Apprenticeship
The four-year (6,000 hour) Boilermaker Apprenticeship Program is a great opportunity to receive the training, education and benefits to succeed in the career and lifestyle as a boilermaker. Please review the basic qualifications to begin the application process.
How to Become an Apprentice with Local 83:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Have a high school education (high school diploma or GED)
- Be able to travel and work seasonally
- Must live within Local 83's jurisdiction: Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas or Western Missouri
- Fill out SAJAC (Southeastern Area Joint Apprenticeship Committee) application online
- SAJAC will then place each applicant into a Group (1-4), depending on applicant experience and skill level
- There will be a random drawing to choose an X number of potential apprentices at the end of each month
- Those names will be placed on the active applicant roster and will remain for two years if not chosen to become indentured
- On an as-needed basis, Local 83 will indenture apprentices to go through the 4-year Apprentice Program
- If applicants have not been indentured within the two-year period, the applicant must re-apply
- Exception: If you are a veteran, with an Honorable Discharge, and have completed the Helmets to Hardhats registration, your name will be at the top of the applicant registry
- More information at Southeastern Area Joint Apprenticeship Committee (SAJAC) www.sajac-boilermakers.org and Boilermaker National Apprenticeship Program www.bnap.com
You may also contact Local 83 Apprenticeship Coordinator, Tom Burgess, at 816-523-8300.
