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ACOUSTICAL CARPENTRY APPRENTICESHIP

Mission Statement

To provide men and women the opportunity to better their life and thier families lives. To open doors with training and mentoring in the Acoustical Ceiling and Carpentry trades; and provide a safe and friendly work place. Our goal: Turning a career opportunity from a dream to a reality.

• If a lifetime desk job doesn’t sound interesting, CARPENTRY may be for you.
• If you like to build, to work with your hands, CARPENTRY is for you.
• The ACOUSTICAL CARPENTRY INJ is a career-oriented program.
• Don’t wait until you finish college to earn a living. As an apprentice you will earn while you learn, from day one.
• Begin at 50% of journeyman’s wages (if you have no previous experience), and increase in 5% increments as you grow in knowledge.
• Enter the job market upon graduation with real marketable skills and journeyman’s wages, not entry-level wages.
• Your cost as an apprentice is nominal compared to college tuition.
• To make you vastly employable, this program teaches all phases of carpentry. Here’s a sample of the skills you’ll master:

Will I need any tools? You will need some hand tools when you go to work. Even though you’ll be the "low man on the totem pole" for a while, you want to remind your employer that you are in training to be a journeyman acoustical carpenter. Power tools will not be needed. Below is a basic tool list. Tools make you look good, borrowing doesn’t. You will still be able to use most of them around your house or apartment, should you leave the program.

Where will I work? Our area covers 3 counties- Orange, Osceola and Seminole. Some jobs are reachable by the transit system; most aren’t. If you do not have a vehicle, you will be limited as to where and how often you work. Without a doubt, reliable transportation is the single most important tool you can own. Without it you won’t get to work or you’ll lose the job you already have.

What kind of pay can I expect? Apprentices earn while they learn. The lowest wage is just over $8.50 plus per hour. That’s 50% of journeyman’s rate. Not everyone starts at this rate, but it gives you an idea of the low-end pay rate. Your raises are earned in school; your living is earned on the job. Ideally, you can expect 3 raises per year. This will depend on how often you attend class and what you do when you go to class. Graduating students will make on average 100% of jouneyman's wage.

What is the training school like? School is largely hands on training; you come to class to build. Prior to building in class you will do homework that corresponds to the project you will be building. The homework is open book.

What is the cost of the schooling? Great News! At this time there is no cost for Lab Fees.

How do I get started? First, become a full time employee of Acousti Engineering Company of Florida.

ACOUSTICAL CARPENTRY

An Apprentice is a person who is learning a trade or subject. In Apprenticeship you will be training for the trade by going to school, and working on a job site. As an Apprentice you will be taught the fundamentals and disciplines of each craft. After you complete your training you will become a Journeyman. A Journeyman has finished his Apprenticeship training and is on a passage to becoming a master craftsman. You will be able to do this by taking the knowledge you learn in Apprenticeship and honing your skills in the Acoustical Craft.

Acousti Engineering 12 Point Fact Sheet on Apprenticeship Program

1. Our program is a (4) four-year Acoustical Carpenter Program.
2. Our program is registered with the Start of Florida and the U.S. Department of Labor.
3. Our program is V.A. approved.
4. The classes are being held, in Orlando at Mid-Florida Technical Institute in the apprenticeship building with 144 classroom hours and 2000 hours of work related experience each year.
5. Our program is one of only four in the United States.
6. You will receive a Diploma of Completion at the end of your 4^th year.
7. You may receive credit for previous experience or training.
8. Your wages will go up each year as you come to school and go to work.
9. This program will teach you acoustical ceiling installation, drywall/metal stud framing installation, drywall taping/finishing, and flooring, (EFIS) with related job safety, scaffold building methods.
10. You may buy tools through Acousti and have the cost payroll deducted each week.
11. At Velencia Community College scholarships are available upon qualifying for your participation in the apprenticeship program.
12. Take a step forward to bright future and good career with Apprenticeship training.

ACOUSTICAL TRADES
CAREER PATHS

4 Year Apprenticeship Program	1st Year Apprentice				The listed salaries are approximates and do not include bonuses
	2nd Year Apprentice
	3rd Year Apprentice
	4th Year Apprentice
Post Apprenticeship Training	Journeyman		•	•	Project Manger Trainee	Sales Training Program
	Foreman	•	•		Project Manager
	Elite Foreman		•		Sr. Project Manager
Business Management Training	Asst. Superintendent	•	•		Branch Manager	Business Management Training
	Superintendent		•

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