APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Apprenticeship consists of 4 years of a combination of classroom/lab hours as well as work related instruction in the field. At the end of each year the apprentice will receive a Certificate of Promotion; at the end of the 4th year the apprentice will receive a “Certificate of Completion” from FEAA as well as a “Completion of Apprenticeship” certificate from the State of Florida, Department of Education.

• 144 minimum classroom/lab hours

• Passing grade of at least 70%

• 2000 hours of on-the-job-training (OJT) with a participating licensed electrical contractor. OJT is documented on the student’s work sheets (WPS) and is signed by the contractor.

• 12 completed months of WPS on file

Apprentices will not receive their certificate until ALL of the above requirements are met.

Apprenticeship Requirements For Completion

At the end of the 4th year the apprentice should have met the following criteria to receive a Certificate of Completion from FEAA as well as from the State of Florida and PBSC:

•  576 Classroom hours (144 hours per apprenticeship year)

• Passing grade of at least 70%

• 8000 hours of documented OJT hours with a participating licensed electrical contractor.

• 48 completed months of WPS on file

Apprentices will not receive their certificate until ALL of the above requirements are met.

WHAT DOES IT COST ?
The cost is $400.00 per year for the training services that is paid by the contractor. Book fees, that vary in cost from $200.00 to $230.00 (prices subject to change) dependent on the class in which the apprentice is enrolling.

ABSENCES
Attendance, including graduation night, is mandatory. Each apprentice is required to complete 144 classroom/lab instruction hours per apprenticeship year to be promoted. These hours cannot be made up. An absence that includes: illness, emergencies, or overtime at work will allow the apprentice to make up any class work. However, FEAA must be notified the day of the absence by either the apprentice or the employer. If your absence is work related, your employer must call in for you. FEAA will then follow-up to assist the apprentice in relaying the message to the instructor. It is the apprentice’s responsibility to make up missed work. Students leaving class after the break without an excuse will be counted absent for the entire class.

MONTHLY WORK SHEETS
Work sheets must be complete and up to date in your file at all times. You will not receive a certificate unless they are current. Work sheets must be completely filled out and signed. We will not accept work sheets signed by yourself as the supervisor. If you supervise a job, the project manager/owner will be responsible to sign your work sheets. Obtaining and turning in work sheets each month is your responsibility, not the instructor’s, not the coordinator’s, and not your employer’s. FEAA requires these monthly work sheets to be turned in to the instructor, in class, at the beginning of the following month. During the summer, it is up to you to return worksheets to our office. You can find this work sheet on the forms section of this website.

HOW LONG WILL I BE AN APPRENTICE?
As dictated by industry standards, an apprentice must have continuous employment for four years (48 months), and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training with a participating licensed electrical contractor.

WHAT TRADE EDUCATION DO I RECEIVE?
Classroom training consists of up to 180 hours of trade instruction and lab per year. In order to achieve these hours you will have to attend class two nights a week for three hours each night including graduation night. During the apprenticeship program, the instruction is geared toward the technical aspects of the electrical trade from entry level to journeyman level.

FOR WHOM DO I WORK?
You work for a participating licensed electrical contractor. FEAA administers the training programs for the electrical trade employers and assists you in staying employed during the four-year program. It is your sole responsibility to let FEAA know at all times whom you are working for and if for any reason you are not working.

WHAT TO DO UPON ENTRANCE OF APPRENTICESHIP…
Complete the entire apprenticeship application and submit to FEAA.

A. Must be 18 years of age.
B. A valid Florida driver’s license, or a birth certificate.
C. Social Security Card.
D. High school diploma or a G.E.D. (It is not necessary in order to enter the program; however, you must have it by the time you finish the program.) At least a 10th grade completion is required to enter the program.
E. Proof of US residency if not a US Citizen.
F. Ability to read and write English and do high school level math (proof of Level 6 ESOL completion for foreign students)
G. It is necessary to be continuously employed by a sponsoring licensed electrical contractor.  We cannot enroll you into apprenticeship until you secure a job with a participating licensed electrical contractor.

UPON COMPLETION – At the end of each school year those students who have successfully, completed their class level and obtained the requirements set forth for each apprenticeship year will receive from FEAA a “Certificate of Promotion”.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

1. FEAA is a state registered apprenticeship program.
2. This program requires four years on-the-job training and related classroom instruction.
3. Apprentice is responsible to program for:

a. Class Attendance
b. Monthly work sheets to instructors
c. Notification of change of address or phone
d. Notification of change of employer
e. Using established “change of employer” form
f.  Having required textbooks for class
g. Adult conduct

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS COULD RESULT IN TERMINATION FROM THE PROGRAM.