Registered Apprenticeships

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Electrical, HVAC/R and Plumbing

What is a Registered Apprenticeship?

A registered apprenticeship is a training program developed by employers and approved by the Department of Labor to prepare and training their workforce. Individuals who are participating in a registered apprenticeship are paid employees of their employer sponsor and participate in progressive on-the-job training (during their normal work day), classroom instruction (completed after hours), gain nationally recognized credentials and receive progressive wage increases as they move through the Registered Apprenticeships.

Learn more about registered apprenticeships

What to expect as an apprentice:

To complete necessary paperwork with the Department of Labor setting you up as a registered apprentice (done through your employer).
Not all apprenticeships are Registered Apprenticeships. Programs not registered with the Department of Labor may not include any of the above and not be portable if you change employers.
Your training record is 100% portable and yours to keep.
To work full time with your sponsor employer.
Many registered apprenticeship programs in Wyoming are no cost to the apprentice.
Apprentices earn progressive wages each year they complete the Registered Apprenticeship.
Apprentices have structured On-the-Job learning/mentorship to provide training for a successful career.

What Will I Learn?

Electrical:

Year 1: Occupational Overview: The Electrical Industry, Safety For Electricians, Introduction to Electrical Circuits, Electrical Theory, Introduction to the National Electrical Code, Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes, Hand Bending, Wireways, Raceways, and Fittings, Conductors and Cables, Basic Electrical Construction Documents, Residential Wiring, Electrical Test Equipment

Year 2: Alternating Current, Motors: Theory and Application, Electrical Lighting, Conduit Bending, Pull and Junction Boxes, Conductor Installations, Cable Tray, Conductor Terminations and Splices, Grounding and Bonding, Circuit Breakers and Fuses, Control Systems and Fundamental Concepts

Year 3: Practical Applications of Lighting, Hazardous Locations, Overcurrent Protection, Distribution Equipment, Transformers, Commercial Electrical Services, Motor Calculations, Voice, Data, & Video, Motor Controls

Year 4: Load Calculations - Feeders & Services, Health Care Facilities, Standby and Emergency Systems, National Electrical Code, Fire Alarm Systems, Specialty Transformers, Advanced Controls, HVAC Controls, Motor Operation and Maintenance, Special Locations

HVAC:

Year 1: Introduction to cooling, Leak detection, evacuation, recovery and Charging and Introduction to Fabrication and ductwork layout.
Certification: Sit for EPA 608 certification

Year 2: Field Measurements and Introduction to basic electrical

Year 3: NATE Core and Nate Advanced Classes

Year 4: System Design, Leadership fundamentals and Journeymen Code Prep

Plumbing:

Year 1: Safety, tools of the trade, drawings, construction math, introduction to pipe fittings and fixtures.

Year 2: Plumbing Math, Commercial Drawings, Valves, Drains, Piping, Structural Penetrations, Water Heaters

Year 3: Service, system sizing, venting, storm systems, pumps, sizing, waste piping

Year 4: Leadership, Recirculation systems, waste, hydronic and solar heating, code prep, private water supply and waste disposal, Intro to medical gas systems

Sponsor Employers:

Electrical:

Plumbing:

HVAC/R:

Advanced Comfort Solutions
AC Mechanical
Climate Control: To apply stop into Climate Control at 1411 E. Allison Rd. Cheyenne, WY 82007 | Phone: 307.632.2811
7220 Fire and Ice
Wyoming Mechanical Maintenance: To apply stop at Wyoming Mechanical Maintenance at 1808 Pacific Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82007, Phone: 307.635.9088.
1939 Sheet Metal Products

Career Information

Electricians

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Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters

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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

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Progam Cost

Individuals employed by one of the above listed sponsor employers and are registered as apprentices with the Department of Labor train at no cost. Financial support may be available through WIOA, a federally funded, state mandated program administered by the Department of Workforce Services or other scholarships and grants. Please contact us for more information on potential funding a training cost.