Apprenticeship Application Process
The Northern California Cement Masons Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) is accepting applications for apprenticeship on a continuous basis and will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40 years or older.
For more information, visit the Northern California Cement Masons Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee website.
Apprentice On-the-Job & Related Training
The Training Facility is located at the Carpenters Training Center at 2350 Santa Rita Road in Pleasanton (southeast of the intersection of I-680 with I-580).
Work Processes Hours
Site Preparation 950
Placing & Finishing Concrete (all types) 1050
Steps & Base 300
Curb & Gutter 650
Concrete Repair (all types) 750
Machine Operations 300
Mastic & Magnesite - Comp Work 200
Green Concrete Construction (all types)
Related Training Classes
In addition to on-the-job training, related training classes are held throughout the year. Attendance at class is mandatory. Under the guidance of an instructor, apprentices will receive training in the following areas.
History of the Cement Industry Placing & Leveling Concrete
Labor & Management Relations Concrete ingredients, Mixes & admixtures
Forming Blueprints: Reading & Interpreting
Hand & Power Tools Patching & Sacking
Equipment Epoxy, Epoxy Injections & Materials
Small Engines Green Concrete Construction
Basic Math, Measuring & Estimating Pervious Concrete
Builders Level, Laser Beam & Transit Structural Wrap
Polished Concrete
Journey-Level & Upgrade Training
Northern California Cement Masons Related Training Classes are held on two (2) Saturdays each month, during the months of September through June. Class hours are from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Classes are held in various areas throughout the 46 Northern California counties. Current class locations include Chico, Fresno, Morgan Hill, Pleasanton, Sacramento & Santa Rosa.
Current classes offered are, Boomlift, Builder’s Level & Laser, Composition Flooring, Confined Space, Countertops, Curb & Gutter, Epoxy, First Aid, Foreman Training, Laser Screed, Math, OSCA, OSHA 10, OSHA 30, Pervious Concrete, Polished Concrete, Print Reading, Patching & Sacking, Silica, Specialized Patching, Trowel Machines.
Locate the JATC Training Facility
Northern California Cement Masons
2600 Kitty Hawk Rd
Livermore, CA 94551
(925) 484-2271
The Northern California Cement Masons Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee training facility is located in the Carpenters Training Center at 2350 Santa Rita Road in Pleasanton (southeast of the intersection of I-680 with I-580; see the map below).
