LOCAL 51 APPRENTICESHIP APPLICATION LINK
Published on Monday, March 4, 2024
Thank you for your interest in Plumbers, Pipefitters & Refrigeration Local 51.
Click here to pay the application fee and submit your application for the 2024-2025 school year. The link will be available from March 4th at 8 AM to March 15th at 11:59 PM.
Supporting application documents must be submitted by April 12th to: ualocal51.com/docsubmissionform.aspx (Documents must have the following file type extensions: .pdf, .jpg or .png.)
Incomplete applications will not be considered. You will not move forward with the application process if the listed documents are not received by April 12th.
- Digital Color Headshot Photo with White Background
- Birth Certificate
- Valid Driver’s License
- High School Transcripts or GED Transcripts
- High School or State Issued GED Graduation Diploma
- Application Boosters*: Trade School Transcripts; Trade School Graduation Certificate; College Transcripts; College Graduation Diploma; Certifications: OSHA, NFPA, EPA; Additional Training: Rhode Island Makers Certificate, Building Futures Certificate, Pre-Apprenticeship, Plumber-Pipefitter-Refrigeration State Issued Apprentice Licensing (Must provide estimated Work and School hours); Resume & References; etc. *Application Boosters may add additional points to your interview score. Copies of transcripts, diplomas or certifications must be received for credit.
- Military Transfer or Discharge Form DD-214, if applicable. Sign up for Helmets To Hardhats.
If you currently hold or have held a State Issued Apprentice License in Plumbing, Pipefitting or Refrigeration please let us know. A copy of your Apprentice license and estimated Work and School hours will be required.
If you have applied in the past, please email applications@ua51training.org to confirm that we still have your old document submission on file. If you have paid the application fee in the past, please email asanna@ualocal51.com to get this year’s payment refunded.
We are processing applications and emails as quickly as possible, please be patient and wait for our response to your request.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
STEP 1: APPLY ONLINE {MARCH}
A link for the Local 51 Application will be made available on our website, www.ualocal51.com, starting Monday, March 4, 2024 to Friday, March 15, 2024. There is a $51.00 application fee that will need to be paid to access the application. Payment is made online using a credit or debit card. (If you have paid the application fee for a previous year, please email asanna@ualocal51.com and we will refund your payment for the current year.)
STEP 2: MATH EVALUATION {APRIL}
A Math Evaluation is given to all Applicants in April. The exam will consist of basic fifth to eighth grade math. You will be tested on reading a ruler, adding, subtracting, multiplying/dividing fractions and decimals. Calculators are not allowed. You must obtain at least a 70 on the Math Evaluation in order to continue to an Interview. Links to practice math problems similar to our exam are listed below. (If you passed the math test with a 70+ in a previous year, we will contact you to schedule your interview.)
MATH STUDY MATERIALS:
STEP 3: DOCUMENTS DUE {APRIL 12, 2024}
You have until 4/12/2024 to submit your required documents using the submission link that will be emailed to you once your application has been completed. If your documents are not fully submitted by 4/12/2024, your application will be marked incomplete and you will not move forward with the application process.
STEP 4: INTERVIEWS {MAY}
Applicants who pass the Math Evaluation and submit their Supporting Application Documents by the deadline, will proceed to interviews in May. You will be emailed with your interview date and time. The Applicant will meet with the Local 51 Joint Apprentice Training Committee for an Interview that will take no longer than 15 minutes.
STEP 5: NOTIFICATION {JUNE}
The training department will notify all Applicants of their acceptance status by email in early June. Applicants who have been selected to continue with the application process must pass a Drug Test to finalize their acceptance.
STEP 6: OSHA 10 & NFPA TRAINING {JUNE}
If you are accepted into the Local 51 Training Program, you will be scheduled for a mandatory OSHA 10 and NFPA Fire Protection training class that will take place in June.