Overview of available trade options and time commitment required for various trades apprenticeships. Each trade notes the number of hours to complete training and schedule of work experience.
Apprenticeship Work Schedules
Automotive Trades
- Auto Glass Technician (AG-2) - 2,000 Hours
- Diesel Mechanic - 8,000 Hours
Barbering Trade
Building and Construction Trades
Construction Trades
- Carpenter - 8,000 hours
Electrical Trades
- Cable Splicer (L-2) - 8,000 hours
- Electrician (E-2) - 8,000 hours
- Electrician - Industrial/Maintenance - 8,000 hours
- Electrician Low Voltage (L-6) - 4,000 hours
- Electrician Low Voltage (C-6) - 4,000 hours
- Photovoltaic Electrician (PV-2) - 4,000 hours
- Telephone Equipment Servicer and Installer (T-2) - 4,000 hours
Fire Suppression Systems Technician (F-4) - 6,000 hours
Glazier (FG-2) - 6,000 hours
Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Trades
- Gasoline Tank Installer & Repair (P-8) - 2,000 hours
- Heating-Cooling Mechanic (S-2) - 8,000 hours
- Heating Mechanic (S-4) - 8,000 hours
- Lawn Sprinkler Installer and Maintenance (J-4) - 2,000 hours
- Limited Heating-Cooling Mechanic (S-10) - 6,000 hours
- Limited Heating Mechanic (S-6) - 8,000 hours
- Limited Heating Mechanic (S-8) - 8,000 hours
- Oil Burner Service/Installer (Residential/Light Commercial) (B-2) - 2,000 hours
- Oil Burner Service/Installer (Unlimited) (B-4) - 4,000 hours
- Plumbing Mechanic (P-2) - 8,000 hours
- Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Mechanic - 12,000 hours
- Pump Servicer & Installer (J-2) - 4,000 hours
- Refrigeration Mechanic (D-4) - 4,000 hours
- Sewer, Storm and Water Lines Installer (P-6) - 2,000 hours
- Warm Air Heating/Cooling Mechanic (D-2) - 4,000 hours
- Well Driller - 6,000 hours
Sheet Metal Worker (SM-2) - 8,000 hours
Sheet Metal Worker - Limited (HVAC) (SM-2) - 8,000 hours
Sheet Metal Worker - Limited (SM-4) - 4,000 hours
Solar Mechanic (ST) - 4,000 hours
Sprinkler Fitter (F-2) - 8,000 hours
Machine Tools and Plastic Trades
- Automatic Screw Machine Setter - 6,000 hours
- CNC Wireforming - 8,000 hours
- Fourslide - Machine Setter - 6,000 hours
- Injection Molding Setter (Plastic) - 4,000 hours
- Injection Molding Technician (Plastic) - 4,000 hours
- Machine Repairer - 8,000 hours
- CNC Production Machinist - 6,000 hours
- Machinist (EDM) - 6,000 hours
- Millwright - 8,000 hours
- Plastic Mold Repairer - 6,000 hours
- Plastic Technician (Blow Molding) - 8,000 hours
- Plastic Process Technician - 8,000 hours
- Press Operator (Offset) - 8,000 hours
- Progressive Die Tool Setter - 6,000 hours
- Screw Machine Operator & Setter - 6,000 hours
- Screw Machine Repairer - 6,000 hours
- Springmaker - 6,000 hours
- Springmaker - Coiler - 6,000 hours
- Springmaker (Torsion) - 6,000 hours
- Swiss Automatic Screw Machine Operator & Set-Up - 6,000 hours
- Tapping and Threading Machine Setter - 4,000 hours
- Tool Cutter / Grinder - 6,000 hours
- Tool Cutter / Grinder (CNC) - 6,000 hours
- Tool Grinder (Precision Form) - 6,000 hours
- Toolmaker (Eyelet) - 8,000 hours
- Vertical Turret Lathe Set-up Operator - 3,000 hour
Contact Information and Locations
Connecticut Department of Labor
200 Folly Brook Boulevard
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Division Phone: (860) 263-6085
Email: dol.apprenticeship@ct.gov
Hours of all Divisions: M-F (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
Closed on Saturday and Sundays