School Maintenance Apprentices Sought

Dr. WILLIAM HITE

Today, Mayor Jim Kenney is joining Superintendent Dr. William R. Hite to announce an expansion of the School District of Philadelphia’s Maintenance Apprenticeship Program. In just its first year, this program addresses the District’s need to attract, retain, and develop future talent and supports our mission to provide strong school-facing support and customer service.

“The Maintenance Apprenticeship Program is about jobs and career options for the students of our public schools,” said Hite. “It merges Anchor Goal 1, that 100 percent of students will graduate ready for college or career, with Anchor Goal 3, that all parts of our organization will have high-performing talent. This program has been a great success in year one and we are thrilled to expand it in its second year.”

Those selected into the Apprenticeship Program are required to complete 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and 576 hours of classroom instruction. Upon completion Apprentices will be receiving guaranteed employment with The School District of Philadelphia. Next year, the program will also likely expand to include areas of specialty in H.V.A.C. and steamfitting, in addition to the current specialties of electrical and plumbing repairs like the those you can get from blocked drain brookwater. You can also visit sites like https://barnettelectrical.com/ for electrical repairs.

In case you own a commercial location or an institute of education, we strongly recommend to know the difference between a commercial and a residential plumber. The plumbing problems related to residential and commercial plumbing are very similar, like leaking toilets, broken or burst pipes. But picture a residential plumber who goes from home to home the whole day. He focuses on a single family residence proper operation with an state of the art leak detection equipment. 

A residential plumber is also able to fix a clogged drain in the kitchen. He knows how to install a water saving toilet in the family bathroom or how to repair a broken pipe as well as to perform a water heater installation. He is an expert in residential plumbing because he deals with the same problems every day throughout the year. For additional plumbing options and guidance use this link.

Interested candidates can visit https://jobs.philasd.org/apprenticeship-opportunities/ to apply.

A YouTube video explaining the program can be found here: youtube.com/watch?v=NPcOgy839OU.

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