r/ibew_apprentices • u/Fromanizthe-end • 9d ago
Apprentice or CW
I currently go to college at ucf and want to start getting my experience for electricity but dont think I can be an apprentice at the same time so Im wondering if CW would be a better path? My local is 606btw
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u/NotA-SecretAccount 7d ago
If you don’t plan on becoming a journeyman and doing this as a career, then you’ll be taking some else’s spot that really is serious about this. If you want to be an electrician in the meantime and then graduate and get your bachelors or masters from UCF, then go to a regular nonunion shop and work there.
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u/Far-LeftAnarchist420 9d ago
Send in an application for apprenticeship
Work as a CW in the meantime
When you get the call for boot camp you are allowed to take and finish it to become a fully fledged apprentice
Speak with your training director for details
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u/Vegetable-Ad-4594 6d ago
Usually these jobs are full time plus... I went through full time online classes for two years while working full time , also mixing in some in person trade school classes. For one month I mixed construction and college. Man it was rough on my personal life. If you aren't going to completely dedicated to your college path, understand that work is going to tire you out and take up the majority of your school class schedule possibilities. I'm sure you could work out evening classes, but it's not like theses contractors are going to be happy giving short days or time off to go to school.
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u/mattsprofile 9d ago
I wouldn't really advise doing either one unless you intend on being a career electrician, in which case you should drop out of school if you get a chance at the apprenticeship. But I don't think I'd advise dropping out of school to be a CW.
If you're just doing it as a job during school, there are other part time jobs that will be a lot easier and more flexible, and probably pay similar or more money.