in the performance of apprentice duties. You must be able to lift and/or handle these amounts of weights to perform the functions of an apprentice; or be able to do so with or without accommodations.

Apprenticeship duties may require driving from place to place. Apprentices are  expected to have a means of transportation to get to any job site. Apprentices must  have a valid, current operator’s license; not be under suspension; and not be subject  to restrictions that would prevent driving during working hours. You must have a  valid operator’s license to perform the functions of an apprentice; or be able to do  so with or without accommodation. If, at any time, the status of your driver’s license  changes, you must notify the JATC immediately. 

Apprentices must have appropriate communication skills-that is, ability to or in other ways appropriate to the job at issue, communicate-with fellow apprentices, journeypersons, supervisors and others with whom they work and train. You must be able to communicate effectively to perform the functions of an apprentice; or be able to do so with or without accommodation.