WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSTRUCTION
CRAFT LABORERS’ APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
On – the – Job Training
Apprentices are required to complete a minimum of 288 hours of classroom and hands-on training at the Western Pennsylvania Laborers' Education and Training Center in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. To complete the apprenticeship program, 4,000 hours of on-the-job training is also required. This includes general skills such as site and project preparation and maintenance; safety; tools, equipment, and material recognition; specific skills in environmental accreditation; building construction; and Heavy/Highway construction.
Related training includes:
Craft Orientation First Aid/CPR Asbestos Abatement Hazardous Waste Worker
Lead Abatement Pipe laying Line and Grade Microbial Remediation Skid Steer
O.S.H.A. Safety & Health Hazard Communication Blue Print Reading Concrete
Rod Tying Scaffold Construction & Use Mason Tending Rigging & Signaling
Air & Compaction Tools Flagger Safety Work Zone Safety Bridge Zone Safety
Cutting & Burning Powder-Actuated Tools Confined Space Fork Lift Training
Apprentices from the class of May 2003 assist instructor Stanley Plutnicki with the
construction of the new hazardous waste decontamination building.
Apprentices In Action!
Apprentices from the July-August program show off their handy-work at the Training Center. Working with concrete is but one of the many things this class has learned over the course of the two week training program. They are all looking forward to getting out in the field now to apply their skills and knowledge.
Good luck to our newest brothers and sisters!
Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee - Board of Directors
Employee Members
Michael McDonald Raymond Moore Joe Laquatra Bill Brooks
Employer Members
John E. Deklewa Gena L. Shingle Charles G. Pfeiffer Terry McDonough
Other Web Sites of Interest
For more information about apprenticeship programs in the construction trades, please visit the following sites:
www.constructionapprenticeships.org
The Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania, a cooperative effort of both industry and organized labor, provides information about the apprenticeship programs regarding the construction building trades in our region. For more information, please visit their website at: