Apprenticeship education combines on-the-job training with classroom instruction. The purpose of the program is to provide the apprentice with a comprehensive knowledge of his/her trade.

Apprenticeship is a formal training program registered through the North Carolina Department of Labor, the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, as well as the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training

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2008 Apprenticeship Graduates

Charlotte
Robert Adcock - Excel Electrical Technologies
Christopher Fairfax - Diversified Electric Contractors
Devin Fairfax - Diversified Electric Contractors
Justin Jacob - Starr Electric Contractors
Jonathan Spargo - Watson Electrical Construction Co.
     *Outstanding Apprenticeship Graduate
Rick Traywick - Hinson Electric

Raleigh
Kyle Chamberlain - Tech Electric Corporation
John Larson, Jr. - Watson Electrical Construction Co.
James Register - Watson Electrical Construction Co.
Jin Yoo - Watson Electrical Construction Co.

Starr Electric In-House program - Greensboro
Kevin Barrett
Roger Bentley
Patrick Cravens
Jem Jem

Starr Electric In-House - Raleigh
Robert Cash

Michael D. Claar, Watson Electrical, 1st place.

Ernest K. Hartley, Starr Electric, 2nd place

Christopher L. Januzys, Watson Electrical, 3rd place

Robert Alan Cash, Starr Electric, 5th place.

Ricky Traywick, Hinson Electric, 10th place.

Other ABCC member contestants were: Kevin Barrett, Starr Electric; Patrick Cravens, Starr Electric; Brian Graham, Bryant-Durham Electric Co.; Matthew Helms, Hinson Electric; Justin Jacob, Starr Electric; Jonny Mosteller, Jr., Starr Electric; John Pridgen, Bryant-Durham Electric; Regianaldo Contreras (alternate), Starr Electric; Brian Brewster (alternate), Starr Electric.