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The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) is the former name for the Electrical Training Alliance, a
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created in 1941 by the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a trade union, labor union that represents approximately 820,000 workers and retirees in the electricity, electrical industry in the United States, Canada, Guam, Panama, Puerto Rico, an ...
(IBEW) and the
National Electrical Contractors Association The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) is a trade association in the United States representing the electrical contracting industry through advocacy, education, research, and standards development. History In 1901, at the Pan ...
(NECA). The NJATC helped developing and standardizing education in the electrical industry by helping members of NECA and the IBEW, create a skilled workforce. The organization worked with various experts to ensure that
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in the organized labor movement had access to the most-up-to date training initiatives in the electrical
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industry. The organization had also hosted the National Training Institute (NTI), the largest electrical training seminar in North America. Nearly 2,000 electrical workers attend this event to learn about new industry trends, to see new products, and to attend in-depth training seminars. NTI is also home to one of the largest electrical trade shows in the construction industry. As of 2007, there were more than 40,000 electrical apprentices enrolled in JATC programs throughout the United States and Canada. Since its inception, more than 325,000 electrical apprentices have completed NJATC training programs and become competent
journeymen A journeyman is a worker, skilled in a given building trade or craft, who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification. Journeymen are considered competent and authorized to work in that field as a fully qualified employee ...
, making the organization one of the largest electrical training and apprenticeship programs of its kind.


Overview

Across the
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more than 200 local Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees (JATCs) used the NJATC’s curricula to help train electrical apprentices. The NJATC developed electrical training
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for Inside Wireman, Outside Lineman, Voice-Data-Video (VDV), and Residential Wireman programs. Emerging technologies such as
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(solar power generation),
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generation and
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s (PLCs) are also encompassed in the NJATC curricula, along with codes and safety and instrumentation training. The organization is also responsible for spearheading a variety of electrical industry certifications such as cable splicing and conduit bending. Its “ Earn While You Learn” initiative allows electrical apprentices to work and earn living wages while receiving related instructional training. This program allowed JATC electrical apprenticeship programs to operate without the financial support of taxpayers. With the help of the
American Council on Education The American Council on Education (ACE) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) U.S. higher education association established in 1918. ACE's members are the leaders of approximately 1,600 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher educati ...
; the NJATC has also developed a program that allows electrical apprentices to translate their instructional training into college credits. Depending on their area of study pursued, electrical apprentices could transfer up to 60 college credit hours from their electrical apprenticeship to
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s,
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, or
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.


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External links


NJATC websiteNECA websiteIBEW website
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