SELECTION PROCEDURES

1. Information regarding opportunities to enter the program is disseminated in accordance with the California Plan for Equal Opportunity.

2. Application for apprenticeship may be obtained from the Joint Apprenticeship Committee's administrative office by phone, by mail, by e-mail, or in person.

3. This program is open to all qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin or sex.


QUALIFICATIONS

1. Applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. No maximum age.

2. Applicant must be in good health and physically able to perform all phases of the work. Applicant may be subject to drug testing prior to being eligible for employment.

3. Applicant must be able to read, write, and speak the English language, in order to comprehend instructions on the job and in related training classes, and to insure personal and co-worker safety on the job.

4. Applicant must complete an application form containing a complete schooling record and previous work experience, and submit it to the Joint Apprenticeship Committee's administrative office.

5. Applicant must show proof of High School graduation from an accredited secondary school in the United States, or a certificate showing satisfactory scores in the General Education Development (G.E.D.) test, prior to taking the Qualification Test

6. Applicant must produce documentation of being eligible for employment in the United States, prior to taking the Qualification Test

7. Applicant must have an educational background in algebra and geometry, sufficient to obtain a satisfactory score (75% or higher) on the Surveyors Joint Apprenticeship Qualification Test.

8. Chief of Party Apprenticeship applicants must have completed the Southern California Surveyors Joint Apprenticeship Committee's Chainman Apprenticeship Program or the equivalent.

PROCEDURES:

Applicants will be notified by mail of the date, time and location of qualifications test.

Applicants will be notified in writing of acceptance or rejection and be given reasons if rejected.

Having met the above qualifications, applicants will receive a letter of notification which may be used to seek employment in the manner prescribed by the Master Agreement between the Employer Association and I.U.O.E., Local No. 12, which will be explained in detail at an orientation to all applicants passing qualifications test.

Experienced Applicants

Occupation Party Chief

Occupation Chainman

Occupation Surveyors, Cartographers, Photogrammetrists and Surveying Technicians