Masonry/Bricklayer Apprenticeships

Application Process

Obtain application from links to forms below or contact the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (see address and phone below).
Complete and return your application with a copy of a high school transcript or GED and a copy of driver's license or plan of travel.
Contact any WITC campus to complete the Accuplacer Assessment. Must score at 9th grade level or above. WITC requires a $30 assessment fee for all new apprenticeship students. Contact WITC Student Services at 1.800.243.9482 - Rice Lake, New Richmond, Superior, or Ashland.

Forms

Click on the links below for more information or to download and print an application or call the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (see below).

Masonry Overview *
Apprentice Application - NW Masonry *
Employer Application - NW Masonry *

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Contact

Contact for Bureau of
Apprenticeship Standards
Travis Ludvigson
770 Scheidler Road
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Email: travis.ludvigson@dwd.wisconsin.gov
Phone: 715.738.3853
Fax: 715.738.3854

Bricklayers Local Union 19
2233 Birch Street
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715.835.5164

WITC Rice Lake
800.243.9482

Randy Deli, Academic Dean
715.234.7082, ext. 5113

Margie Ince, Apprenticeship Assistant
715.234.7082, ext. 5289

Student pouring cement down brick wall

WITC students laying brick wall

Apprenticeship Information

Work Description:

Bricklayers use brick, concrete blocks and stone to build walls, fireplaces and partitions. They spread mortar (wet cement) as a base to hold brick together.

Working Conditions:

Physically demanding work involving stooping, lifting, and standing for long periods of time, indoors and outdoors.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED.
Physically capable of performing the trade.
Recommended high school courses: general math, algebra, geometry, shop courses, drafting, print reading, sciences, and English.

Terms of Apprenticeship:

3 year program
400 hours of related classroom instruction (paid)
Non-paid related instruction on own time to include first aid, welding, OSHA construction safety, and other courses.
First six months is the probationary period
Wage scale systematically increases throughout the apprenticeship.

Academics

Masonry/Bricklayer Apprenticeships

Application Process

Forms

Contact

Apprenticeship Information