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Apprenticeship

Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 89 Apprenticeship Training Requirements

Each apprentice must serve a (5) five year apprenticeship which shall consist of (10,000) ten thousand hours of on the job training, (2,000) two thousand hours per year and also complete (800) eight hundred hours of classroom training, (160) one hundred sixty hours per year. The classroom/hands on training is provided in our state of the art Training Center that is located in Trenton, N.J. at the headquarters of Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 89. It should be noted that Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 89 Apprentice Training Program is registered with the State of New Jersey Department of Labor in addition to being certified by The United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprentice Training.

All apprentice members are trained in the following applications:

  • Fundamental Insulation I

  • Construction Safety I

  • Applied Insulators Math I

  • Vapor Barriers

  • Labor History

  • Field Experience I

  • Fundamental Insulation II

  • Applied Insulators Math II

  • Construction Safety II

  • Field Experience II

  • Advanced Metal Jacketing I

  • Advanced Metal Jacketing II

  • Field Experience III

  • Removable Insulation and Design

  • Blueprints, Codes and Specifications

  • Effective Supervision

  • Construction Safety III

  • Field Experience IV

  • Supervisor Asbestos Abatement

  • Computer Labor Management

  • Disaster Response

  • Smart Mark Safety Training

  • OSHA 10 – OSHA 30

  • Confined Space Safety Training

  • Fire Seal and Penetration Certification

  • Prof. Craftsman Code of Conduct Training

  • Comet I & Comet II Training

  • Quality Control Craftsman Training

All apprentices receive hands on training in all the latest applications with all the newest insulation materials, often even before the materials hit the market.

Requirements for Application to Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 89 Apprentice Program

  1. Must be at least 18 years of age and hold a valid driver’s license.

  2. Birth certificate or other such document for proof of age.

  3. High school diploma and transcript-or-high school equivalency (GED) certificate.

  4. Military transfer or discharge Form DD-214, if applicable.

  5. Appear for interview when notified.

  6. Recruitment, selection, employment and training will be without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex.

  7. Applicants must reside in and have been a bona fide president of the geographical jurisdiction of Local 89 for one year prior to making application.

  8. Those individuals shall include with their application proof of a medical examination as proof of their physical well being. The expense of the physical exam will be paid by the applicant.

  9. Any application not returned in the required time frame or returned incomplete, shall be eliminated from the application process.

All applicants must apply in person.
Prior applicants must resubmit the above documents.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For time periods when applications can be picked up
Please call:
David J. Cicchino – Director of Apprentice Training

(609) 587-8905 Ext. #3

Click Here to contact the Apprentice/Training Department.

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