ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Surveyors Apprenticeship Program is sponsored by the Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 12, and the Southern California Association of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors. Apprentices work under a collective bargaining agreement which provides for fair wages, pension and health care benefits, paid holidays and vacations, and good working conditions which provide the apprentice with reasonably continuous employment.

Chainman program apprentices receive up to 6,000 hours of on the job training while employed by engineering and surveying firms or general contractors on job sites throughout Southern California. They are required to attend related instruction classes after beginning work. Classes may be held two nights a week and some scheduled Saturdays, or they may be held on Saturdays only.