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APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING – 1,000 HOURS IN
THE CLASSROOM PLUS 10,000 HOURS
IN THE FIELD ADDS UP TO ELECTRICAL
CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE
NECA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) support apprentice, journeyman, and technician training through sponsorship of the National Joint Apprentice and Training Committee. It's a model education partnership that produces the best-trained, most up-to-date electrical and telecommunication apprentices and journeymen in the country. The NJATC's goal is to provide the highest quality training to those interested in a career in the various fields within the electrical industry. In addition to receiving skill training on the job, our apprentices are provided trade related classroom training that produces competency and pride that lead to true craftsmanship. Locally, the Boston Chapter co-sponsors electrical and telecommunication training programs in Greater Boston, New Hampshire, and Maine.
FOREMEN TRAINING
NECA is the leader in construction supervisory training with its comprehensive Electrical Project Supervision program. Every foreman goes through a rigorous program covering the fundamentals of a supervisor’s jobsite responsibilities including safety, legal issues, productivity management, written and oral communication, scheduling, cost control, and team building.
MANAGEMENT TRAINING
The Chapter provides a variety of management development programs for contractors through NECA’s Management Education Institute Courses Programs offered to NECA member contractors include courses on business management (including financial, legal, and marketing), project management (including dispute resolution and quality management), and technical training (including estimating, scheduling, and managing change orders and delays).
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The Greater Boston Joint Apprentice Training Center’s (JATC) primary mission is to develop the most skilled, responsible and responsive Electricians and Technicians in the United States of America. We are dedicated to building professionals who have the expertise, character and sense of teamwork to bring value to the clients they serve, the union they represent and the contractors who employ them.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
NECA subscribes to and endorses the principle of non-discrimination in employment, and subscribes to a policy of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
RESEARCH
The Electrical Contracting Foundation provides funding for research to strengthen the fabric of the electrical industry through the development of information which will positively affect the future of the electrical industry and its service to the public. The Foundation has published dozens of studies and reports that are available to the public. By virtue of its $100,000 commitment to the Foundation, the Boston Chapter sits on the policy making Electri21 Council. All Foundation research publications are available to Association members at no cost.
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