Central Valley JATC

The Central Valley Joint Apprenticeship Training Center

The Central Valley Joint Apprenticeship Training Center is a jointly sponsored organization of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical Contractors Association of Northern California (NorCal NECA). The purpose of the CVJATC is to educate & train our students to enable them to perform at a high level in the electrical industry.

Apprentices in our program have the opportunity to train on-the-job and periodically come to class and learn the “how’s” & “why’s” of electricity and the electrical field. The program is a comprehensive five year program designed to expose and educate the students about the industry both with textbook course material and hands-on lab exercises. Further hands-on training is obtained while working on the job.

The electrical field is constantly evolving, and as a result, the CVJATC must evolve with it. Along with the apprenticeship training, there are continued education courses offered to the journeyman members of IBEW Local 684. These courses are designed to keep the members up-to-date on new issues as well as to help maintain the standard of quality and craftsmanship the IBEW is known for. For additional information on these courses, click on the ‘Events Calendar’ under the ‘Member Resources’ header.

1925 Yosemite Blvd.

Modesto, CA 95354

First Place - Western States Electrical Contest '09

The 2009 Western States Electrical Contest was recently held in Medford, OR on September 19th. The Central Valley JATC is proud to announce that our contestant, Thomas Ludwig, won the first place overall award! This highly competitive contest consists of a combination of written and hands-on events between newly graduated Journeyman from JATC's throughout California, Nevada, Alaska, Idaho, Utah, Washington & Oregon.

The events are designed to test the knowledge and abilities of each contestant based on concepts & skills that have been learned throughout their comprehensive five year apprenticeship. The events include a written test, parts identification, a motor control drawing, motor control hands-on, residential wiring hands-on, 1/2" EMT conduit bending and 1/2" rigid conduit bending.

Thomas is the third contestant from the CVJATC that has won the first place overall award in the past four years. For more information on this award, please click on the link below and/or view the photos of this and previous Western States Contests in the photo gallery.

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Western States Electrical Contest - 2009.pdf