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The Partnership:
 The Boilermakers National Joint
Apprenticeship Board was formed to develop and maintain an efficient and
comprehensive apprentice training program for the field erection and repair
construction industry. The board consists of equal number of members of the
International Brotherhood Boilermakers and Boilermaker employers in
field-construction related industries. The training program, in keeping with
the joint negotiated agreements, is financed by employer contributions for
Union boilermaker hours worked.
The board is responsible for providing
assistance to the Area Joint Apprenticeship Committee on matters concerning
the apprenticeship program. It is the board's duty to review the progress of
the program for field-construction industries. The board also reviews
apprenticeship standards, as well as local, state, and federal laws. In
addition, the board encourages the adoption and application of sound
apprenticeship training practices.
The Area Joint Committee
interfaces with the National Joint Apprenticeship Board. The Area Joint
Committee is also composed of an equal number of union members and employers,
It has the sole responsibility for indenturing and terminating apprentices in
the program.
The Area Joint Committee is
responsible for establishing program standards and guidelines that lead to
the development of skilled boilermakers who are a credit to the industry. It
is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the standards and
guidelines.
The Area Joint Committee
also registers apprenticeship agreements and submits required reports on the
apprenticeship program to both the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
and to participating employers of the program.
The Area Joint
Apprenticeship Committee members often put in long hours negotiating
contracts and administering the referral program. This work benefits all
apprentices participating in the National Apprenticeship Program. Many of the
employers or management committee members went through the Boilermakers
Apprenticeship Program or came up through the the ranks of the union and are
now contractors or contractor representatives. They give their time and
energy to benefit today's apprentice.
Skilled boilermaker
journeyman and apprentices are in demand because contractors and owners know
they will do the job right the first time. Quality workmanship and
productivity on the job site during an apprenticeship is of the utmost
importance. Productivity is the main factor that contributes to project
success for the employer, who will in turn continue to provide gainful
employment for the apprentice and journeyman. The job is a partnership
between the contractor and the boilermaker. Apprentices and journeyman must
meet their commitment to the contractor, to the union, and to themselves.
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