Program Description:
The Seattle Area Pipe Trades’ Plumber programs trains apprentices to install, remove, and maintain a variety of plumbing fixtures and pertinences. Apprentices will become proficient in plumbing code, drafting, and build design. They will learn sanitary waste piping, domestic potable water systems, water heaters and boilers, rainwater catchment, a wide variety of pumps, medical gas piping, backflow training, soldering, and brazing. Hands-on experience is provided in a state-of-the-art fixtures lab space featuring commercial residential and settings.
Apprenticeship Requirements
- Complete the Seattle Area Pipe Trades Plumber program (5 years long)
- Hired by one of the Seattle Area Pipe Trades’ partnering employers
- Complete 10,000 on-the-job training (OJT)