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The National Interagency Joint Apprenticeship Program (NIJAC) for Wildland Fire, is designed to:
- Provide standardized and consistent training in a cost effective manner.
- Provide agencies an opportunity to recruit, hire and develop new employees quickly.
- Provide apprentices wages commensurate with their skills.
The apprenticeship program targets individuals with little or no fire experience. It is open at the GS-3 level, full performance is at the GS-5, Senior Firefighter. If an individual meets the criteria, they may be selected at the GS-4 level or at the full performance level of GS-5. Apprentices are hired in a permanent full-time or permanent subject-to-furlough position.
There are two Academies, each lasts 30 days. The Basic Academy is in the spring of the first year of apprenticeship and the Advanced Academy is in the spring of the second year. |
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The employee agrees to a term of apprenticeship of at least 2 years and no more than 4 years, and must satisfy the requirements of the National Apprenticeship Standards before the apprenticeship agreement is successfully terminated.
Selection for this program will be made by the Fire Management Officer in participating National Parks.
If you have any questions about the Wildland Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program, please contact Jim_Shultz@nps.gov via e-mail or at 208-387-5215. |
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Prior to attending the Basic Academy each apprentice must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Complete the Work Capacity test at the arduous level.
- Possess and maintain a valid state driver's license during the term of apprenticeship.
- Complete 500 hours of work, base 8 and/or overtime in either fire suppression or fuels management, prior to attending the Basic Academy.
Have successfully completed:
- I-100, Orientation to Incident Command System
- I-200, Introduction to Incident Command System
- S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
- S-130, Basic Firefighter
- Agency-specific new employee orientation
Each apprentice must complete a minimum of 4,000 work process hours. No more than 2,000 work process hours will be credited from previous work experience. Standard work processes have been established.
The apprentice's first 12 months of employment shall be a probationary period.
In addition to the Basic and Advanced Academy curriculum the apprentice is required to complete 287 hours of supplemental technical training related to the occupation. |
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