• Fill out apprenticeship application.
• Send a copy of high school transcripts or GED to the apprenticeship office.
• Take the Accuplacer test that is given at NTC - call to make an appointment.
  
  Testing includes reading and math with a required minimum score of 66, and algebra with a required minimum score of 33. Mechanical and spatial are also required.
  
  Test is given in Room A101 - Goal Lab - Learning Center
  
  Must preregister at least one week in advance.
  
  Total cost of $18.00 includes Reading, Math & Algebra testing plus Mechanical & Spatial testing - to be paid at time of test either by check payable to NTC or exact amount of cash.
  
  Test starts at 8:00 AM - need to
  be at test site (room A101) by
  7:45 AM
  
  Contact Testing Center at 675.3331, Ext. 4748 for an appointment.
  
  Goal Lab can assist you in the math and reading portions of the test. Contact Goal Lab at 675.3331, Ext. 4970
  
  
• Interview with committee to receive a letter of introduction. Letter can be taken to prospective employers indicating you are a qualified candidate.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Apprenticeship Office
Northcentral Technical College
1000 W. Campus Drive
Wausau, WI 54401
715.675.3331, Ext. 4225

Work Description:
Steamfitters assemble, install and maintain pipes
to carry water, steam compressed air, gases and fluids needed for processing, manufacturing, heating and cooling. They adapt and repair
pipe systems, install appliances, heating and refrigeration units and weld pipes. Steamfitter mechanics troubleshoot, diagnose and repair
components of heating/cooling systems and refrigeration units.

Working Conditions:
Construction steamfitters work inside and outside, sometimes in adverse weather conditions. The work is active and strenuous requiring walking, standing, climbing, lifting and working in cramped
or high areas. Service steamfitters work indoors in equipment rooms as well as some outdoor repair work. They use test instruments and tools in troubleshooting and requiring of HVAC systems.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Physically capable of performing the trade.
• Recommended high school courses:
  General Math, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Mechanical and
  Architectural Drawing, General
  Sciences, Shop, Physics,
  Computer, Welding and English.

Terms of Apprenticeship :

• 5 year program
• 8,000 hours of on-the-job training.
  
• 500 hours of paid related
  classroom instruction
• 260 hours of non-paid related
  instruction to include First Aid,
  Welding, OHSA, etc.