Getting Started

MEMBERS:

ECTP Enrollment packet: Download Now (Electrical)

For Fall 2023

ECTP Enrollment packet: Available Soon (Electrical)  

PCTP Enrollment packet: Available Soon (Plumbing)

ESTCTP Enrollment packet: Available Soon (Low Voltage)

SMTCTP Enrollment packet: Available Soon (Sheet Metal)

Don’t Delay: **Fall registration closes on TBD and is limited to the first students who register for their trade.

(Only for ECTP Applicants)
Step One: Enroll with ABC SoCal

  • Get with your ABC Member employer to complete and submit the combined ABC SoCal Electrician Trainee (ET) Program Enrollment and Initial Class Sign-up form, with the required fees.
  • We will send you/your employer an enrollment confirmation letter. Keep a copy of this letter as proof that you are enrolled in a state-approved ET program.
  • Textbooks will be sold on the 1st night of class.
  • You must continue with your course of study to be considered a Trainee


Step Two: Register with the State (updated)

The Craft Training Administration will process and mail out the application for new registration of electrician trainee (ET Card) to the state.
*When your application (ET Card) is processed by state, the state will send you a letter confirming your state-registered Electrician Trainee status. This letter will also include your tracking or “T-number” and trainee card.Winter

NON MEMBERS:

For Fall 2023

ECTP Enrollment packet: Available Soon (Electrical)  

PCTP Enrollment packet: Available Soon (Plumbing)

ESTCTP Enrollment packet: Available Soon (Low Voltage)

SMTCTP Enrollment packet: Available Soon (Sheet Metal)

Don’t Delay: **Winter registration closes on TBD and is limited to the first students who register for their trade.

(Only for ECTP Applicants)
Step One: Enroll with ABC Socal

  • Electrician Trainee (ET) Program Enrollment and Initial Class Sign-up form, with the required fees.
  • We will send you an enrollment confirmation letter. Keep a copy of this letter as proof that you are enrolled in a state-approved ET program.
  • Textbooks will be sold on the 1st night of class.
  • You must continue with your course of study to be considered a Trainee

 

Step Two: Register with the state

Complete the state registration form. Our “school number” is 102. Staple a copy of the ABC SoCal enrollment confirmation letter to your completed state registration form and mail both to the address below. Be sure to include the state’s $25 registration fee (check or money order).

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
Attn: Electrician Certification Unit
PO Box 511286
Los Angeles, CA 90051-7841

When your packet is processed, the state will send you a letter confirming your state-registered Electrician Trainee status. This letter will also include your tracking or “T-number” and trainee card.