APPRENTICESHIP AND CRAFT TRAINING

ABC of Cumberland Valley provides both formal apprenticeship and craft training programs that are registered with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR), the National Center for and Research (NCCER), and Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council (MATC). These programs meet all federal and state requirements for formal apprenticeship and prevailing wage work including employer-sponsored classroom instruction and on-the-job training. Upon successful completion, apprentices are recognized at the journey-worker level in their trade and are awarded their Maryland DLLR certificate of completion.  

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WHAT IS AN APPRENTICE?

An apprentice is a highly committed individual who works full time under the direction of a journey-worker or master while attending classes in the evening. ABC Apprentices are registered with Maryland Apprenticeship & Training Council (MATC), National Center for Construction, Education & Research (NCCER). We also can register apprentices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia depending on where the student is working.

If you would like more information, email or call us and we will be happy to give you a tour of our facility and talk about the opportunities that are available for you. 

Orientation and classes will be held at our location:

530 North Locust Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740

Next Round of Classes to start September 2023.

Depending upon the trade, the program covers 2-4 years of classroom related instruction. Attaining Journeyperson status for most trades a student must accumulate eight thousand (8,000) on-the-job training hours and at least 576 hours of related instruction in order to achieve Journeyperson status. A full-time job totals 2,000 hours each year and our Apprenticeship Training Program provides at least 144 hours of related instruction per year. We offer twenty curriculum trade courses:  

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  • Bricklayer/Mason 
  • Carpentry
  • Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher 
  • Construction Craft Laborer 
  • Electrical 
  • Glazier 
  • Heavy Equipment Operator 
  • HVAC-R
  • Insulation Worker 
  • Painter 
  • Pipefitter 
  • Plumbing 
  • Reinforcing Ironworker 
  • Roofer 
  • Sheet Metal 
  • Sprinkler Fitter 
  • Steamfitter 
  • Structural Ironworker 
  • Welder

Our apprenticeship program standards are registered with and approved by: 
  • The states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship (OA) 
  • The Veterans Administration 

Locations:
  • Barr Construction Institute 530 North Locust Street Hagerstown, MD 21740 

Application Process:

You may pick up an application packet at our office or call us at 301-739-1190 to have it mailed to you.

The process includes:

  • Math pre-test
  • 3 letters of reference
  • High school transcripts
  • Completed Application
  • Registration Fees
  • Other information as needed

    After successfully meeting the written requirements, an applicant must then pass an interview process.

Tuition and Fees

Please contact us for current tuition and fee costs. Either the apprentice or the employer may pay tuition and fee costs, but in either case payment is required prior to the start of classes.