APPRENTICESHIPS/LABOR UNIONS Handout 3
GRADE 12 LESSON 14
WV Union Plasterers & Cement Masons Apprenticeship
Start your Life Long Career while earning a College Degree!
Earn while you learn.
Our goal is to provide Safe, High Quality, and Specialized Training to apprentices in the crafts of
Plastering and Cement Finishing to ensure quality workmanship. Our JATC programs instruct
apprentices in the fundamentals of Plastering and Cement Finishing. Once the fundamentals
are taught, more enhanced skills and new techniques are taught to make our apprentices more
competitive in today's busy market. This involves the use of many specialty tools, machinery,
and applied techniques. The term of apprenticeship is 3 years of 150 hours of classroom
training and 4000 On-the-Job-Training hours for either craft. Pay increases are received for
every 500 hours of On-the-Job Training. Our apprentices are eligible to earn their 2 year
Associates Degree in Applied Science – Occupational Development. The requirements for
earning this degree are a completed apprenticeship and 7 pre-set college courses. This degree
is made available through the Advantage Valley Community College Network.
Application Information
Date (s) & Times (s) of Application: August 23rd through August 27th 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
and the third Friday of each month from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Location of Application:
Local 887 Union Hall,
3130 7th Avenue
Charleston, WV
Minimum requirements for application
Age and Education:
Applicants must be at least 17 years of age to apply.
Applicants must have a High School diploma or GED to apply.
Terms of Residence:
Applicants must reside in Local 887 Jurisdiction
(See jurisdiction below)
Other Requirements:
Applicants must have a valid WV or VA driver's license and all
applicants must take an Aptitude Test.
Applicants must be physically able to perform the work of the trade. Reliable transportation is
needed.
APPRENTICESHIPS/LABOR UNIONS Handout 2
GRADE 12 LESSON 14
Counties of Jurisdiction:
WV: Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Jackson,
Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas,
Pleasants, Putnam, Raleigh, Ritchie, Roan, Summers, Tyler, Wayne, Wirt, Wood,
Wyoming.
VA: Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd, Franklin,
Henry, Highland, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward,
Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge.
Process of Selection for WV Plasterers & Cement Masons Apprenticeship:
Applicants begin our selection process by completing an application packet during the dates of
application. Each applicant will have 7 days from date of application to submit all required
documentation to our office. Once required documentation has been received, applicants will
receive a certified letter scheduling them for an Aptitude Test. After testing, each applicant will
receive a certified letter with the date, time, and location of a scheduled interview. Applicants
will be interviewed by a selected panel and the same questions will be asked of each applicant.
All interview scores for each applicant will be added along with a review of all related
documentation that has been submitted on their behalf and the final selection will be made. All
applicants will be notified by mail of the selection decision.
Contact information regarding this trade and apprenticeship program:
Phone: (304) 744-8389 Fax: (304) 744-8389
3130 7th Avenue
Charleston, WV 25314
Judy Parsons, Coordinator
jpars@opcmia887.org
All applications will be received without regard to Race, Color, Religion, National Origin,
or Sex. Apprentices will be selected in the order of ranking resulting from rating of
interviews and submitted documentation.
Directions to Application Site for the Plasterers & Cement Masons Apprenticeship:
I-64 to Montrose Exit
Montrose Exit to Route 60
At intersection of Route 60 turn Right onto Route 60
Cross the Patrick Street Bridge
APPRENTICESHIPS/LABOR UNIONS Handout 2
GRADE 12 LESSON 14
Cross Rail Road Tracks
Get in Left Hand Lane and veer Left
Stay straight on 7th Avenue
At the 4th Stop light you will see Grainger's (on corner)
We are on the opposite end of the block with parking on 7th Avenue.
We also have a parking lot behind the building.
2 story Beige building with terra cotta band around the top.
Reference:
WV Joint Apprenticeship Programs
WV Union Plasters & Cement Masons Apprenticeship
http://www.wvapprenticeships.com/cement_masons.htm