The Richmond Electricians' Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (RJATC) is a joint training program between the Atlantic Coast Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 666. They are responsible for providing training for journeymen, apprentices, and others who are employed in the electrical industry under Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Local Union and the Chapter. Its geographical area covers approximately a 60 mile radius around the City of Richmond. The area covers the counties of Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Nottoway, Petersburg City, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond City, Surry, Sussex, Williamsburg City. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is the largest electrical union in the world. The IBEW represents workers' rights in all areas of the electrical and telecommunications industry. The Richmond Electricians' JATC has been a State of Virginia and U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship since 1946. The Department of Labor approved Standards of Apprenticeship for the Richmond Electricians' JATC. These Standards provide the legal framework by which the apprenticeship training program operates, setting forth the program's rights and responsibilities and the apprentices that it trains. Over the years, the program has grown with the area's population and with the increase in local construction. There are currently over 250 apprentices being taught in the program within the Richmond jurisdiction. The training functions of the JATC are controlled by a Committee made up of eight members: four representing labor, who are designated by the Local Union and four representing management, who are designated by the NECA Chapter. The financial matters of the program are controlled by a Board of Trustees, made up of the same individuals who serve as JATC Committee members.
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