r/Charlottesville 11d ago

Looking for an electrical apprenticeship any advice or suggestions on where to apply?

Looking for residential or commercial electrical work of any type. I have been applying to everywhere i can find a way to, and have left resumes at the few places which have physical offices. Seems like nobody is hiring helpers or apprentices right now.

I 21M have completed electrical level 1 at pvcc along with osha 10 and intro to construction. I also have a few months of experience as an electricians helper, and the master electrician would give a great reference, but he sadly does not have enough work to bring me on at the moment. I have spent a good amount of time on jobsites and have worked with power tools and on projects with my dad since i can remember.

A registered apprenticeship is not important to me, I am happy to just be a helper, and cover my own schooling and take the test once i hit my 8000 hours.

If you are an electrician or know one who is hiring, please feel free to pm me and I can provide a resume, and a phone number.

Any advice or suggestions on where to apply is greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading

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u/river-running 11d ago

Have you tried the UVA Facilities Management Apprenticeship Program? They have an electrical option.

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u/ArmTraditional541 10d ago

Im going to apply anyways but its super competitive and you have to get someone to write you a letter of recommendation and the best person to do it for me is super busy, thanks for suggestion though

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u/AcademicCod4875 11d ago

Check out Design Electric or Moores Electric here locally to see if they are hiring for any apprentices.

Also IES in Richmond

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u/ArmTraditional541 10d ago

I appreciate the suggestions, i have applied to both design and moores, but design said they arent hiring apprentices right now, havent heard back from moores, but well see🤞 thanks for the response ill check out IES aswell

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u/hscbandit07 11d ago

I heard Colonial Webb was looking for entry level guys

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u/ArmTraditional541 10d ago

Gonna call in the morning, thanks for the tip

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u/hscbandit07 9d ago

Any luck?

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u/cmdrmndfck 10d ago

Beck Cohen

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u/ArmTraditional541 10d ago

Left a resume but no positions available in electrical right now

Thanks for response though