Apprenticeships

NWA Mechanical School is a Kimbel program designed to teach our employees how to do their job while on the job. At other tech schools, students pay tuition to learn a trade. That’s not how it works at NWA Mech. You will learn while receiving a paycheck.
    • The cost of the training is deducted from your paycheck.
    • After 90 days on the job, you will receive benefits.
    • You will put what you are learning into action immediately.

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PLUMBING APPRENTICESHIPS
  1. The plumbing apprenticeship program is a 4-year program.
  2. Successful candidates will be hired as a full-time employee where they will work for Kimbel Mechanical during the day and attend school one evening per week.
  3. Our plumbing school, NWA Mechanical teaches hands-on learning while working through the Arkansas Plumbing Code and Fuel Gas Code books. All classes are taught by licensed master plumbers.
  4. The school is structured around a traditional school calendar. Each year has two semesters; August through December and January through April.
  5. Our class is taught live and remote, depending on your work location.
  6. You can earn a total of 80 hours per semester, with a total of 160 hours annually.
  7. After completing four years you will accumulate the 640 hours needed to test for the Journeyman Plumber License. This license is issued through the Department of Health from the state of Arkansas.

 

HOW DO I APPLY?

Apply directly to one of our Apprentice jobs available at www.KMSJobs.com.  Once you have been accepted for employment, you will be enrolled in an apprenticeship program.

The cost of our 4-year apprenticeship school is less than $3,500.  There is no out of pocket cost for you!  Kimbel covers all tuition costs upfront and then deducts tuition at $50 per week from your paycheck.

Apply Today!
ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIPS
  1. The apprenticeship program is a 2- or 4-year program.
  2. Successful candidates will be hired as a full-time employee where they will work for Kimbel Mechanical during the day and attend school one evening per week.
  3. Electrical apprentices attend school with Arkansas College of Electricity or Arkansas Construction Education Foundation. All classes are taught by licensed master electricians.
  4. The school is structured around a traditional school calendar. Each year has two semesters; August through December and January through April.
  5. You can earn a total of 72 hours per semester, with a total of 144 hours annually.
  6. After completing two years, you will accumulate the 288 hours needed to test for the Residential Journeyman Electrician License. This license is issued through the Department of Labor from the state of Arkansas.
  7. After completing four years you will accumulate the 576 hours needed to test for the Journeyman Electrician License. This license is issued through the Department of Labor from the state of Arkansas.

 

HOW DO I APPLY?

Apply directly to one of our Apprentice jobs available at www.KMSJobs.com.  Once you have been accepted for employment, you will be enrolled in an apprenticeship program.

The cost of our 4-year apprenticeship school is less than $3,500.  There is no out of pocket cost for you!  Kimbel covers all tuition costs upfront and then deducts tuition at $50 per week from your paycheck.

Apply Today!