Not just a job, a profession.
Insulators Local 34 offers a four-year state-indentured apprenticeship program, combining a rigorous curriculum with extensive on-the-job training under expert mechanical insulators.
Upon program completion, apprentices become proficient mechanical insulators, capable of handling demanding thermal and cooling mechanical insulation projects. Trained by top professionals, these mechanical insulators are equipped with advanced skills, problem-solving strategies, and knowledge to meeting challenging insulation demands. Graduates do not just have jobs- they have careers within a community committed to maintaining high standards in an essential, ever growing in-demand field.
Each apprentices dedicates 172 hours annually to a comprehensive curriculum taught by 1-2 instructors per year, with weekly assessments and annual exams. Coursework covers four critical areas:
- Installation process
- Material Layout
- Job Specifications
- Blueprint Reading
On-the-Job Training
Apprentices gain real-world experience in mechanical insulation, rotating through assignments with leading contractors to learn and refine skills across varied installations. Paid for their work, apprentices receive wage increases every 2,000 hours:
- First year: 63%
- Second year: 72%
- Third year: 81%
- Fourth year: 90%
Apprentices graduated the training program as fully qualified mechanical insulators, ready to work in diverse thermal and cooling environments.
Interested in Signing Up?
As with everything, there is a process:
- Application: Interested induvial must submit an application in our online JAC form. This is not a job announcement but adds you to our registrants list for future opportunities.
- Work Requirement: Pre-Apprentice candidates must complete 160 field hours as a pre-apprentice/ permit helper. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, bring a driver's license, social security number, OSHA 10 or 30 certifications(if available) and fill out a pre-apprentice dues authorization form at the Union Hall. NOTE: Signing up as a permit helper does not guarantee employment or placement in the apprenticeship program.
- Interview: Eligible pre-apprentices will be invited to interview with the Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC).
- Skills Assessment: Candidates will complete a basic arithmetic skills assessment.
If you have any further questions about the process or what work as an Insulator entail, please contact Local 34 Apprenticeship Coordinator Jordon King via phone or email.
Phone: 651-312-1249
The Twin City Area Heat and Frost Insulators Local 34 Apprenticeship Fund will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, genetic information or became they are a person 40 years of age or older. The Twin City Area Heat and Frost Insulators Local 34 Apprenticeship Fund will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 30 and applicable state law.
We, 1946-MN-000440-T C HEAT & FROST INSUL JAC, adopt this written Affirmative Action Plan (“written AAP” or “Plan”) in good faith to promote equality of opportunity in our registered apprenticeship program. This written AAP is a part our apprenticeship Standards. We also incorporate by reference the Equal Opportunity Pledge contained in the Standards for this program.
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