Progression Chart ABC conducts statewide outreach to create a pool of applicants for each of the available trades. Applicants attend an orientation where we explain the ABC program in more detail then are scheduled for an interview.
The interviews are conducted by members of our participating companies. Applicants are scored based on their interview points and the points they receive for documents turned in with their application e.g. transcripts (college & H.S.), DD214, DMV printout, and additional documentation e.g. first aid/CPR, Eagle Scout. Upon completion of the interview, each applicant will be required to submit a non-positive drug screening and will be placed on the list of qualified applicants for each geographic pool they indicated on their application form.
Upon receiving a request for placement from a participating employer, qualified applicants will be contacted based on their qualifying score and geographic pool. Applicants are given 48 hours to respond to the request for placement. Employers will indicate their intent to hire/endenture via a referral follow-up.
Once employment is secured, the applicant will be indentured by ABC with USDOL and receive their book to begin their correspondence based studies. Apprentices will complete testing at the ABC office or with the employer (if outside of Anchorage) and turn in monthly work reports to document hours.
A performance report will be sent to the employer electronically twice a month which will indicate the apprentices' hours, testing and pay percentage. Apprentices not in good standing will receive disciplinary notices and, if necessary, will be removed from the program.
Employers will complete an exit survey on any apprentice that is leaving their employ for any reason. The exit survey will indicate the apprentice's potential for future apprenticeship opportunities. Apprentices with good exit surveys and current on testing will be placed in the laid off pool for future opportunities. Apprentices not in good standing will be brought before the Apprenticeship and Craft Training (ACT) Committee for evaluation and either placed in the laid off pool or cancelled from the program.
Wages differ based on employer for private work. Public work wages and benefits can be determined by accessing
Laborers' & Mechanics' Minimum Rates of Pay (Pamphlet No. 600).
The apprenticeship is a 4-year program requiring a minimum of 8,000 hours of on-the-job training, plus 144 hours per year of related instruction.