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The Arkansas AGC offers Apprenticeship Programs
in the trades of carpentry and electrical.
For More Information
Contact:
Dan Lee
Director of Education & Training
Arkansas AGC
PO Box 846
Little Rock, AR 72203
376-6641 or 1-866-257-6641
What is Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship is a structured system of training designed to
prepare individuals for occupations in skilled trades and crafts.
Its combines on-the-job training, under the supervision of
experienced journey workers, with related classroom instruction.
Apprentices who successfully complete the prescribed number of
hours of training in an apprenticeship program become certified
skilled craft workers. The Arkansas AGC program is registered with
the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department
of Labor.
What does Apprenticeship offer?
Workers who complete apprenticeship programs can expect to hold
good jobs with good pay. Their skills are a source of personal
satisfaction as well as employment security. Statistics show that
program graduates earn higher wages , have more stable work
records and are promoted sooner and more often than workers who
have not been trained through apprenticeship programs.
How much are apprentices paid?
Apprentices are full time employees who work a regular 40-hour
week and earn while they learn. The more they learn, the higher
their pay. To start, apprentices are usually paid 50 percent of a
journeymen wages. Depending on the occupation, the starting wage
for apprentices varies between $7 and $11 per hour plus benefits.
Wages for apprentices increase at regular intervals (approximately
every 6 months) as their job skills increase. At the successful
completion of the term of apprenticeship, apprentices become
journeymen and receive full pay for their skills.
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