Karen King, Training Director
Tucson Electrical JATC

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) teamed up to sponsor the most rigorous and respected apprenticeship training program. We are a four-year apprenticeship program of classroom instruction and 8,000 hours of on the job training, dedicated to training electricians. Our program is committed to providing enrichment opportunities for our students and educational excellence.

Our classroom instructors are highly qualified and most are electricians who work in the field. Over the past ten years, we have been aggressive in providing our instructors with the skills they need to succeed in the classroom. Our instructors, each summer, attend the National Training Institute (NTI) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This instructor training program employs Professional Educators from different colleges and universities throughout the United States. This is a four-year program receiving a completion diploma as a Master Instructor. While the focus is on Instructor training through the Professional Education classes and the “How to Teach” courses, there is also advanced technical courses our instructors are required to take. This week long training re-energizes our program with qualified educators who are ready to make a difference and be accountable for providing innovative and creative instruction. Being prepared to teach when we walk through the classroom door with clear objectives of what we want our students to learn is the key to our student’s success in this program. Our goal as a program is to foster a positive learning environment by giving our instructors the tools needed to enhance their presentation of the curriculum. The apprentices recognize our instructors truly care about their learning. Our staff of educators is the core of the apprenticeship program as they provide a learning environment that enhances the effective execution of the lessons being taught. There is enjoyment in the classroom.

Along with our apprenticeship training, we offer Journeyman upgrade classes, Supervision, OSHA 10, MSHA, CPR/First Aid, Electrical Safety in the Workplace based on 70E, and online courses.

The Tucson Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee has been training skilled apprentice electricians since 1945 with our sponsoring parties, Southern Arizona Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association NECA, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 570 IBEW, the Electrical Training Alliance, the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Office of Apprenticeship, and the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship.

If you want a career in the electrical industry, this is the program for you.

Karen King
Training Director