Application Info

We are accepting applications every Monday.

Apprenticeship QUALIFICATIONS

Be at least 18 years of age.
Be an accredited high school graduate, or have taken and passed a GED test. (copy of GED required)

Have two semesters of Algebra (high school or college) with a minimum grade of "C" in each semester
Be a resident of the jurisdiction of Local #176 for one year prior to application (Will,Grundy, Kankakee and Bureau counties, and parts of LaSalle, Iroquois, Ford Stark, Putnam and Henry counties)

If selected, there will be a pre-employment physical with a possible fee.
Be willing to participate in our Drug Free Alliance, submit to testing prior to entering the program, hair follicle and urine sample.

Application PROCESS

$25 processing fee MONEY ORDER ONLY, NON-Refundable
You may fill out an application at our JATC office during regular business hours: 8:00 am until 4:00 pm every Monday (closed noon to 1pm), With extended hours on the second Monday of every month, until 5:00pm.

You must bring a copy of your driver's license.
You must submit a copy of your birth certificate. Faxes are not acceptable.
You must submit a copy of your high school transcripts. A transcript request form will be available to you when you fill out the application.
Transcripts must be sent directly to our office from your school by USPS or electronic mail. Faxed transcripts are not accepted.
You must submit a copy of your GED scores, if applicable.

Qualification Info

At the close of either of the 6 month application periods that the applicant applied in, be it May 31st or November 30th, the JATC office must receive the above documents no later than 15 days later: either June 15th or December 15th depending when you applied. You will be notified by mail after the application closing dates as to the status of your application. If you have met the requirements and have submitted all the required documents, listed above, on time, you will be eligible to take an aptitude test. We will notify you as to the date and time of the test session. The aptitude test is given to all qualified applicants. A qualifying score on the aptitude test will make you eligible for an oral interview.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Information concerning the status of your application will be provided only by mail; therefore, you must notify this office of any change of address.

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING: Work to provide training opportunities may be required in any of the counties covering the jurisdiction of IBEW Local 176 listed above. Apprentices and Trainees are subject to transfer from job to job anywhere in these counties.

RELATED CLASSROOM TRAINING: Related classroom training is mandatory. Classes will be held a minimum of one (8-hour) day every two weeks year round.

APPRENTICE RATES:   RESIDENTIAL RATES:
1st PERIOD (UP TO 1000 HRS) 45% OF JW 1st PERIOD (UP TO 1000 HRS) 45% OF RW
2nd PERIOD (AFTER 1000 HRS) 50% OF JW 2nd PERIOD (1001 TO 2000 HRS) 50% OF RW
3rd PERIOD (AFTER 2000 HRS) 55% OF JW   3rd PERIOD (2001 TO 3000 HRS) 60% OF RW
4th PERIOD (AFTER 3500 HRS) 65% OF JW   4th PERIOD (3001 TO 4000 HRS) 70% OF RW
5th PERIOD (AFTER 5000 HRS) 80% OF JW   5th PERIOD (4001 TO 5000 HRS) 80% OF RW
6th PERIOD (AFTER 6500 HRS) 90% OF JW   6th PERIOD (5001 TO 6000 HRS) 90% OF RW

VOICE / DATA / VIDEO RATES:
1st PERIOD (UP TO 800 HRS) 40% OF ST
2nd PERIOD (801 TO 1600 HRS) 50% OF ST
3rd PERIOD (1601 TO 2400 HRS) 60% OF ST
4th PERIOD (2401 TO 3200 HRS) 70% OF ST
5th PERIOD (3201 TO 4000 HRS) 80% OF ST
6th PERIOD (4001 TO 4800 HRS) 90% OF ST

I-55 TO EXIT 253 (RT 52). GO EAST. TURN LEFT ON FRONTAGE ROAD. GO NORTH 1.7 MILES.