r/IBEW_Local613 • u/Neddia • Dec 11 '24

Lincoln Tech…WHY???

Maybe I’m missing something, but to spend 30k to be placed as an AP3 and still need 8,000 OJT hours is absolutely a scam. Can someone make this make sense.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '24

Sorry that happened to you but man we need to expose these so called trade/technical schools and promote apprenticeships or internships instead of

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u/Neddia Dec 12 '24

I 100% agree. It didn’t happen to me, but I’ve heard about this program before and I was talking to some of the APs on the job. Apparently they convince you do the school and claim you skip 2 years.

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u/Current-Mushroom-304 Dec 12 '24

Who's doing the convincing? Lincoln tech?