BAC 2 NY-VT
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local #2
Apprenticeship Training Programs
A 4 year apprenticeship program consisting of 6,700 hours of on-the-job training combined with 144 hours of related classroom instruction per calendar year. A day in the life of a Bricklayer-Mason-Plasterer apprentice consists of but is not limited to the following work practices. Laying standard and specialty masonry units, cutting masonry units, mixing mortar and grout. Installing re-bar, grout and insulating materials. Building footings and foundations. Building arches, columns, piers and corners. Building fireplaces and chimneys. Installing masonry anchoring devices and lintels. Installing masonry panels, rain screen and veneer systems. Installing masonry flashing and system components. All plastering products, applications, procedures and installation methods.
6000 hours of on-the job training and 144 minimum hours of classroom training per year. Focus is on restoration work. Duties include but are not limited to, caulking and sealing of joints in buildings and other structures to seal them watertight; applying cold membrane waterproofing in liquid or sheet good rolls; epoxy injection with pressure equipment to fractures and cracks in buildings to restore them to structural integrity; power washing to clean and restore buildings.
4500 hours of on-the job training, and 144 minimum hours of school time per year.
Focus is on all aspects of the concrete masonry industry including safety practices, concrete, leveling, finishing.
6000 hours of on-the job training, and 144 minimum hours of school time per year. Focus is on all aspects of the Tile, Marble, and Terrazzo industry including safety practices.
3700 hours of on-the job training, and 144 minimum hours of school time per year. Focus is on all aspects of the Tile, Marble, and Terrazzo industry including safety practices.
Requirements for Applicants
- Must be 17 years of age.
- Must have a valid drivers license.
- Must have reliable transportation to and from job sites and training courses.
- Possess a High School Diploma or Equivalancy such as GED or TASK.
- Must be physically able to perform the work required.
- Must have the ability to lift 50-100 lbs.
- Must be a six month resident of local #2's geographical counties as follows;
Albany, Cayuga, Columbia, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington.
Please contact Training & Education Director Daren Gulliver for any additional information.
e-mail: dgulliver@bac2.org
Phone: (518) 456-5477 ext. 242
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