Earn while you learn with paid on-the-job training!
The electrician apprenticeship is designed to shape apprentices into well-rounded electricians. Over the course of the four-year program, apprentices attain 8,000 hours of on-the-job training with experienced journeypersons, plus 900 hours of classroom instruction with qualified instructors. Through this rigorous training, apprentices leave the program knowledgeable in the full scope of their field. Apply today!
About the Program:
- Apprenticeship Occupation: Electrician
- Employer: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 490, Concord, NH
- Term of Apprenticeship: Four years/8,000 hours paid on-the-job training
- Related Instruction: 900 hours of education
- Work on construction projects throughout New Hampshire and Southern York County Maine
- Specializing in Commercial, Industrial, and Power Generation
- Green Energy Projects Wind and Solar
- Program Start Date: July 1, 2025
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum age of 17 to apply, age 18 to begin work
- Valid driver’s license
- Resident of New Hampshire or York County Maine
- Successful completion of an Algebra class either in high school or a post-secondary program
- High school diploma or GED certificate with scores
- Receive minimum score on our nationalized standard aptitude test
- Able to perform work required of an apprentice both mentally and physically
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For more information, please contact Jon Webb, Training Director, Training.Director@IBEW490.org
Equal Opportunity Pledge – 29 CFR §§ 29.5(b)(21) and 30.3(c)(1)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 490 will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40-years old or older.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 490 will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.
