ABC Golden Gate Chapter provides State of California and U.S. Department of Labor approved apprenticeship programs in the crafts of electrical, carpentry, painting, plumbing and construction craft laborers. The ABC carpentry, construction craft laborer, electrical, and painting apprenticeship classes are currently held at the ABC training facility located at 4577 Las Positas Road, Unit C, Livermore, CA 94551. Plumbing apprenticeship classes are held at a Sacramento location. Each apprentice is required to attend classroom training where he or she learns the theory of the apprenticeship trade. The use of tools of the trade, safety, job terminology, etc. are included in the classroom training. Apprentices learn the how and why something is done.
Apprentices are employed by Contractor Sponsors which are contractors who have agreed to hire and provide on-the-job experience under the supervision of their journeymen and foremen. Each apprentice has their work experience recorded and filed in the student's records.
Apprenticeship recruitment, selection, employment and training shall be without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex.