Apprenticeship News

Congratulations, Martin Aguirre, on your first-place victory in the 2023 Watson Electrical Construction Apprenticeship Contest! Winners: Martin Munoz-Aguirre: 1st Place Andrew Brandt, 2nd Place Andrew Jervah, 3rd Place Jordan Failey, Safety Award Competing in the 2023 Watson Electrical Construction Apprenticeship Contest were 3rd-year and 4th-year apprentices Jordan Failey, Charlotte; Freddy Peralta, Fayetteville; Cedric Spruill, Greenville; Martin Aguirre, Greenville; Andrew Jervah, Raleigh; Andrew Brandt, Raleigh; and Ryan Bennett, Kernersville, NC. Part one: Apprentices test their knowledge of the NFPA – [...]

Congratulations, John Fifield, our newest Construction Management Training Graduate! John joined the Watson family in 2017 after earning his Associate Degree in Electrical Construction from @SUNYDelhi in New York. Please join us in celebrating John's dedication to his work and commitment to continuous learning and development. Congratulations, John, on your accomplishment! #CMT #Apprenticeship #TradesCareer

We would like to offer our congratulations to Chris Chia and Robert Ebanks on their completion of the Apprenticeship Program. Chris is now a Foreman in our Winston- Salem division and Robert is a Mechanic in our Charlotte location. Their hard work and dedication has paid off and we look forward to their continued growth within Watson.

The 2022 Apprenticeship contest July 28 & 29, 2022 Sixteen of our 3rd and 4th year apprentices competed for prizes, money and bragging rights in our 26th annual Apprenticeship contest. Our finest apprentices competed in our annual Apprenticeship Contest. On day one, of the 2022 Apprenticeship Contest got underway by testing the apprentices knowledge of the NFPA - Electrical codes and standards. Apprentices had 1-hour to answer general electrical questions as well as topics like specialty transformers, box fill, [...]

Congratulations to our first In-House @NCCER credentialed Apprenticeship Program graduating class! Pictured: (left to right): Rick Anderson, Mario Castillo, Jose Aracena-Rivera, Keon Lucas, Erick Salgado-Perez, and Zackery Buckler. Not pictured: Michael Becchetti and Cody Smith