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The organizations that build, regulate, and fund the trade itself. Entries marked FIELD CHECK PENDING are confirmed real but their contact details await verification — corrections to [email protected].
Unions
IBEW Local 567
Lewiston, Androscoggin County · 238 Goddard Rd, Lewiston, ME
Electrical workers' union — inside wiremen, apprenticeship intake
Largest-ever first-year apprentice class accepted 2026 (55 first-years, three classes). Four-year earn-while-you-learn program feeding the Maine license ladder.
https://ibew567.com
IBEW Local 1253
Fairfield, Somerset County · 176 Main St, Fairfield, ME 04937
Electrical workers' union — central/northern Maine
Record first-year apprentice intake 2026 alongside Local 567 (Maine AFL-CIO reporting). JATC classes held in Newport. Phone (207) 453-0135.
https://www.ibew1253.org
Apprenticeship Programs
Maine Electrical JATC (NECA-IBEW Joint Apprenticeship & Training)
Lewiston, Androscoggin County · Classes at IBEW 567 Hall, 238 Goddard Rd, Lewiston (567) and Newport (1253)
Tuition-free registered electrical apprenticeship — earn-while-you-learn, 50+ years running; co-sponsored by NECA (Boston chapter) with IBEW 567 & 1253
8,000 OJT hours + 576 classroom hours toward the Maine Journeyman license; day work + two class nights per week.
https://www.ibew567.com/apprenticeship/
State Programs
Maine Apprenticeship Program (Maine DOL)
Augusta, Kennebec County
State-registered apprenticeship sponsorship, employer incentives, hand-matching
Employer incentives: $1,500 signing bonus + $500/apprentice classroom reimbursement as funding permits. 155 active sponsors (2024 report). Recurring pipeline-expansion funding rounds — check current cycle.
https://apprenticeship.maine.gov
Workforce Centers
Harold Alfond Center — Construction Industry Workforce Partnership (MCCS)
Augusta, Kennebec County
Grant-funded short-course workforce training via all 7 Maine community colleges; construction-industry partnership
$75.5M Alfond Foundation gift (2024) funding workforce training through 2030; training usually free to the trainee. Maine Workforce Development Compact matches up to $1,200/frontline worker for member employers.
https://alfondcenter.mccs.me.edu/ciwp
Trade Associations
Associated General Contractors of Maine (AGC Maine)
Augusta, Kennebec County · 188 Whitten Road, Augusta, ME
Commercial construction trade association; Maine Construction Academy pre-apprenticeship
Runs the Maine Construction Academy (state-funded pre-apprenticeship) and the statewide MCCS pre-apprenticeship construction partnership. Founded 1951; 200+ member firms. Phone 207-622-4741.
https://www.agcmaine.org
Maine AFL-CIO
Augusta, Kennebec County
State labor federation — union apprenticeship advocacy and referral
Reporting source for record IBEW 567/1253 apprentice intakes.
https://maineaflcio.org
The Regulator
Maine Electricians' Examining Board (OPOR)
Augusta, Kennebec County
Licensure: Helper, Apprentice, Journeyman, Limited, Master — exams, renewals, CE rules
Journeyman: 8,000 supervised hours + 576-hr course of study + 45-hr NEC course within 2 years of application. Renewal: 15 CE hours per 3-year cycle.
https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing
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