NYC DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS APPRENTICESHIP IS ACCEPTING APPLICANTS 7/11 - 7/22

NOTICE
THE NEXT SCHEDULED APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE TRADE OF CARPENTER IS:
MONDAY, JULY 11, 2011 TO FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011.
Application cards will be available at the New York City District Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College located at 395 Hudson Street (Clarkson Street Entrance), New York, NY 10014.
500 application cards will be available from 9:00AM to 11:00AM on the dates indicated. No person will be given an application card except during these hours. When the 500 application cards are completed, the recruitment will be completed.
Applicants must provide a picture ID to complete an application card. Application cards must be completed by the applicant.
At the conclusion of the application period, application cards will be drawn from the locked box for participation in a one-hour orientation. Applicants will be notified about the orientation by mail.
Applications that were not drawn will remain in the locked box for the next scheduled apprenticeship application drawing. This process will continue until the desired number of apprenticeship positions is obtained or until all apprenticeship cards are exhausted.
APPLICANTS MUST ATTEND THE ONE-HOUR ORIENTATION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
APPRENTICESHIP.
MINIMUM APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS
 High School Diploma or G.E.D. (original or stamped) upon acceptance
 Proof of Citizenship or have the legal right to work in the U.S. upon acceptance
 Social Security Card
 Be a minimum of 17 years of age
Individuals who can show that they meet the conditions listed above after completing an application for apprenticeship, will be afforded an oral interview by the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (J.A.T.C.). Once an applicant is interviewed and receives a passing grade on the evaluation procedures, the applicant shall remain active in the apprenticeship application record book, subject to selection, for a period of two (2) years from the date of the interview.
All applicants for apprenticeship are required to report to a collection site designated by the organization for a substance abuse screening.
Upon successful completion of the substance abuse screening, the applicant will be assigned to an N.Y.C.D.C. Local Union. All applicants who wish to receive consideration for military training must submit a DD-214 to verify military experience.
Applicants must present a photo I.D. for the substance abuse screening and upon acceptance into the apprenticeship program.
All apprentices who wish to enter the apprenticeship program as a 2nd, 3rd or 4th year apprentice must provide the J.A.T.C. with proper documentation that defined their experience in the construction industry. This documentation must be comprised of official documents such as payroll records, notarized letters of experience and/or confirmation and sworn statements. The J.A.T.C. will examine all documentation submitted before qualification is acknowledged. The J.A.T.C. will schedule a skill and knowledge evaluation interview with the applicant if it is deemed appropriate