PRE-Apprentice (work experience) hiring is done directly by IBEW Local 292’s Electrical Contractors link https://www.ibew292.org/contractors/.
An active Minneapolis Electrical JATC Apprentice application is required to be eligible for hire by a Local 292 Union Contractor. The Minneapolis Electrical JATC does not directly manage the hiring of Pre-apprentices.
There are four classifications of Pre-apprenticeship: Metro (electrical work around Minneapolis and the surrounding suburbs), 12-County (electrical work around St. Cloud and the 12-County area to the West), Residential (residential electrical work around Minneapolis and the surrounding suburbs), and Solar (solar electrical work within our 292 jurisdiction).
Pre-apprentice experience is not required to apply for to the JATC’s 5-year Apprenticeship program. Metro or Solar pre-apprentices that are interested in the full apprenticeship program may elect to delay a period of time (for example such as 3 months or longer) before applying for the Inside Wireman Apprenticeship program to be able to gain valuable work experience and a letter of recommendation that will allow you to score higher on the Apprenticeship Application. 12-County and Residential pre-apprentices have the ability to be petitioned into the full JATC apprenticeship program through their electrical contractor while employed as a pre-apprentice and are not required to complete an application for the full program.