PROCEDURES FOR APPLICANTS

1. All interested in starting the apprenticeship should visit the Painters District Council #14 website at https://pdc14.com/contractors. There you will find a list of signatory contractors. You need to obtain a letter of intent from a signatory contractor prior to beginning the apprenticeship program. Once you have the letter of intent you can call our office to schedule time to come fill out the application.

2. When the applicant is hired, he/she must come to the Apprenticeship school, PRIOR TO WORKING, with a letter of INTENT TO HIRE from the Contractor, stating the Apprentice name, address, telephone number, social security number, and the starting date of employment, pending drug test results.

3. The application is completed at the Apprenticeship facility located at 1101 N. Taft Avenue, Berkeley, IL 60163.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF YOUR APPLICATION APPOINTMENT. PER RESTRICTIONS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, NO EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE.

  • Must Be At Least 18 Years of Age

  • High School Diploma, GED, or Transcripts

  • Birth Certificate (Resident Alien Card if Not a Citizen)

  • Social Security Card

  • Driver’s License or State ID

ALL ITEMS LISTED MUST BE PRESENTED FOR VERIFICATION

4. For your own safety and education, you must be able to communicate in English. Ability to read, write and speak the English language well enough so as not to need an interpreter. If an applicant is not able to speak English, conversational English classes will be paid for provided the applicant passes the course.

5. The Applicant must pay a $60.00 Drug Test Fee (money order only) and take a drug test prior to receiving a work permit. Upon passing the drug test, the applicant will be reimbursed for the amount of the drug test. The applicant must take the drug test within forty-eight (48) hours or two (2) working days, after presenting the letter of intent. If an applicant fails the drug test, the applicant will be able to re-apply in six (6) months.

6. A four-hundred-nineteen-dollar ($419.00) permit fee (subject to adjustment), MONEY ORDER ONLY, made payable to Painters District Council #14, is required. THIS FEE IS NOT REFUNDABLE. A UNION WORK PERMIT is then issued by Painters District Council #14, located at 1456 W. Adams Ave., Chicago, IL 60607. The permit will cover the Apprentice during the 90-DAY PROBATIONARY PERIOD. Students must notify the Apprenticeship school upon completion of 90-days.

7. There will be no written test.