Application process
Applications will be provided to all interested individuals at locations specified in the opening announcement. Individuals must apply in person and may submit only 1 application during each enrollment period.
Prior to receiving an application, each applicant will sign the Applicant Log that will track applicants to final disposition.
All supporting documentation must be returned to the Training Center by the specified deadline.
Each applicant is responsible for keeping the committee informed of his/her current mailing address and telephone number.
Ranked Pool of Eligibles
Applicants who attend the orientation will be interviewed, scored, and ranked based upon the attached point system. They will then be placed in the Ranked Pool of Eligibles in rank order and retained in the ranked pool for a period of up to 2 years.
Individuals may be removed from the Ranked Pool of Eligibles at an earlier date by their request or following their failure to respond to an apprentice job assignment according to Division-approved program policy.
Applicants still in the Ranked Pool of Eligibles when additional applications are accepted will be placed in the new ranked pool according to their initial score and will be retained in the ranked pool for the remainder of their 2-year eligibility.
APPLICATION POINT SYSTEM
Qualifying applications will be reviewed and scored according to the following point system. Points will not be given unless the applicant provides written documentation (letters from employers on company letterhead, DD214, course certificates, school transcripts, etc.)
1. Work experience * 5 maximum points
General: 1000 hours = .25 point
Construction related: 1000 hours = .50 points
Mason-trades related: 1000 hours = 1.0 points
2. Pre-apprenticeship experience * 4 maximum points
Graduate of pre-apprenticeship program jointly approved by Council and
committee
3. Military experience 5 maximum points
General: 1 year = 1 point
4. Education related to occupation * 3 maximum points
(including Shop, Home Economics, Design, Construction, Mechanical)
1 semester credit with grade of C or better = 2 points
5. High school education 3 maximum points
High school diploma = 2 points
Cumulative GPA 2.00 and above = 1 additional point
GED = 2 points
Total score greater than or equal to 255 = 1 additional point **
** greater than or equal to 2550 points for GEDs obtained after 12/31/11
6. Math classes with passing grades 5 maximum points
Basic math: 1 semester credit = 1point
Advanced math: 1 semester credit = 2 points
(including Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Calculus)
7. Valid driver's license 5 maximum points
8. Interview 70 maximum points
TOTAL = 100 maximum points
* Points awarded only for experience gained no more than 5 years prior to application date.