WHY APPRENTICESHIP?
While education is truly a key to success, if you only know about a college path that leads to productive careers, then you only know a small part of the story. There is a better way to attain a quality education that also offers numerous other benefits and the best thing about this opportunity is that it is FREE!
Some of the many benefits of these programs include Veteran’s Administration approved, direct job placement, no dues or tuition fees, a fully accredited training program that can earn college credit, provides correspondence courses with on-the-job training, continually scheduled pay raises. In addition, apprentices are supervised at all times to ensure safe and proper training.
- Apprentices learn and earn on-the-job – This is one of the finest features of the apprenticeship program. The student is able to make a living while they are learning. The more they learn, the more they advance, the greater their earning potential becomes.
- Apprenticeship exposes you to the latest technology and building codes – Another fine aspect of this program is that the student not only has the hands-on skills but also the theory behind it. You will not only learn how to complete a process, but also why it is done that way.
- Apprenticeship offers you life-long job mobility through a nationally and federally recognized certification of your skills and abilities.
PLUMBER SKILLS
Reading blueprints or drawings, plumbers estimate materials, and install or repair water supply lines, drainage systems, and gas systems. Plumbers measure, cut, and install plastic, copper, steel, and cast iron pipe. Depending on the type of pipe, the connection is made with silver solder and a torch; by simply screwing pipe together with a plumbing fitting; or, just applying glue to the fitting over a pipe. In the rough-in phase, plumbers cut holes in walls, ceilings, and floors to attach or hang pipes for connection to fixtures. In the trim-out phase, they install plumbing fixtures – bathtubs, showers, sinks, and toilets – and appliances such as dishwashers and water heaters.
Plumbers use numerous hand tools like a tubing cutter, a torpedo level, and various wrenches to name a few. Today’s plumbers operate power threading machines, air-acetylene torches, power drills, and saber saws. Plumbers must use their athletic capabilities. Eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, and physical balance are important for climbing ladders or operating power tools.
PLUMBER CAREER FACTS
- Today, government and private studies confirm the shortage of skilled Plumbers nationwide.
- Nationwide there were 415,800 Plumbers in 2022. The supply is low, and the demand is high.
- Future career path opportunities include jobs as estimator, distribution manager, inspector, project manager, trade instructor, foreman, and more…
- Construction is – and always has been – the biggest employer in the U.S. economy with over 7 million people.
- Construction is one of the few industries where an individual can still own his or her own business.