1-1 Practice Test Flashcards
The advantage an apprentice has in the program is the fact that you have?
Control of your destiny
This apprenticeship program is designed to mold you into a competent qualified craftsman skill knowledge and?
Attitude
_?__ can be the difference between profit and loss, success, and bankruptcy
Labor
Two early leaders in the electrical contracting industry worked diligently to bring about the industry first “National labor Agreement.” Who were they?
Charles Ford and LK Comstock
The first telegraph station was built in?
1848
The __?___, organized in 1920, had the same requirements that exist today including equal representation by employer and union disputes submitted voluntarily, and unanimous vote on all decisions. Like a “Supreme Court” of the electrical industry. Settled thousands of disputes without striking.
Council on Industrial Relations (CIR)
In the year 1892 there were nearly how many members in the brotherhood?
2000
By the year 1893, how many local unions were chartered?
61
The international office represents __?___ areas of the electrical industry
6
The IBEW Research Department, one of such departments instituted by a labor union, was established in
1924
In the year 1986, the IBEW had nearly __?__ members
870,000
How old was Henry Miller when he passed away?
38
What year did J.T. Kelly step down as Grand Secretary?
1897
The letters NJATC, when referring to the electrical industry, stand for?
National Joint Apprenticeship and Trainee Committee
In 1941, the NJATC held its first meeting with both the IBEW and NECA representatives, each party appointed __?___ members to the committee.
6
By 1953, the NJATC had initiated __?__ primary objectives
6
Illustrative of the IBEW and NECA’s commitment to training in recent years, nearly one hundred million dollars has been spent __?___ on the industry’s training programs
Annually
Todays National Committee is comprised of __?___ members
24
In __?___, The NJATC began sponsering the National Training Institute (NTI).
1990
In __?___, the NJATC introduced a course specifically designed for training outside Electrical Workers
1956
In recent years, the annual number of apprentices and Journeymen Electrical Workers involved in the electrical training ALLIANCE training programs has surpassed?
125,000
In the past, there have been thousands of training programs were doomed to fail because of their lack of commitment and?
Unity
__?__and fellow workers can treat a qualified electrical worker as professional, but there is no one who can make someone else a professional
Employers
An IBEW/NECA apprentice is one out of approximately __?__ who are currently in the IBEW/NECA program.
5,000
