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APPRENTICESHIPS PHOENIX, AZ— While the “WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC drawings and the mechanical side

of fire alarms and other equipment,
Coronavirus pandemic has caused
among other lessons involving math,
NEED FOR SKILLED LABOR IN
many people in Arizona and around the
SURGING country to lose their jobs, an unusual THE LAST FEW YEARS AND RIGHT science, technology and leadership.
North Central school gives people a
Rosendin supports the Phoenix
chance to start a new career while
NOW WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
Electrical JATC financially and
gaining workforce experience.
by training apprentices, who are
AS NEED SPIKES Reprint from The Redmond Spokesman, written by Gerry O'Brien The Phoenix Electrical JATC (Joint UNEMPLOYED, IT IS A GREAT TIME students at the school. It is one of
TO TRY OUT A NEW CAREER IN
about 100 contractors working
Apprenticeship and Training
with the Phoenix Electrical JATC.
Committee) closed for a few weeks
in order to protect students and THE TRADES.” Rosendin has seen some additional
instructors due to COVID-19 then - Stephen Cole, absenteeism from employees and
PRINEVILLE, OR — Apprenticeships are growing in popularity as switched to an online format for some shutdowns from general
a path to enter a highly skilled industry while earning a good living classes. This school, established in Corporate Field Trainer contractors due to COVID-19, said
and avoiding costly student loan debt. Rosendin is proud to recognize 1943 through a cooperative industry Stephan R. Cole, Corporate Field
five apprentices who graduated from the Central Electrical Training action, trains students to become journey-level workers in the Trainer with Rosendin. Rosendin has adopted protocols to protect
Center: Max Benton, Trevor Walton, Patrick Kehoe, Kevin DeWitt, electrical industry. When they complete the program, they earn employees and other trades workers on the job, including offering
and Nevadahs St. Clair. about $60,000 in base pay in jobs, said Shawn Hutchinson, training hand sanitizer and face coverings and enhancing cleaning of job
director for the Phoenix JATC. sites, Cole said.
These apprentices were accepted into the highly competitive
training program less than five years ago, taking night classes The Phoenix Electrical JATC pivoted to bring students into its “We have seen a dramatic need for skilled labor in the last few
while completing more than 8,000 hours of on-the-job training at school to do hands-on training in smaller groups than usual and years and right now with so many people unemployed, it is a great
Rosendin construction sites and regional offices. Today, all five are implemented social distancing. Students and staff members time to try out a new career in the trades,” he said. “Given the
certified journeymen wiremen with the International Brotherhood of wear masks in order to protect people due to COVID-19. While uncertainty that the retail and service industries are currently
Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 280. the electrical construction industry has been affected by the facing, now is an optimal time to pursue a career in the trades
pandemic, with a few Phoenix Electrical JATC students testing as the local construction industry does not show many signs of
positive for the virus, it did not have a huge impact on the school, significantly slowing down.”
Hutchinson said.
MAX BENTON KEVIN DEWITT Eddie Nuñez, a student in his third year at the Phoenix Electrical
“The industry was labeled as an essential industry very early on,” JATC, works as an apprentice for Rosendin. “It is a good career
Benton's apprenticeship with DeWitt worked for Rosendin he said. “There is still a lot of construction work happening in path,” Nuñez said. “I’ve learned a lot. I like when there’s stuff to
Rosendin began at a data center throughout his entire apprenticeship, the Valley and around the state, all across the country. There are solve.”
project in Prineville, Oreg. working helping to build and sustain a data opportunities right now for journey-level workers to basically get
with construction, prefabrication and center project in Prineville. As a a job anywhere in the country right now.” Rosendin is hiring in Arizona! Interested candidates can email
sustaining crews. Max is currently resident of Prineville, DeWitt is a Div4Jobs@rosendin.com and visit https://www.rosendin.com/
constructing a pre-engineering metal valued member in all facets of being Students have to complete 936 hours of classroom training careers/skilled-craft for more information.
building. an inside wireman. and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training in order to get certified
as journey-level workers. Typically it takes four calendar years To learn more about the Phoenix Electrical JATC, visit pejatc.org.
to finish the program. Students learn about OSHA standards,
instrumentation, project management, interpreting architectural Reprint from North Central News, written by Colleen Sparks
TREVOR WALTON NEVADAHS ST. CLAIR
After graduating high school, Walton St. Clair’s apprenticeship with NAWIC AUSTIN 2020
attended college and worked in real Rosendin began at the Dry Creek
estate before launching his career project in Prineville, then at large
as an electrician. He is proud to have data centers, and at Oregon State TRADES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
completed his apprenticeship and University Cascades.
excelled on his journeyman test.
NAWIC announced five (5) Austin apprentices who won
the 2020 Austin NAIWIC Chapter #7 Trades Scholarships.
Each apprentice won $1,000 toward the apprenticeship
PATRICK KEHOE program.
DID YOU KNOW?
Kehoe began working as a material Rosendin is proud to recognize the following apprenticeses:
handler for the IBEW, where his hard Apprentices pay approx. $5K for the training program, Nathan Sprouse, working at ABIA Consolidated
work, determination, and positive with additional funding coming from IBEW, NECA Maintenance project; Jose Rivas Rangel, is currently in
attitude helped him excel in the (National Electrical Contractors Rosendin's pre-fabrication warehouse), Abigail (Abby)
apprenticeship program. Association), and corporate partnerships. Leighton is working at the Capstone campus, and Sebastian
Yezak, who is working at ABIA Consolidated Maintenance.
“I became an apprentice because I wanted If you or someone you know is interested
to insure a stable and prosperous future in joining the apprenticeship program Congratulations Rosendin apprentices for being a
for myself and my family.” near you visit https://www.ibew.org/ scholarship recipient!
Join-the-IBEW Jose Rivas Rangal, Abigal Leighton and Sebastian Yezak

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