APPLICANT’S HELP PAGES

NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY
The Sheet Metal Workers’ Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity
admits students of any race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges,
programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.

Filling out your application is just the first step in the application process. As an applicant, you will
be required to meet the particular requirements of the Apprenticeship Standards of the Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Fund of the Philadelphia and Vicinity. These Standards are approved by
the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training and the Pennsylvania and Delaware
Apprenticeship Councils.

1. A $10.00 application fee is required. (Money orders are the only acceptable legal
tender)

2. Two forms of Identification are required. (Driver’s License, SS Card, School ID,
Military ID or State non driver’s license) One form of identification must have a
picture. A birth certificate is not acceptable identification for this part of the
application process.

3. Legal documentation of birth. Official Federal, State, County Birth Certificate or

Passport. Hospital Birth Certificates and Baptismal Certificates are not legal
documentation of birth.

4. A signed copy of Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 19 Consent Form. This is available on
the website.

5. A copy of your High School Transcripts or GED Certificate (see note below) with
scores. You may also provide copies of College Transcripts or Trade School Certificates
for classes attended. We are not requesting a copy of your High School Diploma.

6. A signed copy of the application printed off the application website and three essay
questions answered separately.

*Concerning part five (5) High School Transcripts or GED with Scores.
NOTE: Those candidates that have received a GED. It would be a benefit to you during the
application process if you contacted the appropriate agency and requested or applied for a copy of
your high school transcripts for the years that you attended school.
The Joint Apprenticeship Committee is aware that certain schools will not provide a copy of official
Transcripts or will not provide unofficial Transcripts to past graduates or students that attended
classes and received credit. However, they will mail a copy directly to the Training Center.
Remember you are responsible to successfully complete the application process.
For those applicants who can provide all six parts of the application process. You have two options in
filing the application and completing the requirements.

Option 1: Please make copies of the required documentation purchase the $10.00 money order and
bring the file to the Training Center on the second Monday of any month of the year between the
hours of 8 AM and 4 PM. If this is the option you choose please bring picture identification with you.
Your file will be reviewed for completeness and you can sign for your aptitude test date. Remember
you are the only person that can sign for your aptitude test date.

Option two: You can mail the required documentation and money order to the Training Center.
SHEET METAL WORKERS’ LOCAL 19
APPLICATION PROCESS
1301 SOUTH COLUMBUS BLVD.
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147
If you decide to mail in your documentation you will then have to come to the training center with
picture identification on the second Monday of any month of the year between 8 AM and 4 PM to
sign for your aptitude test date.

For those applicants who can only provide five parts of the application process, meaning you are
waiting for the High School to mail your transcripts or State agency to send your GED and scores.
Please make copies of the required paper work that you can provide, purchase your $10.00 money
order and mail the information to:
SHEET METAL WORKERS’ LOCAL 19
APPLICATION PROCESS
1301 SOUTH COLUMBUS BLVD.
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147
For those applicants who are not able to provide their Transcripts or GED with the mail in package,
once the Training Center receives your Transcripts or GED you will be able to come to the Training
Center to sign for your aptitude test date. Test dates can be signed for at the Training Center on the
second Monday of each month between the hours of 8 AM and 4 PM. Please bring a picture ID to
receive your test date. No one else can sign for your aptitude test date.

General Information:
The Apprentice Standards require all applicants must:

• reach 18 years of age at the time they are accepted into the apprenticeship program.

• be physically able to perform the work required as judged by the Joint Apprenticeship
and Training Committee or their representative.

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee may require the applicant to submit to a drug and
alcohol screen as part of the application process and after acceptance as an apprentice to an
examination by a physician of the Committee’s choice.

All applicants have one year to complete the application process. Any applicant that doesn’t
complete the application process in the allotted time period will be disqualified and must start the
entire application process over. No refunds for the application fee will be returned.
All applicants that do not appear for their first scheduled aptitude test date must come to the Training
Center and sign for a second aptitude test date. Failure to attend the second test date will disqualify
the applicant and a new application must be submitted. When submitting a new application the entire
process must be successfully completed. The training center will not transfer previously submitted
documents from a previous application to a new application.

Aptitude Testing
An outside consultant administers and grades the aptitude test that is approved by the State of
Pennsylvania. Only applicants that receive a high score will continue in the process and receive an
interview.

Applicants that do not receive a high score from participation in the aptitude test date will be given a
second opportunity to take the aptitude test. The applicant must come to the Training Center on the
second Monday of any month and sign for their new test date. Failure to receive a high score after
participating in the second aptitude test will disqualify an applicant from making application for one
year from the date of the second aptitude test date.

All aptitude testing will be done during the normal working hours of the Training Center. Aptitude
tests will be administered three times a year.

All applicant interviews will be done during the normal working hours of the Training Center.
Interviews will be held twice a year.

Each part of the application process is scored. These scores from the application, testing and
interview process are added together to create a composite score. The composite scores will be
compiled at the end of each interview process and a list will be generated from the highest score to
the lowest score. When the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee receives applications for
apprentices from the employers, a letter of acceptance will be sent to the candidates, starting with the
highest score and continue down the list until the employer requirements are met. The candidates that
remain on the list will move up the list for placement until the next interview process is completed
and those new scores will be incorporated into the existing list of candidates. A new ranking list will
be generated combining those candidates that remain on the list and the new candidates that complete
the interview process. Remember candidates will remain on the selection list for two years from their
interview date.

Please note: Your placement on the candidate rank list will remain for two years starting with the
interview date. If you have not been selected to enter the apprenticeship program during the two-year
period that you have been on the candidate list, you can request another interview by writing a letter
to the Training Center thus initiating another two year period from the new interview date.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

What is the best way to complete the application process?

Ans. Get all your required documents together and bring them to the Training Center on the second
Monday of any month. If you are prepared it takes about five minutes to sign for your aptitude test
date.
What are the parts of the aptitude test?

Ans. ASVAB test

Ans. Google ASVAB to find free practice ASVAB tests online

Should I call the Training Center to ask for help answering the essay questions on the application?

Ans. No help will be provided answering the essay questions.

Does the Training Center provide a computer and internet access so I can fill out an application?

Ans. Yes

How long does it take for the aptitude test?

Ans. Be prepared to spend three hours taking the aptitude test.

How long does it take to get the scores from the aptitude test?

Ans. Six to eight weeks, everyone who takes the Aptitude Test will receive a letter indicating a score
of high, medium or low.

How often is the aptitude test scheduled?

Ans. Every four months

If I received a GED should I provide high-school transcripts?

Ans. Remember the application process is scored, particular high school classes may have value to
you during the process without the transcripts how would the Training Center know if you had taken
certain classes and passed the course.