Vets to Volts SkillBridge: Apprentice Electrician
Vets to Volts
At a glance
- Cost: Free training
- Format: In-person
- Who qualifies: Service members
- Applications: Open
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Full details
- Cost
- SkillBridge: you keep military pay and benefits, at no cost to the employer. No participant tuition is stated. Confirm tools, PPE and any other costs in writing.
- Who qualifies
- Active-duty service members in their final 180 days of service, with command approval under SkillBridge. Needs basic mechanical aptitude and ability to do construction work.
- Format
- In-person, on commercial and industrial construction job sites in Richmond, VA; 180 days, continuous enrollment.
Check current terms: Individual eligibility, seats and coverage must be confirmed with the provider.
- Credential
- Apprenticeship / work experienceApprentice electrician experience toward Journeyman Wireman
- Exam coverage
- Not applicableNo exams named on the program page.
Before you decide
- What is free
- SkillBridge: participants keep military pay and benefits; no tuition stated.
- Who qualifies
- Active-duty service members in their final 180 days of service, with command approval under SkillBridge. Needs basic mechanical aptitude and ability to do construction work.
- What you get
- 180-day SkillBridge apprentice electrician placement in Richmond, VA. You work alongside a Journeyman Wireman mentor installing electrical, data and fire-alarm systems on commercial and industrial jobs: the starting line toward Journeyman Wireman.
- Credential and key limits
- On-the-job apprentice electrician experience; Journeyman Wireman status requires completing a full apprenticeship.
- Format
- In-person, on commercial and industrial construction job sites in Richmond, VA; 180 days, continuous enrollment.
- Duration
- 180 days
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Deadline
- Status evidence: Program page lists continuous enrollment. Application window: Contact Vets to Volts; apply early enough for command approval. Availability limits: Command approval and employer acceptance required.
- Next start
- Continuous enrollment
- Stipend / housing / travel
- No separate stipend; under SkillBridge you keep military pay and benefits.
- Notes
- Contact Vets to Volts: cpowell@vetstovolts.com or 703-999-5816, 2510 Grenoble Road, Richmond, VA 23294.
- Availability
- Open
- Details checked
- 2026-10-13
Application and credential details
- How to apply
- Confirm SkillBridge timing with your transition office and command.
- Contact Vets to Volts (cpowell@vetstovolts.com, 703-999-5816) to apply.
- Get command approval for the 180-day SkillBridge period.
- Documents to prepare
- SkillBridge command approval paperwork required by your service.
- Additional requirements and limits
- Must be in your final 180 days of active duty with command approval.
- Application link
- Open official application page
- Credential or outcome
- On-the-job apprentice electrician experience; Journeyman Wireman status requires completing a full apprenticeship.
- Application details checked
- 2026-10-13
- Application review status
- Official-source review completed; hiring path and tool costs remain
- Sources for these details
- https://vetstovolts.com/skillbridge/ — checked 2026-10-13
- Availability checked
- 2026-10-13
- Current availability
- Open
- Status evidence
- Program page lists continuous enrollment.
- Application window
- Contact Vets to Volts; apply early enough for command approval.
- Program start
- Continuous enrollment
- Availability limits
- Command approval and employer acceptance required.
- Timing sources