IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Upon completion of this application, you will need to schedule an entrance exam.  There will be a link presented to you at the end of this application.  If you need to come back and get the exam registration link later, click the Edit Response button in the confirmation Email that you will receive after submitting this form.

The Entrance Exam has a $45 fee, payable by Credit card.

Applicants to the Apprentice Training Program must be able to pass a criminal background check (includes DUI).

Applicants MUST be a high school graduate or have a GED and be at least 18 years old.

Entrance Exam - Online Test  - TO BE ADMINISTERED IN-PERSON AT Local 68's Training Center
1)  Mechanical Aptitude - Measures a subject's mechanical aptitude, or ability to learn to use and maintain equipment and machinery.
2)  Basic Skills - Measures basic grammar, spelling, math (NO calculators), and language skills
3)  Computer Literacy - Measures a person's proficiency with using Internet browsers and common desktop applications such as email and word processing programs.

ONLY those applicants who are among the top scorers on the entrance exam are invited to enroll in the Basic Building Maintenance class for the following semester.  The cost of the Basic Building Maintenance Class is $700, books not included.

This application process is to enroll in school at the Local 68 Training Center - this application process is not for an employment position.  The Local 68 Training Center DOES NOT HIRE.  Students who successfully pass the Building/Facilities Maintenance Course will Qualify to have their names placed on the IUOE Local 68 Apprentice Candidate referral list.

APPLICANTS MAY ONLY TEST ONCE  EVERY 12 MONTHS.  Re-applying more frequently will result in DISQUALIFICATION from the program!

Local 68 is NOT for Heavy Equipment operators or construction workers.
Local 68 is a union for Stationary Engineers.