Applications are completed online only on the first Thursday of March and November, between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The application link will be available on our website: www.ibew400.org.
IBEW Local Union 400, 3301 Route 138, Wall, NJ 07719. Located immediately off the New Jersey State Parkway exit 98. Behind the building, rear parking lot, side door “Meeting Room,” downstairs.
In this case, we need a letter with a course syllabus from your high school guidance office. The letter must state that the course you took had a component equal to one year of high school algebra. (Applicant must have completed one full year of high school algebra or equivalent post high school algebra course with a 75% minimum grade.)
Yes, but you must present your college transcripts to document this claim.
Yes, both are required.
The starting rate for a first-year commercial apprentice is $17.31* per hour (total package $31.09*) 2026.
The starting rate for a first-year telecommunications apprentice is $19.25 per hour. Some of the benefits include: health insurance, good pensions, higher wages, job security, overtime pay, job safety, family and medical leave, and more.
Applicants who do not receive a qualifying score and wish to retake the aptitude test must reapply on the next application date available.
Yes, but you must have the training office forward the results to Local 400’s Training Director.
The Electrical and Telecommunications programs are both 5-year programs.
Yes, transcripts are required to confirm you passed at least one year of algebra with a 75% or better, and also to collect other important data. If you attended college or a university, those transcripts should be submitted with your application as well.
Yes.
Because you will be required to attend work on different jobsites throughout Monmouth and Ocean County, as well as attend school and other events.
The timeline varies based on the number of applicants and available job opportunities. The application period is from January 1st to December 31st. After submitting your application, you will typically be scheduled for an aptitude test within one month. Applicants who pass the aptitude test qualify to interview in the spring, with selections usually made by June or July. All applicants are notified of their status.
Yes.
No, training is provided at no cost, but you must pay for your textbooks/curriculum by the start of every school year.
No. A separate test administered by the State of New Jersey is required.
Graduates receive college credit recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE), Washington, DC.