Plumbing
About the Program
Anyone planning to take the Massachusetts examination for the Journeyman Plumbing License must first complete five courses: Plumbing Tiers 1-5. (Students who graduated from a Massachusetts state-approved Chapter 74 program may be eligible to begin at Tier 4.)
State regulations permit students to take both Tier I and Tier II during the same calendar year, allowing students to finish the five plumbing tiers in four years.
Apprentice plumbers must complete the five-tier curriculum in order to be eligible to test for the journeyman plumber's license.
A valid Massachusetts apprenticeship card must be obtained before registering for Tiers II-V. If you have an application pending, please contact our office for more information at 781-861-7151.
Minuteman recommends students submit apprentice paperwork to the Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters by November 1 of each year to allow for ample processing time.
Schedule
Plumbing Tier I
Summer Program: For recent high school graduates.
- June 20, 2024 - August 22, 2024
- Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Fall 2024 Session:
- September 10, 2024 - December 18, 2024
- Monday-Thursday, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
This Plumbing Tier I course is FREE for unemployed or under-employed people.
Schedule
Plumbing Tier 3
- September 25, 2024 - April 30, 2025
- Wed. 5:00-9:00 PM
- $900.00 Tuition
- Students must have completed the Tier 2 course and be a registered apprentice working in the plumbing trade.
Schedule
Plumbing Tier 2
- June 2, 2024 - September 12, 2024
- Tues. and Thurs. 5:00-9:00 PM
- $900.00 Tuition
- Students must have completed the Tier 1 course and be a Massachusetts registered apprentice working in the plumbing trade in order to register for Tier 2.
Schedule
Plumbing Tier 4
- September 24, 2024 - April 22, 2025
- Tues. 5:00-9:00 PM
- $900.00 Tuition
- Students must have completed the Tier 3 course and be a registered apprentice working in the plumbing trade.
Schedule
Plumbing Tier 5
- September 26, 2024 - April 24, 2025
- Thurs. 5:00-9:00 PM
- $900.00 Tuition
- Students must have completed the Tier 4 course and be a registered apprentice working in the plumbing trade.
Tuition
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Plumbing Tier 1 is FREE for qualified applicants. Summer Program Begins June 20, 2024 for recent high school graduates.
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Plumbing Tiers 2-5: $900
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Payment options for Tiers 2-5: Full payment upon registration or a minimum payment of $300 with two additional payments to follow at $300 each.
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Free Tuition for Plumbing Tier 1
This training is provided COST-FREE for the following Massachusetts residents:
- Anyone who is unemployed or under-employed
- Middlesex County residents who earn less than $63,900 gross annually
- Suffolk County residents who earn less than $45,500 gross annually
- Worcester County residents who earn less than $46,700 gross annually
- Essex County residents who earn less than $50,000 gross annually
- Most recent high school graduates
The Plumbing Code Tier 1 program is supported by grant funding from the Massachusetts Workforce Skills Cabinet.
Requirements to Take Plumbing Tier 1 Course
- Be at least 18 years old
- Eligible to work in United States
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent
- Pass CORI/SORI (criminal and sex offender background check)
- Pass drug test
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Complete eligibility paperwork with MassHireRegister