Apprentices - IBEW Local 223

Brockton Electricians Joint Apprenticeship Training Center

The IBEW Local 223 Electrical Apprentice application period has been changed and will now open from October 13, 2026, through October 30, 2026, for the next class beginning September 2027.

All applications must be completed in person and by appointment only during this period. Applications will not be accepted before October 13, 2026.

Please have all required paperwork listed in the Qualifications section ready when you call to schedule an appointment, as we only book appointments 1 to 2 days in advance. (We are closed on weekends and holidays.)

Please call 508-880-2693 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

The next Aptitude Testing will be held after applications close on October 30, 2026, in late fall of 2026.

All applications are to be completed in person and by appointment only.

General Qualifications:

At least 18 years of age at the time of selection and indenture (minimum of 17 years to apply).
Meet minimum math requirements – show one full year of high school algebra with a passing grade or an equivalent post-high school algebra course with a passing grade.
High school graduate, or have a GED with Percentiles, in place of high school diploma or provide a two year associates degree or higher.
Provide an official transcript for high school (year or years completed); GED (from State Dept. of Education); or post-high school education and training. Note: Associated high school transcripts must also be submitted with GED.
Have a qualifying score on the electrical trade's aptitude test developed and validated by the American Institutes for Research. (Aptitude Testing will be held in the late fall of 2026.)
Copy of a valid Driver’s license.
Copy of your Birth Certificate.
$40 application fee payable in cash, check, or money order only.
Any MA-certified school or work hours in the electrical trade.
Must reside in Southeastern MA or the Cape Cod and Islands area.
Those in the Military also provide a DD-214 to Verify Military Training/Experience.

Admission Requirements of the Joint Apprenticeship Committee:

Selection of entrants to the Apprenticeship Program is made on qualification alone without regard to race, creed, gender, age, color, or national origin and based on an oral interview of those who meet the minimum qualifications.
The industry’s needs determine the number of apprentices accepted into the Program at the time.
Initial drug screening is required of all who are selected to enter the apprenticeship and are subject to annual and random testing.

Terms of Apprenticeship Training:

Length — 4 Years Night School/minimum of 8000 hours on-the-job training.
Related classroom instruction/minimum of 225 hours per year (Sept–May).
CPR/First Aid and OSHA training.
Indentured to the Brockton Electricians Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and assigned to an electrical contractor signatory to IBEW Local 223.
Starting pay — 40% of the Journeyman wage.
A probationary period is 1000 hours OJT or 6 months and also successful completion of related classroom training.
Wage increases are determined by advances in the period based on satisfactory on-the-job and classroom performance.
College credit for related classroom instruction.

Pay increases of 3–5% of the Journeyman level rate of pay every 1000 hours commensurate with satisfactory academic and on-the-job performance.