Why look for a job when you can train for a career through an Apprenticeship Program?

A registered apprenticeship is an employer-driven, on-the-job educational workforce training program that connects job seekers looking to learn new skills and enhance career opportunities with employers looking to create a pipeline of highly skilled individuals for their workforce.

Apartment Maintenance Technician

Pasco-Hernando State College in partnership with the Bay Area Apartment Association (BAAA), is offering a 12-month apprenticeship program for the spring semester at the Spring Hill Campus. The Apartment Maintenance Technician (AMT) Apprenticeship program prepares students for the increasing need for well-trained service technicians in a rapidly growing rental housing industry.

The AMT Apprenticeship will provide 183 hours of in-classroom, related technical instruction and will place the apprentices (students) with a leading property management company where they will complete 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training. Students must complete a combined total of 2,183 hours over the course of the year-long program.

2023 Spring Individual Course Schedule

Apartment Maintenance Technician (AMT) - Spring Hill Campus, Spring Hill

Apartment Maintenance Technician – Related Technical Instruction (RTI)

Course: NCI0034-0620 (in-classroom, OSHA 10 Training)

  • Dates: Jan. 12 and Jan. 19
  • Days: Thurs.
  • Time: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Hours: 15 (Spring Hill Campus, E101)

Course: NC10028-0621 (in-classroom, RTI)

  • RTI Dates: Jan. 26 – Sept. 21
  • RTI Days: Thurs.
  • RTI Time: 3 – 8 p.m.; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (with additional offsite training)
  • Hours: 168 (Spring Hill Campus, E101)

Cost: $0

Description: The Apartment Maintenance Technician - Related Technical Instruction (RTI) course is lab-driven and designed for the apprentices to develop skills that include appliance repair, HVAC diagnosis and repair, basic electrical, basic plumbing, carpentry, punch skills, and exterior maintenance.

Apprentices will also complete OSHA 10 training prior to being placed on-the-job.

Apartment Maintenance Technician – On-the-Job Training (OJT)

Course: NCI0029-0625 (in-the-field, OJT)

  • Dates: Apr. 10 – May 5
  • Days: TBD by the employer
  • Time: TBD by the employer
  • Hours: 160 (OJT)

Course: NCI0029-0626 (in-the-field, OJT)

  • Dates: May 8 – Aug. 4
  • Days: TBD by the employer
  • Time: TBD by the employer
  • Hours: 520 (OJT)

Course: NCI0029-0627 (in-the-field, OJT)

  • Dates: Aug. 7 – Dec. 29
  • Days: TBD by the employer
  • Time: TBD by the employer
  • Hours: 840 (OJT)

Course: NCI0029-0628 (in-the-field, OJT)

  • Dates: Jan. 3 – Mar. 22, 2024
  • Days: TBD by the employer
  • Time: TBD by the employer
  • Hours: 480 (OJT)

Cost: $0

Description: The Apartment Maintenance Technician - On-the-Job-Training (OJT) is an in-the-field course where the apprentices will be paid an hourly rate as they apply learned skills over the course of the year-long program. Apprentices will work alongside a journeyperson/supervisor and practice skills such as appliance repair, HVAC diagnosis and repair,  basic electrical, basic plumbing, carpentry, punch skills, and exterior maintenance.

    Coming Summer 2023

    Construction & Design Apprenticeship Program, North Campus, Brooksville

    The Construction & Design Apprenticeship program prepares students for the increasing need for skilled construction workers in a rapidly growing residential housing industry. This program will provide 205 hours of in-classroom, related technical instruction and will place the apprentices (students) with leading general contractors in the area where they will complete 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training. Student must complete a combined total of 2,205 hours over the course of the year-long program.

    How to Apply to an Apprenticeship Program

    To receive a registration form to begin the application process for the apprenticeship program, send an email to apprenticeship@phsc.edu.