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Ironworker Apprenticeship
at Ironworkers Apprenticeship and Training Fund
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About
Have you ever looked at the top of the Superdome or the high rise and asked yourself, "Who built that?" It was the ironworkers. While attending the program you will also be enrolled in the Delgado Community College at no cost! There are many benefits to be gained through the Ironworkers Apprenticeship Program:
- An opportunity to learn a trade in the most respected craft of the building and construction trades.
- An opportunity to become a union member of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Ironworkers.
- The opportunity to “earn” journeyperson status, which is recognized throughout the United States and Canada. This journeyman status is security for you and your family for life.
- The advantage of fair and reasonable wages and fringe benefits such as health and welfare, pension, annuity, and vacation plans.
The Ironworker's Apprenticeship training facility incorporates apprentice training with journeyman upgrade, meaning, a journeyman is welcome to attend any of the training classes to upgrade his or her skills, at no cost to the member. Some of the classes include WELDING, BURNING, OSHA 10, OSHA 30, SUBPART R, FIRST AID, CPR, HEAVY RIGGING, and many other classes.
Our training facility is one of three AWS-certified welding test facilities in the state. We received our certification in 1997. This welding program is in partnership with the American Welding Society and provides an unparalleled standard of excellence. The instructors teach welding techniques for STICK, MIG, and TIG welding of various metals. Our welding certifications are recognized from coast to coast, keeping the welding certification with the welder, not the company.
Takes
3 Years
Costs
Free
Leads to
$62.8k careers
Example Career
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.
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Entry
Median
High
Salary
Hourly Wage
$40,510
$62,760
$105,010
$19.48
$30.17
$50.49
Is this a career path I'll enjoy?
A journeyperson can expect to earn $20.95 per hour. With no experience, you can enter and begin earning $12.57/hour and every 6 months your wages will increase by 5% upon evaluation. An experienced journeyperson can expect to earn up to $29.87. Our program is designed to help fill real job openings in our community, so the job outlook is strong!
What skills and credentials will I gain?
The Ironworker's Apprenticeship Program offers training in the following: Welding, torch cutting, steel erection, blueprint reading, reinforcing of concrete slabs, rigging, crane signaling, OSHA 10 and 30, OSHA Sub-Part R, scaffold user/erection and dismantling, and forklift.
- Welding Certification
- Rigging and Signal Person Certification
- And many more (Firewatch, Traffic Flagger, etc)!
Admissions
The application must be filled out at 8116 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, LA 70126, between the hours of 7- 11am on Fridays.
- Transportation: You must be able to drive yourself to and from training and worksites. A Driver's License and car insurance are often required by our company partners for on-the-job training.
- Prior Experience is welcome, but not required: If you have any relevant experience, please bring any documentation of proof and agree to take a qualification exam (written and/or hands-on).
- Education: A minimum of 10th-grade education or high school diploma and equivalency is preferred, but not required.
- If you are a veteran, you must be able to verify military training to receive consideration for extra benefits.
- Physical: You must be capable of physically performing the essential functions of the program, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Aptitude: You may take an aptitude test to be used in the selection process.
Contact
Who do I contact?
Ironworkers Apprenticeship and Training Fund
8116 Chef Menteur Highway
New Orleans, LA 70126