Keystone Mountain Lakes Regional Council of Carpenters
The Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program is a four year term Apprenticeship that consists of 144 hours of class work per year. The journeyman status is granted when work opportunities are available, the apprentice completes a minimum of 4,000 hours of on-the-job training (over a four year period), successfully completes all related instructions, and has satisfactory monthly progress reports.
Qualification Requirements of the Program
- Be at least 18 at the time of acceptance into the program
- Have a high school diploma or GED
- Have a valid driver’s license
- Have dependable transportation
- Pass the qualifying test
- Doctor’s statement of physical ability
- Able to attend a two week Pre-Job Training
- Pass a drug test – drug use is not tolerated in the construction industry, where safety is a life and death issue
Pittsburgh Training Center
652 Ridge Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Contact: Jay Johnson
Telephone: (412)-262-1830
Fax: (412) 262-7836
www.kmlcarpenters.org
Carpenters assemble and construct forms for concrete structures. Projects include bridges, retaining walls, tunnels, subways, drainage structures, hydro-electric developments, locks, dams and sewage treatment projects.
Concrete is everywhere in the heavy and highway construction industry. A cement mason places, finishes, smooths, protects and repairs exposed concrete surfaces, such as sidewalks, driveways, roads, and dams.
Laborers are used for various projects in heavy and highway construction. Laborers work with small and heavy equipment, hand, power and air tools, trenching and shoring projects, traffic control, soil compaction and more.
An operating engineer oversees the operation, maintenance and repair of heavy construction equipment including cranes, backhoes, loaders, scrapers and bulldozers. This equipment is essential for creating roads, dams, bridges and airports.
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