To reach journeyman status, an apprentice has to graduate from an extensive five-year training program. The five-year program consists of five one-year segments that includes 2,000 hours of continuous on-the-job training and a minimum of 216 hours of related classroom instruction.

• Training Includes:
• Care and Use of Tool (480 hours)
• Rigging and Signaling (360 hours)
• Builders Level and Transit (480 hours)
• Oxy-Acetylene Cutting and Welding (480 hours)
• Shield Metal Arc Welding (480 hours)
• Gas Systems (380 hours)
• Soldering & Brazing (400 hours)
• Domestic Water Systems (960 hours)
• Drainage (960 hours)
• Plumbing Fixture Installation (600 hours)
• Basic Electricity (360 hours)
• Refrigeration Systems (480 hours)
• Air Conditioning (620 hours)
• Pneumatic Controls (300 hours)
• Industrial Process Piping (1100 hours)
• Low and High Pressure Boilers (840 hours)
• Pipe Supports and Hangers (720 hours)