MECHANICAL TRADES INSTITUTE JOINT APPRENTICESHIP SCHOOL

5675 Tulane Drive, SW.

Atlanta, GA 30336

404-696-7050

Contact: Mr. Dennis, 404-696-7121

Training Offered: Five-year, paid, on-the-job training program. Classes two nights each week. Students are trained to work as plumbers; pipe fitters; and heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration technicians.

Cost: No tuition is charged. Benefits and medical insurance begin after working 325 hours during three consecutive months.

MILLWRIGHTS JOINT APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAM

P.O. Box 2562

1539 McCollum Parkway

Kennesaw, GA 30144

770-795-9963

Training Offered: Four-year, paid, on-the-job training. Students learn to work with machine tools and precision instruments to secure a perfect fit. Millwrights are skilled construction mechanics who install conveyers, escalators, and giant turbines and generators.

Entrance Requirements: Courses in math, drafting, and mechanical drawing would be helpfl.tl.

Cost: No tuition is charged.

OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 926 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

4179 Dunn Road

Ellenwood, GA 30294

404-363-2764

Training Offered: Training in the operation of heavy equipment such as cranes, draglines, clamshells, pile drivers, graders, dozers, tractors, scrapers, rollers, and payers. Six thousand (6,000) hours of paid, on-the-job training. Also, 196 hours of classroom instruction.

Cost: No tuition is charged.

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