Program Structure
Vermont Electrical JATC and IBEW Local 300 provide an electrical apprenticeship route combining work alongside licensed electrical workers with classroom and practical training. This listing covers the inside electrical route, rather than the separate telecommunications or power-line occupations.
The sponsor describes four years of schooling and 8,000 on-the-job hours. Classes run in the evenings from September through March at locations across Vermont. Each year includes 144 classroom hours plus 36 additional hours of practical training at the union hall. Over four years those components total 720 hours; the practical component is additional to the 144 annual classroom hours, not a second work-hour requirement.
The hands-on training center is at the union hall, 3 Gregory Drive, South Burlington. Confirm your assigned evening-class location, weekly timetable, and job-travel expectations before committing; a statewide program does not mean every class is held in South Burlington.
Requirements
The public program page does not establish a complete current admission checklist. Minimum age, education and algebra requirements, aptitude testing, interviews, driving requirements, and any screening must be confirmed with Local 300. Do not assume that another IBEW local's entry rules apply here.
The linked Vermont Department of Labor application asks for employer and contact details, training start date, hourly wage, intended classroom site, previous employment, education, and military experience. Ask the coordinator how to complete that form if you do not yet have an employer. The sponsor says up to 2,000 nonregistered working hours may count toward required on-the-job training; obtain an individual credit determination before relying on prior experience.
Application Process
Use the official apprenticeship page and contact [email protected] for the next step. Employment applications are accepted year-round, but apprenticeship-program applications follow a separate June 15–August 1 annual window. That training application window has passed for 2026; year-round employment inquiries do not establish immediate admission to the apprenticeship.
The page links a Department of Labor apprenticeship form. Confirm its submission instructions with the coordinator. Neither an inquiry nor a completed form guarantees a job or class placement.
What You Earn
Local 300 states that apprentices become eligible for health, dental, vision, short-term disability, pension, and 401(k) benefits after a 500-hour probationary period. Current wage rates, application fees, tuition, books, tools, and total participant costs are unconfirmed; request the current wage schedule and cost breakdown.
Apprenticeship.gov identifies IBEW Local 300 at the South Burlington address as an Electricians sponsor. Apprenticeship completion and electrical licensing are separate steps; confirm licensing requirements with the responsible Vermont authority.