769 is the go-to location for employers when outside power requirements need to be met.  Our members are trained to a high standard and conduct business in a professionally efficient, thorough, and safe manner.  We uphold the high standards of the IBEW’s Code of Excellence to ensure that our signatory contractors are successful and achieve significant bottom-line advantages for the future of their business.

The NECA/IBEW team is well prepared to handle all of Arizona’s transmission and distribution needs. The team brings the skills required to confidently install the lines that move power from plants to factories, businesses, and homes nationwide. Each member pursues this critical work with the knowledge that only comes from years of training and experience. Whether building new lines, rebuilding existing ones or providing immediate restoration assistance in times of disaster, the work of the NECA/IBEW team is meticulously completed safely and efficiently. Their work becomes even more crucial as the demand for electricity steadily grows, as an aging infrastructure needs rebuilding and as renewable power generation sources, such as wind and solar, grow, requiring a greater transmission and distribution investment. The NECA/IBEW team assures you that the investment is well spent.

The Southwestern Line Constructors Joint Apprenticeship and Training Program was created to provide quality apprenticeship and training programs for the Outside Electrical Construction Industry. Our focus is clear and unwavering: we are committed to producing the industry's finest craftsmen and have met employers training needs for nearly a half century. This program covers the states of Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.We are an independent training agency operating under the auspices on the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. Our national and international affiliations insure consistent training and credentials that are recognized universally. Our program is registered with, and monitored by, the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.

ATTENTION PRE-APPRENTICE'S AND GROUNDMEN

SWLCAT is offering Orientation Prep classes on Friday.  Sign up by registering in "EVENT REGISTRATION" .  You can find it in your member portal on the website.  
 
Tom Jeffers will be holding classes each Friday for all Pre-Apprentices and Groundman that are working for Contractors out of Local 769.   He will be going over all skills performed in New Mexico, preparing you for a successful Line Apprenticeship Orientation.  He will help you learn the correct use of fall protection, how to climb properly, tying knots & splicing, hole digging, and how to use a hand line.  He also offers classes during some evenings for those that can't make it on Fridays. For more questions, you can email him at tom@swlcat.org or call/text him at 480-286-8938.