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WBFAA NEWS BULLETIN
7/14/08 - CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN DIRECTORY The State of California DAS website contains a list of all technicians who are certified as electricians in the state of California http://www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/CA_Electricians_Certified.pdf. This listing includes all technicians who are certified as fire/life safety, general, residential, voice/data video and non-residential lighting technicians. You can also find this link in the "Certification" link on our website. 7/1/08 - MEMBER COMPANY ROSTER All member companies should submit the necessary paperwork for each technician enrolled in the WBFAA UATC. Technicians who are highlighted on the most recent monthly training fee roster indicate there is no paperwork on file for the individual. All technicians employed by member companies who wish to participate in future Cert Prep Workshop courses or CEU courses for Fire/Life Safety Certification Renewal for no charge will be required to have paperwork on file with the WBFAA UATC Training Office. The Journeyman Registration Form can be found in the Forms section of our website. 6/24/08 - LINK TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA DAS FAQ FOR ELECTRICIAN CERTIFICATION The DAS posts a Frequently Asked Questions bulletin on their website www.dir.ca.gov/das. The information provided in the FAQ is extensive and addresses many issues regarding requirements for electrician (fire/life safety) certification in the State of California. 6/18/08 - OJT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS The WBFAA UATC requires that all Apprentices log their OJT hours in the work process booklets and submit each month’s work by the tenth of the following month. The work hours reported is tracked by the WBFAA UATC administrative office and advancement in the program is based on the amount of hours logged by the Apprentice and submitted to the administrative office. Notices are sent to the apprentices who do not submit their OJT logs on time and their employer. 6/18/08 - APPRENTICE CLASSES – SCHEDULE All existing apprentice classes in Riverside (5th Semester), Salinas (6th Semester), San Diego (5th Semester) Glendale (3rd Semester), Livermore (3rd Semester), and Sacramento (3rd Semester) are scheduled to begin on August 21. New class locations are currently in the process of being established and will be scheduled to begin on August 21. Further information on the new class locations will be available by mid-July. 6/18/08 - CERTIFICATION PREP/CONTINUED EDUCATION UNIT (CEU) COURSES SCHEDULED The WBFAA UATC has established a calender of courses to take place over four Saturdays in September and November at nine locations throughout the state. Each course will count towards the 32 hours of CEU's necessary for fire/life safety certification renewal. The schedule and further information of these courses will be available in Mid-July. Please contact the WBFAA UATC Training Office if you would like information on how to become an instructor for one of these courses. 6/18/08 - WBFAA – APPRENTICES SUPERVISED WORK The program requires the each Apprentice be supervised on the job by a Certified Fire/Life Safety Technician at the journeyman level. Once an Apprentice reaches the sixth step in the third year of the program, they may work unsupervised at the discretion of the employer, but may not supervise another Apprentice at any time. 6/18/08 - OUTREACH PROGRAM The WBFAA UATC sent an outreach document to 1,800 high schools and 43 occupational centers in California to increase the number of Apprentice Applicants for the WBFAA Apprenticeship Program. The outreach program is in effort to better serve our member companies by establishing a pool of eligible Apprentices who are interested in becoming a Fire/Life Safety Technician. The WBFAA UATC is accepting applications for prospective Apprentices and currently has Apprentices for employment. Please contact the WBFAA UATC administrative office if your company is looking for an Apprentice for hire. The WBFAA UATC will contact eligible apprentice regarding your opening. 6/18/08 - DAS 1 – NEW APPRENTICES Each new apprentice for your company must complete a DAS-1 form for the State of California. The form is available at www.WBFAA.net. Please review the DAS 1 instructions available on the site. The state will reject the form if it is not completed and signed on BOTH SIDES. 6/18/08 - STATUS OF APPRENTICE APPROVAL To check if an Apprentice is state-approved, you may go to the following link from the State of California DAS website: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/appcertpw/AppCertSearch.asp Any Apprentice who leaves the company or wishes to drop from the Apprentice Training Program must be reported to the WBFAA UATC immediately by submitting the WBFAA UATC Apprentice Drop Form. 6/18/08 - PUBLIC WORKS TRAINING TRUST FEES Companies working on public works who are required to make a contribution to a training trust can make those payments to the WBFAA UATC, a state-approved apprenticeship and training program. WBFAA member companies pay $.15 per hour for all apprentices and journeymen on an ongoing basis ($25 per month). WBFAA member companies working on public works should apply the $.15 per hour as a credit towards any required public works project training fee contribution. In addition, the balance of the required training fee can be sent directly to the WBFAA UATC to establish compliance with the public works project training fee mandate. 6/18/08 - PUBLIC WORKS WAGE DETERMINATIONS BY COUNTY The State of California Department of Labor and Statistical Research (DLSR) has a chart of prevailing wage determinations by county available on their website http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/Apprentice.htm. Go to step four on the chart and click the “Download all counties” link. From here you will be presented a window with spreadsheets for each county labeled by their abbreviations. The WBFAA UATC administrative office is available to assist in retrieving these reports. 6/18/08 - DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM AWAITS APPROVAL The WBFAA UATC distance learning program has been developed thanks to nearly $200,000 from three member companies and an Associate Member of the California Alarm Association. The program is currently being reviewed by the State of California and Chabot Community College and will be available once they have approved it.
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