We help you understand how an apprenticeship in the mechanical trades is a successful and lifelong career pathway. Are you interested in learning more?

LEARN A VALUABLE TRADE THROUGH A FULLY FUNDED APPRENTICESHIP THAT CAN OFFER A WORLD OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

Not getting trained in something can make it difficult to find work.

If you do go to a university but drop out, you still owe them money.

A FULLY FUNDED APPRENTICESHIP CAN HELP YOU EARN WHILE YOU LEARN AND OFFER A CAREER IN AN INDUSTRY WITH HIGH DEMAND.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON APPRENTICESHPS

Each year, thousands of high school Georgia seniors go off to college only to return home with no degree in hand, large amounts of student debt, and even worse, a degree  and only to find themselves facing unemployment or underemployment. The construction industry provides great opportunities and is a viable option for many to start working towards career right out of high school.  The Mechanical Trades Institute is just one of many of the apprenticeship training programs in Georgia that has known this for years.  Attending Mechanical Trades Institute provides the opportunity to learn a valuable trade and become a highly skilled journeyman. 

MTI provides a five year structured program of training to prepare individuals for occupations in skilled trades and crafts.  It combines classroom instruction with on-the-job training under the supervision of experienced journeymen workers. Apprentices who successfully complete the program are rewarded certificates of completion from the Department of Labor and with a few additional classes can receive an associates degree.  Like a diploma, your certificate is good anywhere in the country.

Pay Scale 1st year $19.55, 2nd year $21.50, 3rd year $23.50, 4th year $27.40 and 5th year $31.30.  After completion of the required classes, certification(s), and on the job training hours, an apprentice will turn out as a journeyman making $39.13 per hour. 

Pay plus Benefits:

 Cost of program is a $60.00 registration. If you maintain an 80 average or above and in good standing, books will be paid for by the scholarship book fund.

Apprentices receive instruction in the areas of drafting/general piping, math/science, medical gas certification, backflow certification, oxy-acetylene cutting, brazing, soldering, refrigeration, welding, pneumatic/electric controls, green awareness technology, plumbing code, plumbing service, and building automation.

The MTI work-study program allows apprentices to "Earn as They Learn.”  They will:

Graduation requirements include completion of a five-year apprenticeship program with over 10,000 hour of training (over 1100 hours of classroom training and at least 8,500 hours of on-the-job training).

The Mission of the MTI-72 Training Center is to instruct our apprentices to a level of excellence that maximizes their employability skills in all industries of our jurisdiction and ensures that they will meet or exceed the level of professionalism required to carry on our proud heritage in the Piping and HVACR Trades. We are also committed to making training opportunities available to equip our journeymen with the skills necessary to stay competitive in our technologically changing world. By facilitating these training needs and requirements we are enhancing the employment opportunities of our apprentices while remaining fiscally responsible to the beneficiaries of the training funds.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT APPLYING FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP LET US KNOW!