It is necessary that documents sent in be copies as we will not be able to return any of them. Should you have any difficulties obtaining any documents, you should contact the Apprentice Coordinator’s Office prior to the deadline for submission. Failure to turn documents in on time will terminate your application.

Scan Your Documents

Legible documents are extremely important to having your application verified and accepted. We will reject any documents that we cannot verify. For that reason, we recommend scanning your documents:

• Use a dedicated mobile app paired with your smartphone camera (recommended). Some free applications we recommend include*:

  • iOS: Adobe Scan, FineScanner, Microsoft Office Lens

  • Android: Adobe Scan, Scanbot, Microsoft Office Lens

• Go to your local library or a nearby copy/print center

Reduce the File Size for PDF/Images

Due to storage constraints, we limit our uploads to 5 MB or less per document. If your document exceeds this, you can use one of the following tools*:

• PDF compression tool: https://smallpdf.com/compress-pdf

• Image (JPG, JPEG, PNG) compression tool: https://tinypng.com/

• Image/PDF Rotation

Reference Letter Template

Please use the reference letter template below when soliciting references used for your application.

*These apps and websites are not owned or operated by Ironworkers Local 7. We encourage you to check within each app for their associated privacy policies and more information on how they manage your data.