Apprenticeship Page
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
SHEET METAL WORKERS
Work Description
Sheet metal workers layout, shear, form, fabricate, weld, solder, assemble and service heating and cooling systems, and exterior building ornamentation. They fabricate, manufacture, and install commercial, industrial and residential appliances and products.
Working Conditions
Combination of shop work and construction site work. Use shop fabrication machinery; outdoor work may require working from ladders and scaffolding.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- 18 years old or high school graduate at age 17
- Physically capable of performing the trade
- Good physical condition
- Recommended high school courses: general math, shop math, algebra, geometry, mechanical and architectural drawing, general science, shop courses, computers.
Application Process
- Apply to Joint Apprenticeship Committee
- Submit high school transcript or GED
- Pass an aptitude test
- Interview with Joint Apprenticeship Committee
- Apprentices selected by employers from a list ranked according to test/interview scores
Terms of Apprenticeship
- 5 years/10,000 hours of on-the-job training
- 504 hours of related classroom instruction (paid)
- 330 hours of night school on own time to include first aid course
- First year is probationary period
- Wage scale systematically increases throughout the apprenticeship on a percentage basis
For More Information
Sheet Metal Workers Local #18
Brian Billman
4907 South 15th St., Sheboygan, WI 53081
phone 920-458-8491
fax 920-458-8495
bbillman@smw18.org
Sheet Metal Workers Local #18
Fox Valley Area
Dave Wydeven
phone 920-713-6474