Master Apprentice Competition
The title of Insulators Master Apprentice is revered. For the past 18 years, apprentices have competed to earn that title. Every year, apprentices compete against their fellow Local's apprentices for a chance to represent their Local at a regional competition. Regional Competitions are held for each Conference. Regional winners then move on to compete on the international stage. Contestants from around the United States and Canada gather for one, final competition.
Each Year, One Apprentice Claims the Master Apprentice Title
In 2019, the competition was held in Phoenix, Arizona. Ten Regional-winning participants competed in a two-part competition where their skills were put to the test. Each year, contestants work on a different mock-up, especially designed for that year's competition. The desert mock-up paid homage to the regions plant life, including two cactus structures, one reaching seven feet tall, as the apprentices showed their skills as they insulated the detailed structure. The second part of the contest was a written exam, where apprentices had their knowledge put to the test
The goal of the Master Apprenticeship Competition is to promote and showcase the skills of the apprentices in the Local Apprenticeship Programs. Participation will serve as an incentive to many of our apprentices in order to create a positive learning environment that will help promote our unions as having the best trained, educated and skilled workforce in the construction industry.
