Iron Workers 301 – Charleston
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The Iron Workers 301 Joint Apprenticeship Training Program
Iron Workers Local 301 Apprenticeship Training Program accepts applications year round at 2425 Hampshire Drive in Charleston, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
The three year program has classes two nights a week as well as paid on the job training.
Classes consist of a variety of applications including structural, ornamental, and reinforcing work, as well as mathematics, welding, and rigging.
Apprentices start at 60% of Journeyman pay scale with benefits. Increases are given every six months until training is complete.
The goal is to educate new workers how to safely, efficiently and effectively perform all aspects of the trade.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, and live for at least the last year in the area covered by Local 301 which includes the WV Counties of Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Webster, Wyoming and part of Randolph.
Also included are Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Wise and Washington Counties in Virginia, and Pike County Kentucky.
New apprentices are selected on an as-needed basis. After completing an application candidates will be called back for an interview and aptitude test. If selected, a drug test will also be required.
For more information contact Rick Barker, Apprenticeship Coordinator at 304/342-5343 or visit ironworkers301.com