Anyone know an Electrician looking for an Apprentice in Northern Colorado?

[Jer]

Because I need a job. My neighbor convinced me that I would be a good electrician and his boss was going to hire me. There's been very little communication since then and I'm getting some bad vibes about the whole situation. I'm looking for a quality place to work and while I've never officially apprenticed as an electrician I've done all the low-volt wiring in our home (a few thousand feet of each: network, RG6, speaker & security) and have installed several additional boxes here and in my previous life doing fix & flips I did lots of electrical work. I've never messed with 240v though and most of my hands-on experience is 120v and lower. So I have a working knowledge of electrical, I'm smart and I'm a good worker which I've been told are traits that are sought after. I live in Loveland so ideally office would be near me but I'm not going to be overly picky and somewhere near Fort Collins works and would even consider commuting to Greeley again if the right opportunity presented itself.

Thanks for the help!

[SideShow Bob]

Go on down to the Denver Local 68 IBEW hall for signing up as an indoor electrician. Three - four year apprenticeship.
Or to the Local 111 IBEW for the lineman electrician program, five year program.

If the unions are not your thing, go take the electrician journeyman test to get your card.

[leatherneck448]

My brother got his apprenticeship and recently journeymans through Kenny Electric. (5yrs or 10,000 work hrs to test for journeyman license I think. dont quote me on that)

Not sure if theyre hiring, but if commercial is your thing, I would go for it.

[Jer]

Go on down to the Denver Local 68 IBEW hall for signing up as an indoor electrician. Three - four year apprenticeship.
Or to the Local 111 IBEW for the lineman electrician program, five year program.

If the unions are not your thing, go take the electrician journeyman test to get your card.

Thanks for the information. I'll have to look into that as I don't know the first thing about unions.


My brother got his apprenticeship and recently journeymans through Kenny Electric. (5yrs or 20,000 work hrs to test for journeyman license I think. dont quote me on that)

Not sure if theyre hiring, but if commercial is your thing, I would go for it.

I'll check into Kenny Electric. I think it's 2yrs for RW and another 4yrs for Journeyman if I'm making sense of what I was reading.

[HBARleatherneck]

you could join the military and learn to be an electrician. Navy, Im sure has plenty of electricians.


http://www.navy.com/careers/engineering-applied-science/construction.html

[leatherneck448]

You probably have it right.

I'll try and ask him over the next few days to clarify, but I changed the hours to 10k. (The things that happen when I try and do math in my head...)

Good luck on the job search.

[Sparky]

Thanks for the information. I'll have to look into that as I don't know the first thing about unions.



I'll check into Kenny Electric. I think it's 2yrs for RW and another 4yrs for Journeyman if I'm making sense of what I was reading.

It's 8000 hours for a journeyman. They have also implemented schooling requirement.

[SideShow Bob]

There has been a revamping of the licensing requirements that have taken effect. 10K hours sounds correct for the journeyman Electrician, that is to test for it , not an automatic given. The new testing procedures, every 3 years, require continuing education in the areas of weakness. At least 8 course hours and as much as 24 course hours just to maintain your current license.

Jer, forgot to mention, that at the Local 111 IBEW you can also go for the journeyman Traffic Signal tech. It Is a 3 year program.....

Edit :Sparky beat me to it and has the correct hour requirement.

[Danceswithwires]

You must be registered with the state for your time spent working to count for your apprenticeship and if you want to make any money you need a license. You're also going to need at least some schooling if you want to pass the state test, I went to red rocks 3 nights a week while working before I ever got a job in the trade

[Sparky]

You can also call the nearest IEC chapter. Let them know your interest they can tell you which contractors are in your area.

Edit: http://www.iecrm.org/welcome

[Danceswithwires]

The new testing procedures, every 3 years, require continuing education in the areas of weakness. At least 8 course hours and as much as 24 course hours just to maintain your current license.

For many that is true but some of us scored high enough on the renewal test that we were not required to take any PDU's (Personal Development Unit's) :D Of course that may have something to do with us just going to school on our own.