Maintenance Mechanic/Millwright Apprentice
Registered Apprenticeship
16 Credits | 4 Years
Rice Lake
Career Cluster: Manufacturing
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What is an Apprenticeship?
A Registered Apprenticeship is a state-certified work-based training program that combines paid-related instruction and on-the-job training. Apprentices are trained under a written training agreement called an indenture. While indentured, the employer agrees to teach the apprentice the skills of the trade and the apprentice agrees to learn the skills involved.
Maintenance Mechanic/Millwright Apprentice Overview
As a maintenance mechanic, machine repairer or millwright, you will install, dismantle or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints or other drawings. You will keep machines, mechanical equipment or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting, boiler making, insulating, welding, machining, carpentry, repairing electrical or mechanical equipment, installing, aligning and balancing new equipment and repairing buildings, floors or stairs. Essentially you will repair the buildings and everything mechanically within its contents.
Program Outcomes
Maintenance Mechanic/Millwright Apprentice completers will be able to:
- Demonstrate proper rigging techniques
- Select an appropriate power transmission system for a given application
- Identify suitable pumps for given applications
- Recommend bearings for given applications
- Plan for fabricating parts and assemblies according to specifications
- Apply operational and troubleshooting principles to fluid power systems
- Layout an equipment installation plan
- Plan maintenance schedules for a given system
Technical Standards
In this program, students should be able to meet specific technical standards, which are the essential skills and abilities needed to be successful in a program, with or without reasonable accommodation. It is important to review and understand these standards before applying to the program.
On-the-job learning is 90% of apprenticeships. Apprentices are full-time, paid employees trained by the employer's skilled workers.
Progressive wages are earned by apprentices as their skills grow. Wages are set by the employer. Apprentices are paid to attend related instruction.
Apprentices learn the theory and lab to support on-the-job learning.
Academics
The Maintenance Mechanic/Millwright Apprenticeship courses are available on site at the Rice Lake campus.
Program Features
This four-year apprenticeship includes 7,424 hours of on-the-job training and 576 hours of paid related instruction
Transition to Trainer
The Transition to Trainer course is required for completion. Students will take this course the last year of the apprenticeship
Continuing Education
Graduates are able to apply 39 program credits towards the Technical Studies – Journeyworker associate degree program
Required Courses
Program required courses are state approved and designed specifically to meet employer needs.
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Admissions and Tuition
To become an apprentice in the state of Wisconsin, one must first be indentured by the State Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (BAS). To become indentured you must:
- Contact an employer on your own. Employment is a requirement of entering an apprenticeship.
- Once you have an employer / sponsor, contact the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards to initiate the application process between you and your employer
See Requirements and Application for more details
Cost of Attendance
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate of the costs that you may incur while attending Northwood Technical College.
Estimated Total Program Tuition 2024-25*
Maintenance Mechanic/Millwright Apprentice
16 Credits | 4 years
$2,668
*Tuition is an estimate and does not include any miscellaneous fees for various courses, tools, books, supplies or uniforms. Program book costs are in addition to tuition and fees and vary depending on course selection and where the books are purchased or rented.
After the Northwood Tech Maintenance Mechanic/Millwright Apprenticeship
Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship Completion issued by the Department of Workforce Development - Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (DWD-BAS).
Contact
Eric Lockwood, Director, Apprenticeships and Academies
715.246.1871
Email Eric
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