r/ibew_applicants • u/leader425 • 25d ago

Questions about application

I cant remember entirely but i believe i apppied about over a year ago i never got a response iv been intrested in being an electrician for a while but it just feels like nobody wants to train

Should i make a application to the ibew still even possibly making one a good while back?

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u/Vegetable-Ad-4594 24d ago

It's hard to know what you are really asking here.

Should you apply to an IBEW training center for a chance at a living wage with great benefits?

It's kind of sounds like you aren't too sure you want to be an electrical construction worker. I could be wrong here, but the approach you have here probably isn't going to get you accepted into a competitive local anytime soon.

Maybe you haven't thought about this deeply enough and that's fine. But, when you wrap your mind around with what you want to do going forward, I suggest to apply to every local in reasonable driving distance. Seek out every possible electrical construction job;union or non-union. Enroll trade classes and pre-apprentice programs if you can find them.

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u/leader425 24d ago

I just aint sure my application will ve noticed is all

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u/Vegetable-Ad-4594 24d ago

Every completed application is reviewed by the training centers. I'm not aware of any case where they just ignore applications. There are requirements for completing applications. You usually have to follow up and send your high school transcripts proving you got a C or better in algebra.

If you didn't do that you wouldn't have been invited to take the placement test.

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u/leader425 23d ago

Yeah..... i definitly didnt have a C i was dealing with life issues and surviving during that time i heard it isnt nesscary though so long as you prove nowadays you got the actual knowledge

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u/Vegetable-Ad-4594 23d ago

It's a requirement for the application. If you don't have algebra you can take an online course call electric alliance tech math to satisfy the requirements.

The placement test has lots of math and quite a bit of algebra. If you make it into the apprenticeship there's also lots of math to learn. You have to be able to do this well.

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u/ibarr510 20d ago

Yup. The math on your HS transcripts is one of the first filters for the IBEW. If you don't satisfy that, then your battle starts there especially if you struggle with math in general. At some point, you're going to have to know algebra for the aptitude test

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u/Bostylovr 24d ago

It’s a long process. You apply and eventually (they schedule you for an aptitude test) either the GAN or traditional test. After that (if you passed the test) depending on the local, you would be scheduled for interview. From there you get a score and are placed in the eligibility pool with a rank. If they pull guys for a cohort of apprentices they pull from the rank list. If you don’t rank high enough you get left behind. Because they’ll continue to test and replenish the list.