Program Structure
Vermont Electrical JATC and IBEW Local 300 run an electrical apprenticeship in which apprentices work alongside licensed electrical workers who act as mentors. Local 300 says it represents about 40 inside wiremen and telecommunications apprentices across Vermont; this listing covers the inside electrical route, not telecommunications or power-line work.
The sponsor describes 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and four years of schooling at 144 hours a year. Classes run in the evenings from September to March at locations across the state. Local 300 apprentices also complete 36 hours of practical training a year at the hands-on training center in the union hall, 3 Gregory Drive, South Burlington, in addition to the 144 classroom hours. The sponsor counts 720 classroom hours over the program.
Confirm your assigned evening-class location and job-travel expectations before committing; a statewide program does not mean every class is in South Burlington.
Requirements
The program page does not publish an admission checklist. Minimum age, education and math requirements, aptitude testing, interviews, driving requirements and any screening must be confirmed with the JATC; do not assume another IBEW local's rules apply here.
The linked Vermont Department of Labor apprenticeship application asks for an employer and contact person, hourly wage, the date training began, the class site you will attend, previous related employment, education and military training. The sponsor says up to 2,000 hours worked as a non-registered apprentice count toward the required on-the-job training; get an individual credit decision before relying on it.
Application Process
Read the official apprenticeship page and email [email protected] for the next step. The JATC accepts employment applications year-round, but applications to the apprenticeship program are accepted only from June 15 to August 1 each year. The 2026 window has passed. A year-round employment application does not mean immediate admission to the apprenticeship.
The page links the state apprentice application form; confirm with the JATC where and when to submit it. Neither an inquiry nor a completed form guarantees a job or a class place.
What You Earn
After a 500-hour probationary period, Local 300 apprentices are eligible for health, dental and vision insurance, short-term disability insurance, and pension and 401(k) contributions. Wage rates, application fees, tuition, books, tools and total costs are not published; ask for the current wage schedule and a cost breakdown.
Local 300 describes the program under Vermont's Registered Apprenticeship Program; a government registry listing was not confirmed. Local 300 says completing the 8,000 hours and 720 classroom hours makes you eligible to take the electrical license exam. The license itself is a separate step; confirm the requirements with the Vermont licensing authority.