Recruitment Fair Seeks to Attract New Apprentices - Releases

(Washington, DC) The Department of Employment Services’ Office of Apprenticeship and Training has partnered with six sprinkler-fitter contractors and the Sprinkler-fitters Union Local No. 669 to recruit eligible District residents for a career in the sprinkler-fitter trade. The recruitment fair will be held:

Friday, March 31, 2006

Naylor Road One-Stop Career Center

2626 Naylor Road, SE

Washington, DC 20020

10 am–1 pm

Eligible apprentices must be District residents, age 18 or older, drug-free with a high school diploma or a GED certificate, and a valid driver’s license (a means of transportation is preferred, but not required). Applicants must be physically fit to perform the functions of the job. The starting salary will range from $10 to $12 an hour.

All applicants are required to preregister at a DOES One-Stop Career Center prior to the recruitment fair. Each preregistered applicant will be given a scheduled time to be interviewed. Interested parties who do not register will be seen after scheduled applicants are interviewed.

For additional information regarding the recruitment fair, contact the Department of Employment Services’ Office of Apprenticeship and Training at (202) 698-5099 or the Naylor Road One-Stop Career Center at (202) 645-3413.