Compete for a chance to win an expense-paid trip to AFSA43: Convention, Exhibition, and Apprentice Competition in Denver, Colorado. Finalists will also win an AFSA43 registration for their employer or guest, a set of hand tools, and cash prizes!
Apprentices already testing in Canvas will find the Phase I exam available in their Canvas courses on May 13, 2024.
If not yet testing in Canvas, apprentices can request Phase I exam access by completing this online form.
Contest Details
AFSA sponsors an annual National Apprentice Competition. The competition consists of two phases.
May 13 – June 30, 2024 – Phase I National Competition
Phase I consists of a 100-question multiple-choice exam that is taken online and virtually proctored. Once competition enrollment is confirmed, AFSA will provide exam instructions. This exam must be taken between May 13 – June 30, 2024.
September 18 – 21, 2024 – Phase II National Competition
Held during AFSA43: Convention, Exhibition, and Apprentice Competition in Denver, CO, Phase II of the competition will consist of a written exam, as well as the requirement to cut, thread, and install a steel and CPVC piping system with sprinkler heads and perform a pressure test. Participants will be graded on accuracy, craftsmanship, and safety.
Seven finalists, apprentices representing member companies from across the country, will compete in Phase II to become the winner of this national competition. These contestants take a practical test in the Exhibit Hall during the AFSA Exhibition each year as they cut, thread, and install a steel & CPVC piping system with sprinkler heads and perform a pressure test. You will have the opportunity to see this competition from beginning to end. The seven finalists receive:
- An expense-paid trip to compete at AFSA43: Convention, Exhibition, and Apprentice Competition in Denver
- Accommodations at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
- Free full convention registration for each finalist and a guest determined by their employer
- Cash award ($1,000, $2,000, $3,000, or even $5,000)
- A brand new set of hand tools
Competition Guidelines
Apprentice’s employer must be a member of AFSA in good standing.
Apprentice must be actively participating in the AFSA/NCCER Sprinkler Fitting apprenticeship training series as of June 27, 2024.
The apprentice must have at least one year of field experience with a MINIMUM of 6 months combined HANDS ON experience in cutting, threading, and installing steel pipe AND installing CPVC pipe.
Prior to September 18, 2024, the apprentice cannot have worked in the sprinkler trade hanging pipe for more than six years.
If an apprentice has won first, second, or third place in AFSA’s National Apprenticeship Competition, he/she is not eligible to compete.
An employer can enter as many employees as are eligible from his/her company.
If an apprentice resigns employment from the original sponsoring company after Phase I of the competition, he/she is not eligible to compete in Phase II.
The apprentices scoring in the top 7 of Phase I will qualify to compete in Denver, CO, at the National Competition’s Phase II during AFSA43: Convention, Exhibition, and Apprentice Competition provided no more than two (2) apprentices compete from the same membership region. In this case, the top two (2) scoring apprentices from a region will compete.
If more than one apprentice from the same control group scores in the top 7 of Phase I, then a maximum of two apprentices from that control group will be qualified to compete in Phase II, provided the apprentices are in different regions. In this case, the two qualifying apprentices will be identified by having the top scores in their region.
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AFSA will use an online proctoring service to proctor the Apprentice Competition Phase I exam.