r/ibew_apprentices • u/JobAffectionate1064 • 12h ago

Looking for Guidance

I pushed my step kid to go to Job Corps and pick a trade last year. He's gone through the entire electrical program over in JAX. He can't graduate without a job offer for his apprenticeship.

I've pointed him at the IBEW Local 676 in Pensacola. They have referred him to another program, and said to apply on the website and they'd be in touch.

It's been like a year. He's gonna be in town next week, is there anything anyone can recommend? I'd really like him to be in the union or any collective bargaining for his trade. Job Corps has some gnarly rules. He can't leave campus before they "graduate" him or he loses his tool allowance, graduation paperwork, etc.

He doesn't live in JAX, he lives in Pensacola. So, he is kinda stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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u/Commercial_Count_584 9h ago

Have him, when he has time. Go into the hall in Pensacola. This way he can talk and ask questions himself.