Southeastern Wisconsin Roofing & Waterproofing Crafts Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program.

Southeastern Wisconsin Roofing & Waterproofing

Crafts Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program

This program was started in 1999

Certified under the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards

Instruction provided through the Milwaukee Area Technical College

It stands ready to meet the needs for roofing construction apprentices who are becoming skilled in all phases of residential, commercial and industrial roofing and waterproofing installation.

What is the Roofing Apprenticeship Program ?

4 year Apprenticeship

Requires 5,600 hours of on-the-job training

360 hours of classroom education

40 hours of related training

How are the 5,600 hours of on-the-job training performed?

All Apprentices receive their training thru Journeyman on-the-job.

Each job is manned with 2 journeyman for every 1 apprentice.

Giving the apprentice sufficient guidance to learn the trade .

How is the 360 hours of classroom education taught?

The 360 hours are broken down into 120 hour classes. One class taught each year.

I. First year class – Built-UpBuilt-Up

II. Second year class –Single PlySingle Ply

III. Third year class -SteepSteep

Built-UpAll phases of built-up roofing are taught by experienced journeyman roofers, that are accredited to teach at MATC.

Class starts with safety – personal protection, fall hazards, proper use of safety line and guardrails, and dangers of burns from hot asphalt.

Built-Up

OSHA Introduction

Electrical Safety

Fall Protection

Personal Protection Equipment

Cranes

Excavation

A 10 hour OSHA certified safety course is given for the following subjects.

Built-UpThe proper use of hand and power equipment, along with the safe use, operating, maintaining, and trouble-shooting of the equipment.

Built-UpDifferent types of decks, roof features, and vapor barriers are taught. Insulations are covered, the purposes, R-value, storing, cutting, layering, and tapered.

Built-UpA strong emphasis is put on roofing materials. Here they learn ply line and exposures. Much of the course is spent on hands-on work, mopping and setting rolls of felt to the correct ply line with the correct amount of asphalt.

Built-UpOnce competency is demonstrated, roofing details are added, edges, pipes, drains, scuppers, curbs, and flashing.

The class continues with waterproofing, Maintenance, repair, and foreman introduction.

Single Ply

Like the first year class, introduction time is spent on safety, equipment, insulations, and single ply materials.

MSDS sheets are gone over thoroughly to cover solvents used in these systems

Single Ply

Hands-on time is extensive , manufactures seminars are given in PVC and Rubber.

Single Ply

The class continues with repairs and leak investigation. Modified

Bitumen systems are also taught and foremen skills are re-enforced.

SteepFall protection is covered heavily. Scaffolding erection is preformed in this class. Afterwards slopes and pitches, hoisting decks, ventilation are taught. Asphalt shingles are installed on mock-ups the apprentices build. All safety, estimating application, and measure backs are performed on the apprentices mock-ups and roofs constructed by MATC carpenters. A field trip is also done to apply these learned skill on a house or structure. The previous year a church house roof was done. This incorporates the estimating, job planning, leadership, detailing skills taught in school.

SteepClass continues with wood shingles and shake. The patterns, exposures, details, ventilation, board spacing, and felting for shakes are taught in hands-on demonstrations.

Slate is also covered. The types, weight concerns, special tools, patterns, application, details, and repairs.

SteepTile Finishes the course with types, layouts, loading, installation, details, and repairs. The types of tiles covered in this class are Spanish, interlocking, and concrete tiles.

What is the related training ?Are the subject pertaining to roofing that must be completed by the apprentice in order to receive journeyman’s status.

OSHA 10*

Small Engines

Asbestos*

Train the Trainer

First Aid/CPR

CERTA Torch Safety

Continuing Education• An important component of our training

program is the upgrading of Journeymen to keep pace with our ever changing industry

• Foreman training is offered to insure you have a true professional representing your company on the jobsite. Able to lead and direct the workforce in a efficient and timely manner with the end result a quality product for your customer.

For more information contact John Kubica at:

Phone 262-785-9720

Email:[email protected]

Or send to:John KubicaUURWAW Local 6516601 W. Dakota St.New Berlin, WI 53151

Visit or website www.rooferslocal65.com