Apprenticeship programs

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What is an apprentice?

Palm Beach State College

An apprentice is an employed worker who learns a recognized craft or trade requiring one or more years of classroom and on-the-job training, prior to being considered a qualified skilled journeyman. Palm Beach State College offers an accredited, respected, and progressive building trades apprenticeship program. Palm Beach State instructors are credentialed journeymen with long-term industry experience. As an apprentice, you will build the framework for a solid future.

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The oldest form of skill development in the world is as important as ever. Earliest records from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome reveal that apprenticeship was a common way of passing along skills. Today, Palm Beach State College trains up to 1,000 students annually in seven registered apprenticeship programs in five different building trades. Each of the apprenticeship programs contribute to local industry by promoting a skilled, competent workforce with highwage jobs. Registered apprenticeship training programs help to meet Palm Beach County’s workforce demands. Apprentices of today become business and industry leaders of tomorrow.

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The committed instructors, electrical theory and national electric code based curriculum have given me not just the tools, but the confidence to succeed. The experience the instructors brought to the classroom helped me gain a total perspective as to how each tradesman views the trade and objectives. Upon graduation I had the opportunity to move to a service technician and then a service manager position. My experience at Palm Beach State College provided me with an essential foundation for my career. Kelly A. McCann, Florida Air Conditioning Apprenticeship Association Instructor

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Mark E. VanHoy, Journeyman Electrician

I have to say, I had the best and most experienced instructors in the trade and all the necessary resources for appropriate training. Juan Ochoa, Associated Builders and Contractors Institute Instructor

(561) 868-3541 Apprenticeship program manager (561) 868-3871 Coordinator (561) 868-3767 Administrative assistant Apprenticeships www.PalmBeachState.edu Palm Beach State College is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its facilities, educational programs, employment or activities without regard to race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Palm Beach State College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Palm Beach State College. The Commission should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution's non-compliance with an accreditation requirement or standard. Printing was supported through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational & Technical Postsecondary Education Section 132 grant.

Your Pathway to Success


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As your skills increase, so does your income.

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alm Beach State College’s building trade apprenticeship programs, offered through privatesector sponsors, allow you to earn journeyperson status in three to five years after program completion. As a bonus, you will not pay tuition for your classes. Palm Beach State College can help you build a future in these highdemand, high-wage occupations through the seven apprenticeship programs offered. In addition, journeymen can receive 24 credits toward the Industrial Management Technology A.S. degree program.

Many choices, one objective Learn how to do the job through hands-on training under the direction of a skilled journeyman during the day. Learn the underlying theories behind the job by taking related technical instruction classes two evenings a week. You can choose your apprenticeship from several different trades. They all have this in common: They are designed to produce skilled journeymen fully competent in all aspects of a specific high-skill, high-wage occupation. You will need a Florida driver license and reliable transportation. Some programs require a high school diploma, GED and/or elective drug testing; call to find out specific requirements at 561-868-3541.

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Palm 6 Beach State College Apprenticeship Programs HVAC Tech Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) technicians install and repair systems that control temperature, humidity and total air quality in commercial, residential and industrial buildings as well as refrigeration systems that make it possible to store and transport food, medicine and other perishable items.

Electrical Electrical apprentices learn the codes and electrical systems to become licensed electricians. Electricians install, maintain and repair electrical systems for residential, commercial and industrial facilities. They work with project layout, conduit systems, panels, wires and cables, lighting systems, fire alarms, control systems, programmable logic controllers, instrumentation, sound and communication systems, terminating transformers and fiber optic cable.

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Fire Sprinkler Sprinkler fitters install and maintain sprinkler fire protection systems in new construction and in existing structures. They work with wet fire and dry-pipe systems as well as different types of preaction/deluge systems.

Brick & Block Masonry Masonry workers construct homes, apartments, shopping centers, schools and other buildings. Bricklayers and blocklayers build the exterior and interior walls of buildings.

Plumbing Plumbers learn the codes and plumbing systems to become licensed plumbers. Today’s plumber is required to have technical skills that support complex work related to residential, industrial and commercial installation projects. The apprenticeship program allows apprentices to advance their career by gaining knowledge in air/water/piping, natural and LP gas piping, medical gas systems, repair and remodeling sanitary waste and ventilation systems, waste water treatment, water supply, and OSHA safety.


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