Electrical industry workers receive state-of-the-art training at the Santa Clara County JATC (Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee). Union training is widely recognized as the most superior training in the electrical industry. Union workers are better trained and better prepared.

The Santa Clara County JATC is a joint effort between the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 332. The JATC’s mission is to recruit and train apprentices for the growing electrical contracting industry and to upgrade the skills of journeymen.

Apprentice Training

Apprentices in the electrical industry develop the necessary skills through paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction at the JATC. In order to complete the apprentice-training program, apprentices need 800 hours of classroom time and five years (8400 hours) of on-the-job training. (This requirement refers to Inside Wiremen).

Besides being paid while learning, the training program gives apprentices complete health and retirement benefits.

The Santa Clara County JATC offers training in three areas:

• Commercial/Industrial Inside Wiremen
• Residential
• Voice/Data/Video

Training Facilities

Electrical JATC
The Santa Clara County JATC is located at 908 Bern Court, San Jose, CA 95112. Call 408-453-1022 for more information or visit thier website at www.ejatc332.org.

Sound and Communications JATC
The Santa Clara County Sound and Communications JATC is located at 911 Bern Court suite 100, San Jose, CA 95112. Call 408-453-3101 for more information or visit thier website at www.norcal-jatc.org.