HYBRID PROGRAM

Northern California Cement Masons

Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

Following is information for you and your employees in regards to the Hybrid Program:

The Hybrid Program is focusing on the contractors that are performing the type of work that requires skilled and trained Journeypersons and need their existing employees to be certified in order to meet the requirements. Individuals previously cancelled/resigned from the apprenticeship program are not eligible to participate in the Hybrid Program.

Please keep in mind that the Hybrid Program is voluntary and the Journeyperson must be in good standing with their Local Union. Journeypersons will have to be indentured into the Hybrid Apprenticeship Program for a minimum of 6 months (72 class hours and 700 work hours). Also, the employers must agree to continue to pay their current Journeyperson rate as well as fringe package during this time.

A minimum of 4,200 previous experience work hours are required. The employer will need to provide a list of interested Journeyperson employees to the JATC Office so that their work hours can be verified by the Trust Fund or the Journeyperson must submit written verification from previous signatory employers in specified work processes.

Individuals must make application at a designated application location i.e. complete Information Sheet, sign Apprentice Agreements and Hybrid Program Participation Agreement and provide a copy of proof of age. The employer will have to complete and sign the Letter of Subscription for each participant and Evaluation Form to advance them to 95% sixth period.

Classes are mandatory and participants must attend all scheduled classes for a total of 72 hours. During the 6 months period participants must keep track of their on-the-job training hours in a Work Record Book until they have met the on-the-job training hours. When they have met these requirements (submit completed work record book to JATC Office and pass the course), they will be advanced to Journeyperson and receive a State of California Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship.