Home About Membership Events Career Development Apprenticeship Legislative Advocacy News & Resources Contact Us ABA Education Trust Fund Home / ABA Education Trust Fund Apprenticeship is a proven industry-based learning system that combines on-the-job experience with technical training to provide a certified journey worker. An apprentice is a worker who learns a craft through planned, supervised On-the-Job-Training (OJT) in conjunction with receiving planned, related technical instruction in a classroom setting. The ABA Education Trust Fund provides formal apprenticeship training in many programs that are registered and approved by: The US Department of Labor State of Arizona Apprenticeship National Center for Construction, Education & Research (NCCER) In the ABA Education Trust Fund Program, you earn while you learn. When you begin your apprenticeship, the starting wage is generally about 50% of the journeyworker rate and increases as you satisfactorily progress in the program. Upon program completion, you receive an Arizona Journeymen’s Card. The ABA Education Trust Fund Program runs on a philosophy that encourages open competition and a free-enterprise approach. This ideology gives workers the opportunity to develop their skills and find work based solely on their individual merit, regardless of labor affiliation, race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. For questions or assistance please contact the ABA Office at 602.274.8222 or check out the Apprenticeship tab at www.azbuilders.org/ . Phoenix Office: 2552 W. Erie, Ste. 106 Tempe, AZ 85282 602-274-8222 Tucson Office: 1661 N. Swan, Ste. 144 Tucson, AZ 85712 520-881-7930 Follow Us Be sure to check us out for up-to-date news on our social media. Copyright 2019 Arizona Builders Alliance. This website is maintained by Integrated Web Strategy (IWS)