Apprentice Lineworker Program – Year 2, Group B (Session I)

NEPPA offers a four-year curriculum of the Northwest Lineman College’s Lineworker Certification Program and combines hands-on and formal classroom training. Students attend class four times a year for four days each to complete the four-year program.

Eligibility: To enroll, student must be currently employed at a public power utility or contractor and be 18 years of age prior to the commencement of the program.

In addition to classroom time, students are expected to:

• Self-study by reading the material
• Track, record, and submit monthly apprenticeship reports of on-the-job training
• Track, record and submit quarterly “competency” forms

Skill Assessment Rodeo:
Each year, students participate in a Skills Assessment Rodeo. The Apprentice Rodeo is designed to showcase the apprentices’ developing technical and climbing skills, and to reinforce the program’s focus on professionalism, safety, and proper technique.