Electrical Construction Apprentice Requirements and Application

Qualifications required by the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards:

• The minimum age of an apprentice is established to be 17 years of age. (Applicant must provide evidence of minimum age respecting any applicable State Laws or regulations.) 
• All apprentices must be high school graduates, from a state accredited or state approved school, have a GED or High School Equivalency Certificate. High school transcript or proof of equivalency must be provided to the Committee on request. 
  • WI Statute 118.15 (4), states that “instruction in a home-based private educational program that meets all of the criteria under s.118.165 (1) may be substituted for attendance at a public or private school.” Providers of the instruction must file form PI-1206 “Home-Based Private Educational Program” annually with the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). This form may be used as proof of instruction.
• Applicants will be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the Construction Electrician apprenticeship program, with or without a reasonable accommodation, and without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of the individual or others.
• All applicants must take one of the following assessments and satisfy the minimum scores: ACT: 16 Reading and 15 Math. Next Gen Accuplacer: 244 Reading, 235 Arithmetic and 237 Algebra. Scores will be accepted 5 years from the test date.
• The apprentice applicant must have the ability to get to and from school and work. Individual employers may require a valid driver’s license at the time of placement as an apprentice.
• The apprentice applicant must have satisfactorily (with a passing grade of “C” or better) completed one year of high school algebra or its equivalency.
  • Equivalent courses are defined as: one (1) full year of high school Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, or Calculus that are satisfactorily completed with a passing grade of “C”, or one (1) post high school Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, or Calculus course with a passing grade of “C”. 
  •  If an applicant does not meet the math requirements as specified in the above section, the applicant will be required to take and satisfactorily pass the 32804325 Applied Technical Math 1 course through Northwood Technical College with a “C” or better before being registered as an apprentice.
  • To qualify as an equivalent, each course is required to be satisfactorily completed in its entirety, and each course will be considered separately.
• Must be approved by the Northwest Electrical Committee prior to being admitted to this apprenticeship.