Apprenticeship Curriculum

A breakdown of the courses required to become a Local 46 Apprentice.

Pre-training (28 total hours)

• Introduction - 4 hours class / 10 hours shop
  
• OSHA 10 - 10 hours class
  
• Scaffold - 4 hours class

First Year (196 total hours)

• Rebar - 48 hours class / 24 hours shop
  
• DOB Drug & Alcohol - 2 hours class
  
• DOB Fall Prevention - 8 hours class
  
• OSHA 30 - 30 hours class
  
• Inside/Black Iron -  24 hours class / 24 hours shop
  
• Math for Iron Workers -  32 hours class

Second Year (192 total hours)

• History of Ironworking - 60 hours class
  
• Unbonded Post Tensioning - 40 hours class / 8 hours shop
  
• Blueprint Reading - 48 hours class
  
• Survival of the Fittest/Foreman Training - 36 hours class

Third Year (192 total hours)

• DOB Rigging -  32 hours class / 20 hours shop
  
• Cranes - 20 hours class / 20 hours shop
  
• Wire Lath - 24 hours class / 24 hours shop
  
• First Aid/CPR – 8 hours class
  
• Cranes – 20 hours class/20 hours shop
  
• NYC Organizing – 24 hours class
  
• Instrument Training Laser – 20 hours class

Fourth Year (210 total hours)

• Bonded Post Tensioning – 42 hours class
  
• Advanced Foreman – 42 hours class
  
• Advanced Blueprint/Detailed Rebar – 42 hours class
  
• Welding – 84 hours shop