Program Structure
Birmingham Electrical JATC combines electrical-construction employment with classroom instruction. Its application page describes a four-year registered apprenticeship, and the detailed program section specifies 8,000 on-the-job hours and 720 classroom hours. Other introductory copy still describes five years. Confirm the applicable program length before accepting a place; this listing does not resolve that inconsistent duration into a single guaranteed term.
Classes are described as 5–9 p.m., usually one or two nights each week, at the BEJATC training facility behind Birmingham's airport. The contact address is 5000 East Lake Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama 35217. Local 136 describes its area as Birmingham and central Alabama; ask BEJATC about your particular work assignment and travel requirements. The contractor employs and pays the apprentice, while BEJATC arranges placement and tracks training. The separate CW/CE route has different entry and progression rules and is not this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Applicants must be at least 18, have a high school diploma or GED, and provide official education transcripts. The application checklist requires a valid Alabama driver's license, not a state-issued identification card, and a Social Security card. Algebra must be satisfied by a passing full year of high school algebra or a passing postsecondary algebra course. A qualifying aptitude-test score and drug screen are required. Keep your driver's license valid throughout participation.
Application Process
Use the official application page to reach the online application portal. After documents are approved, eligible applicants enter the aptitude-test pool and receive an emailed appointment. Respond within 72 hours to retain the offered test seat. Successful testing is followed by a selection-committee interview. The page describes interviews normally occurring in July, but does not establish the next dated intake. Current application status and the next class start therefore require confirmation. Being eligible to work after completing documents is distinct from admission to formal classroom training.
What You Earn
The sponsor describes weekly contractor wages and benefit programs, with advancement tied to successful classroom and work-hour completion. It also acknowledges layoffs and reassignment between contractors. No current dated starting wage is quoted here. IBEW and NECA fund tuition and training; participants pay for books and need the required tools. Ask for current book, tool, and other participant charges. Go Build Alabama identifies this electrician apprenticeship as supervised by the sponsor and U.S. Department of Labor. BEJATC lists a state journeyman license among its graduation requirements; completion does not automatically issue that license.