ELECTRICAL WORKERS The Matt Firmenich I.B.E.W. Local Union #357 Training Facility, 620 Leigon Way Las Vegas, Nevada 89110 Job Hotline: (702) 390-3942 Phone: (702) 459-7949 Visit the eJATC website!
I.B.E. W. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is the largest electrical union in the world. The I.B.E.W. represents worker's rights in all area of the electrical industry. The I.B.E.W. is truly a union of "Hearts and Minds".	N.E.C.A. The National Electrical Contractors Association is the managements association for electrical contractors. N.E.C.A. represents thousands of employers who guarantee their work and perform quality work on time and on budget. N .E. C. A. electrical contractors satisfy their customers by doing the job "right the first time".
N.J.A.T.C. The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee developed uniform standard that are adopted and used nationwide to select and train thousands of qualified men and women. The N.J.A.T.C., the I.B.E.W. and N.E.C.A. organizations have hundreds of local programs offering apprenticeships and training in the following areas.

Electrical Wireman
Sound & Communication Technician/installer
As a Wireman, Installer, Technician, or Sign Electrician, you will gain a variety of skills and knowledge in the Electrical Industry. The N.J.A.T.C., I.B.E.W. and N.E.C.A. have properly trained thousands of men and women to become competent Journeymen. As a result, these individuals enjoy the benefits of this extraordinary and exciting industry, including:

Excellent Wage Rate
Paid Health Insurance
A Career with a Future
State-of-the-art Training
Safer Working Conditions
Advancement Opportunities
Guaranteed Pension Benefits

Requirements for Apprenticeship
The recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices during their apprenticeship shall be without discrimination because of race: color, religion, national origin or sex.

Starting in January of 2003, applications will be received from qualified applicants year round for the wireman apprenticeship program. Applications will be accepted, in PERSON ONLY, from 1 :00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays (excluding holidays), at the Matt Firmenich I.B.E.W. Local Union #357 Training Facility, 620 Leigon Way, Las Vegas, Nevada 89110 (off Bonanza, one block west of Lamb directly behind the I.B.E. W. #357 Union Hall).

1. An Official High School Transcript
2. Copy of your birth certificate
3. Copy of your High School Diploma or G.E.D.
4. Military Discharge Papers - DD-214
5. Copy of transcript of trade school, college, or any other schooling.

Beginning rate of pay for electrical apprentices is 40% of Journeyman scale. Pay upgrades are based upon completion of a minimum amount of on-the-job training hours and the completion of each school year.