Plumbing Apprenticeship
Plumbing apprentices learn to install and repair pipes for water, gas, sewage, and drainage systems, and to install and repair sanitary facilities. They learn how to test their installations to ensure compliance with plumbing code.
For additional information regarding opportunities and requirements for various apprenticeship programs, contact the Apprenticeship Coordinator at 715-365-4565.
Application Process:
- Download the application from this site or call or stop at the Nicolet Apprenticeship Officeto receive one.
Apprentice Application
Employer Application
Complete the Application and return it to the apprenticeship office.
- Send an official copy of high school transcripts or GED to the apprenticeship office.
- Take an Accuplacer test at the Apprenticeship Office at the Rhinelander Campus (call for times) or at Outreach - Lakeland (schedule appointment). Required tests include math,reading and algebra. For more information and practice testing sites click on link below.
- Once everything is in place you will be called before the Plumbing Committee to become indentured or to receive a letter of introduction, which can be taken to potential employers to designate that you are a qualified apprenticeship candidate. (You must be employed prior to starting an apprenticeship.)
Overview of Plumbing:
Plumbing apprentices learn to install and repair pipes for water, gas, sewage, and drainage systems, and to install and repair sanitary facilities. They learn how to test their installations to ensure compliance with plumbing code.
Working Conditions:
Work can be indoors or outdoors in various weather conditions on existing or new construction projects. May work on a ladder/scaffold, in trenches and in various weather conditions. Work requires both stamina and physical strength, working in cramped or uncomfortable positions and standing for long periods.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- Passing score on Accuplacer
- Physical capability of performing the trade
- Valid Driver's license or reliable transportation
Terms of Apprenticeship:
- 5 year training program
- 7,500 hours of on-the-job training
- 500 hours of paid related classroom instruction
- 268 hours of non-paid related instruction to include First Aid, Welding, OHSA, Modules, Blueprint Reading, Transition to Trainer, etc.
- Must pass State Journeyman Exam to complete the program
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