The Electrical Training Alliance of Gainesville is a registered apprenticeship program that has properly trained men and women to become highly skilled professional journeyworker electricians for over 70 years in the North Central Florida area.  As a result, these individuals enjoy the benefits of being part of this extraordinary and exciting industry, including:

1. Competitive wage rates
2. Paid health insurance
3. Safer working conditions
4. A lifelong career with continuing education
5. Advancement opportunities
6. Guaranteed retirement benefits

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What is the purpose of a Registered Apprenticeship?

The purpose of a registered apprenticeship program is to enable employers to develop and apply industry standards to training programs for registered apprentices that can increase productivity and improve the quality of the workforce. Apprentices who complete registered apprenticeship programs are accepted by the industry as journeyworkers. By providing on-the-job training, related classroom instruction, and guaranteed wage structures, employers who sponsor apprentices provide incentives to attract and retain more highly qualified employees and improve productivity. Certifications earned through registered apprenticeship programs are recognized nationwide.

How Our Apprenticeship Program Works

The Electrical Training Alliance of Gainesville provides the ultimate "earn while you learn" apprenticeship training program.  As an apprentice, you will be assigned to one of our electrical contractors, earning a progressively increasing hourly wage (plus benefits" as you successfully gain more skills and technical knowledge in the electrical industry.  This is specialized training that will prepare you for a career as an electrician.

Over the course of the five-year Inside Wireman Program, apprentices undergo 8,000+ hours of on-the-job training with experienced journeyworkers, plus a minimum of 800 hours of intensive classroom instruction with qualified instructors.  Through this rigorous training, Inside Wireman apprentices leave the program knowledgeable in the full scope of their field.

* Inside Wireman Electrical Apprenticeship

This is a rigorous five-year in-depth electrical training program.  Apprentices are provided on-the-job training on actual construction sites during the day (with pay and benefits) and attend class two nights a week from 7pm-10pm to learn the required electrical concepts, theories and applications necessary to develop apprentices into top performing journey workers and professional union members.  In order to graduate, an apprentice must complete 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and successfully complete a minimum of 800 hours of related instruction with an average of 75% or above.  

Upon graduation, apprentices become full-fledged journey workers and earn nationally recognized certifications that make them eligible to work out of any local IBEW union across the country.

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