IBEW Local 164 showcases electrical and telecommunications professions at Essex
By Mel Fabrikant Thursday, June 21, 2007, 11:42 AM EDT
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PASSAIC, N.J., June 20, 2007 – Essex High School students recently explored the lucrative and rewarding careers being offered by the electrical and telecommunications industries at Career Day. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 164 provided hands-on exhibits to offer insight regarding the five-year electrical and four-year telecommunications apprenticeship training programs available to high school graduates.
Paul Lagana, Local 164’s assistant training director (seated), explained the wide range of benefits associated with apprenticeship training, such as an hourly wage for students while pursuing their studies, lifelong job placement and exceptional medical and retirement benefits.
The programs, offered at Local 164’s state-of-the-art Training Academy in Paramus and a satellite facility in Toms River, are extremely rigorous. To be eligible, applicants must be at least 17 years old; possess a high school diploma or GED; have one year of algebra and a valid driver’s license. For information about Local 164’s electrical and telecommunications apprenticeship programs, or to apply, please call the IBEW Local 164 Training Academy at (201) 265-7273.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 164 is dedicated to providing its more than 3,900 members throughout Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties with integral services that elevate the level of electrical and telecommunications expertise as well as the quality of life for its members. IBEW Local 164 provides all of its members with a full continuum of professional education at two state-of-the-art training facilities in Paramus and Toms River, New Jersey. Local 164 includes electricians active within the tri-county area as well as telecommunications workers contracted throughout the state. Today, the IBEW includes more than 800,000 members worldwide. For more information, please call (201) 265-1700 or visit the web site www.ibewlocal164.com.
PASSAIC, N.J., June 20, 2007 – Essex High School students recently explored the lucrative and rewarding careers being offered by the electrical and telecommunications industries at Career Day. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 164 provided hands-on exhibits to offer insight regarding the five-year electrical and four-year telecommunications apprenticeship training programs available to high school graduates.
Paul Lagana, Local 164’s assistant training director (seated), explained the wide range of benefits associated with apprenticeship training, such as an hourly wage for students while pursuing their studies, lifelong job placement and exceptional medical and retirement benefits.
The programs, offered at Local 164’s state-of-the-art Training Academy in Paramus and a satellite facility in Toms River, are extremely rigorous. To be eligible, applicants must be at least 17 years old; possess a high school diploma or GED; have one year of algebra and a valid driver’s license. For information about Local 164’s electrical and telecommunications apprenticeship programs, or to apply, please call the IBEW Local 164 Training Academy at (201) 265-7273.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 164 is dedicated to providing its more than 3,900 members throughout Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties with integral services that elevate the level of electrical and telecommunications expertise as well as the quality of life for its members. IBEW Local 164 provides all of its members with a full continuum of professional education at two state-of-the-art training facilities in Paramus and Toms River, New Jersey. Local 164 includes electricians active within the tri-county area as well as telecommunications workers contracted throughout the state. Today, the IBEW includes more than 800,000 members worldwide. For more information, please call (201) 265-1700 or visit the web site www.ibewlocal164.com.
