Four-Year Electrician Apprenticeship From IBEW 743 in Reading
The IBEW 743 JATC in Reading trains people for the electrical trade through a four-year inside electrical apprenticeship, with classroom training and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Application intake is open effective September 1st 2026 for the 2027-2028 school year.
To be considered, you must live within IBEW Local 743's jurisdiction. To check, click "About" at the top of ibew743.org, drop down to Jurisdiction Map, enter your home address and make sure your address falls within the shaded area.
To qualify for an interview you must:
- Complete an application.
- Provide an official transcript from high school, college or GED showing a passing grade in algebra.
- Be at least 17 years of age.
- Be a high school graduate, or graduation pending within a year of intake, or have passed the GED.
- Have a valid driver's license.
- Make a qualifying score on the aptitude test.
Applications must be done online only. Click Apply Now on ibew743.org, review the pre-requisites, then click Submit Application Online at TradeSchool, where you can create an account and complete your application. You will receive an automatic confirmation email once submitted. There is a $50 application fee to apply, and payment can be made when applying by entering your credit card information.
Transcripts can be uploaded within the application. If you do not have your transcript, ask your high school or the state to send an official transcript or GED directly to the Apprentice Office, 20 Morgan Drive, Reading, PA 19608, or by email to jenng@ibew743.org. It is your responsibility to contact the office to be sure the transcript has been received, and email is the preferred method of contact. If the transcript is not received, your application will be archived and not processed.
Once your application and transcript are received, you will be notified by mail of an aptitude test date. The test covers general reading comprehension and math. Voluntary math and reading comprehension refresher courses are available online at ElectricPrep.com for a fee; they are optional, not a requirement. If you get a qualifying score on the aptitude test, you will be notified by mail of an interview date with the committee.
High school students applying before graduation still must submit their current transcript.
What the program asks of you once you are in: it runs four years, classes meet 3 hours per night for 2 nights each week for a minimum of 200 hours per school year, with potential for some mandatory Saturday classes or assignments. You must have a laptop computer for classroom and homework assignments, you are required to buy school books each year at a cost that varies by school year, and you must pass a urine drug screening upon selection into the program. Apprentices work under a current apprentice wage scale posted on the apply page.
Information about the status of your application, after all documents are received, is provided only by mail, so you must notify the office of any change of address.
The office is at 20 Morgan Drive, Reading, PA 19608. The general phone number for questions is (610) 777-8388, and the email is jenng@ibew743.org. Office hours are not listed.
Source: ibew743.org, read November 2, 2026.
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Contact your high school and have them forward your transcript to Apprentice Office, 20 Morgan Drive, Reading, PA 19608 or email to jenng@ibew743.org Be at least 17 years of age Be a high school graduate (or graduation pending within year of intake)or have passed the GED Have a valid driver’s license Make a qualifying score on the aptitude test (you will be notified by mail of aptitude test date)
- Provide an official transcript (high school, college, GED) indicating passing grade in algebra
- Have a valid driver’s license
In IBEW Local 743 JATC electrical apprenticeship’s words
A career with IBEW 743 can offer numerous opportunities for those who are willing to put work and time into a four-year apprenticeship in the electrical trade.
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