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The training center
features a steep-slope
application mock-up.
Administration (OSHA), and multiple manufacturers’
specification manuals.
The apprenticeship consists of a total of 6,300
hours, which is supplemented by 144 hours of apprenticeship
class training per year, totaling 432 hours.
Apprentices also donate their time to help out on
multiple roofing projects that help non-profit entities
throughout the South Bend region with their roofing
issues and needs. The program is registered with Helmets
to Hardhats and the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs, so veterans can use their GI Bill benefits
during their apprenticeship.
Local 23 journeypersons benefit from the program as
well. Journeyman upgrade training is available, and all
courses are registered with IVY Tech Community College,
so participants receive college credit at no cost once
each course is completed. The courses that are provided
include, but are not limited to:
• OSHA 10
• OSHA 30
• First Aid, CPR
and AED Training
• Asbestos Class II
• Qualified Signal
Person Class
• Qualified Rigging
Person Class
• Forklift Certification
• Aerial Lift Training
• CERTA Class
• Competent Person
Fall Protection Class
• ICRA Training
• Foreman Training,
Parts 1 and 2
• GHS Haz-Com Training
• Manufacturer
Training Sessions
The journeyman upgrades are fairly new to the program—they
were introduced in 2013. Other recent changes
to the program include first aid/CPR training and
improved record-keeping programs for training and
hourly credits. Instructors are also actively recruiting new
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• The Journeyman Roofer & Waterproofer