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Apprenticeships for Painters & Allied Trades
What do Painters do and what are the Allied trades?
 This
is the area of the construction industry that is commonly called the finishing
trades being as the work performed by the professionals is usually at the end
of a project. Along with painters, this trade contains drywall finishers,
wall coverers, glaziers, glass workers, floor covering installers, sign makers,
display workers, convention and show decorators and more. Workers must
be able to operate a variety of hand and power tools. These workers’ skills
are in high demand at every construction project, both residential and commercial.
Program Specifics
- There are three programs, each taking a different timeframe to complete: Painters,
four years; drywall finishers, three years; and floor coverers, three years. There
are different pay ranges for each field, but they are similar. Floorcovers
began at more than $12/hour and the other two programs begin at just under
$11/hour. Journey level workers in the three areas all make in the
$23-25/hour range. Additional benefits like medical, dental and vision
insurance and a retirement pension increase the total wage value. Applications
are taken year ‘round. They may be obtained at the Painters & Allied
Trades Apprenticeship Training Center at 1196 Telegraph Street in Reno.
- All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Applicants must possess a high school diploma or its
equivalent, or they must complete this during their apprenticeship program.
- Applicants must be physically capable of performing the
essential functions of the apprenticeship program and subsequent work.
- Most contractors require apprentices to successfully
pass a drug test once they are accepted into and enter the program.
- The apprenticeship program offers equal opportunity
to all people regardless of race, age, color, gender, religion, nationality
or sexual orientation.
- No written test is part of the application process. An
apprenticeship meeting is held once a month to explain the rules and regulations
of the apprenticeship. The selection procedures will be explained at this
time. The committee is comprised of members from labor and contractor management.
- If
accepted, an applicant will receive a letter of solicitation, good for 30
days and renewable if necessary, to take to contractors to find employment.
- Work
begins as soon as an apprentice is indentured.
- Classroom
instruction runs from September to May, once weekly at night, for 144 hours
a year.
- There is no cost for school
or books for any of the programs. Tools
for painter or drywall apprenticeships are approximately $100. Tools
for floor coverers are between $1,000-$3,000.
- Apprentices
should have a valid Nevada driver’s
license and reliable transportation.
- Once an applicant
is indentured as an apprentice, they are expected to become a member of the
Painters & Allied Trades Union,
the fees of which are:
- Six months of monthly dues ($25.55 x 6 = $153.30), paid
in full or set up on as a payroll deduction.
- Starting apprenticeship monthly dues are approximately
$25.55. Additionally, supplemental dues of three to four percent of
weekly gross wages are assessed for every apprentice or journey level worker.
For more information contact:
1196 Telegraph, Reno NV 89502
Phone: 323-0567 Fax: 356-8522
Email: coord567@sbcglobal.net | Web: www.dc16iupat.org
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