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Mission: The beaumont electrical joint apprenticeship and training committee is a registered apprenticeship program with the united states department of labor bureau of apprenticeship training. The five-year apprenticeship program provides training for electrical apprentices to gain accreditation as journeyman electricians. On-the-job training assignments are provided by signatory contractors and supervised by the ibew local 479 highly skilled craftsmen. Journeyman training provides continuing education, safety instruction, instrumentation and other courses for journeymen electricians, and other appropriate personnel.
Programs: Provide training for electrical apprentices, journeymen, and other appropriate personnel and obtain support from area contractors based upon a collective bargaining agreement. In 2014 there were 179 apprenticeship trainees working for 25 contractors, approximately 500 journeymen in continuing education, and approximately 275 journeymen in various other training classes.
form 990, part iii, line 4d - all other accomplishment provide educational training for electrical apprentices, journeymen and to support local area contractors as provided in collective bargaining agreement. Approx 180 apprenticies in training.