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Apprenticeship Requirements

In order to apply for the trade union apprenticeship opportunities listed below, each candidate must meet the following requirements outlined in the respective section they are applying for.

In order to apply for the Carpenters Local #50 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Be at least 18 years old and have a state-issued drivers' license or certified birth certificate as proof of age. 

  • Submit an official transcript(s) of education achieved. 

  • Applicants must be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the apprenticeship program, with or without reasonable accommodation, and without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of the individual or others

  • Applicants who are military veterans and wish to receive consideration must submit a DD-214, or any similar documentation used to verify military training and/or experience. 

Phone Number: (865) 481-0466

Location: East Tennessee, Oak Ridge

In order to apply for the electrical workers local #270 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Have a high school diploma with a transcript or a GED. 

  • Have a driver's license. 

  • Submit a resumé and $25 application fee by money order or check.

  • Apprenticeships costs $600/year. 

Phone Number: (865) 483-1354

Email: ibew270@comcast.net

Location: East Tennessee, Oak Ridge

In order to apply for the IBEW local #760 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Be 18 years old.

  • Have a high school diploma with a transcript or a GED. One full credit in algebra is required.

  • Pass a drug test screening.

  • Submit a resumé and $25 application fee by money order or check.

Phone Number: (865) 524-8638

Location: East Tennessee

In order to apply for the insulators local #46 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Be 18 years old.

  • Have a high school diploma with a transcript or GED and a cop of your birth certificate.

  • Submit two letters of recommendation from non-relatives.

  • Pass multiple drug screenings. 

Phone Number: (865) 228-2323

Email: charlie.woody46@yahoo.com

Location: East Tennessee Area, Chattanooga, TVA, DOE

In order to apply for the iron workers local #384 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Have a high school diploma or GED.

  • Have a driver's license and birth certificate.

  • Pass a drug test screening.

  • Complete OSHA 10 construction training certification. You can be certified online with a $50 class.

Phone Number: (865) 689-5663

Location: East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Northeast Georgia

In order to apply for the IUPAT local #77 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Have a high school diploma or a GED. 

  • Have a driver's license or state ID.

  • Have a social security card.

Phone Number: (770) 330-8268

Location: Knoxville, Oak Ridge, VA, GA, AL, NC (TVA, DOE)

In order to apply for the laborers local #818 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • No high school diploma or GED is required.

  • Pass a drug test screening and background check.

  • Submit a $123 application fee. The cost of the fee is prorated down based on when the application is accepted and on when originally applied.

Phone Number: (865) 566-3875

Email: tdagley@selaborers.org

Location: DOE/Oak Ridge, TVA

In order to apply for the plumbers and steamfitters local #102 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Have a high school diploma with a transcript or a GED. You are allowed to be a current high school student when applying.

Phone Number: (865) 556-1467

Email: booj8675@gmail.com

Location: East Tennessee

In order to apply for the sheet metal workers local #5 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Be 18 years old.

  • Have a high school diploma with a transcript or a GED. 

  • Have a driver's license or state ID.

  • Have a social security card and birth certfiicate. 

Phone Number: (865) 296-4030

Location: Knoxville, Oak Ridge (DOE)

In order to apply for the teamsters local #519 apprenticeship, you must meet the following requirements listed below.

  • Have a high school diploma with a transcript or a GED. 

  • Have a driver's license. 

  • Submit a resumé and $25 application fee by money order or check.

  • Apprenticeships costs $600/year. 

Phone Number: (865) 546-8373

Email: contact@tlu519.com

Location: Knoxville, East Tennessee 

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