Sign and Display Worker
Sign and display workers create ad install banners, neon signs, window lettering, and large-format graphics for a wide range of industries.
Sign and Display Workers Create Captivating Spaces
Sign and Display workers are tradespeople who are skilled in design, fabrication, and installation. You will be responsible for producing the eye-catching signs and visual displays that are seen in storefronts, trade shows, airports, stadiums, and public spaces. As a sign and display worker, you’ll be trained to turn concepts into compelling visual signs and tools that inform, advertise, and inspire.
As a sign and display worker, you’ll be able to design, fabricate, and install a wide range of signs — from window lettering and vehicle wraps to three-dimensional signs, LED and neon signs, and printed banners. These signs will help businesses promote their brand, generate foot traffic, and enhance the visual appeal of spaces of all kinds. With additional training in layout, color theory, digital printing, screen printing and much more, you will master both creative and technical skills.
You will get an understanding of the other side of sign-making with material selection, assembly, safe installation procedures.You’ll also learn how to work with materials like plastic, metal, vinyl, wood, and much more. Safety training is a key part of the apprenticeship program, preparing you to work at any height, with power tools, and in busy commercial environments.
Sign and Display Worker Apprenticeship
Learn to design, fabricate and install top-notch signage without comprehensive training. Master materials, techniques, and skills to excel in the industry.
Hybrid Learning Approach
Hybrid Learning Apprenticeship: Classroom and on-the-job learning. Minimum 144 hours of classroom and mandated on-the-job hours per year.
Classroom Learning
Curriculum: Union introduction, finishing trades, health & safety, leadership, and professional development. Minimum 144 hrs classroom instruction.
On-the-Job Learning
Apprentice Curriculum: Union introduction, finishing trades, safety, leadership/professional development.
Assessment: hands-on/written tests, job performance.
Web-based Learning
Access all training material instantly through the secure web-based Learning Management System (LMS). Administer, document, track, and report on training programs, events, e-learning, and content.
Timeline
While a typical apprenticeship lasts up to four years, enough experience in your craft can make this process much shorter.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and Benefits
Great Pay
Advance your career with training and immediate pay/benefits. Earn While You Learn. Start building your desired life without school debt.
The average pay for an IUPAT sign and display worker is 12 percent above the national average.
Great Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Pension
- Training & Skill Development
- Retirement Saving Opportunities
Training for a Lifetime
IUPAT members have access to continuous training to stay current in their craft. Stay ahead of the curve, advance throughout your career, and remain in high demand.
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