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AFSA National Apprentice Competition

Compete for a chance to win an expense-paid trip to AFSA42: Convention, Exhibition, and Apprentice Competition in Orlando, Florida. Finalists will also win an AFSA42 registration for their employer or guest, a set of hand tools, and cash prizes! 

Apprentices already testing in Canvas who are interested in taking this Phase 1 exam will soon find it available in their Canvas courses.  If not yet testing in Canvas, apprentices can request Phase 1 exam access by completing this online form.
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Contest Details

AFSA sponsors an annual National Apprentice Competition. The competition consists of two phases.

May 29 – June 30, 2023 – Phase 1 National Competition
Phase one will consist of a 100-question multiple-choice exam to be taken online. Once confirmed, AFSA will provide instructions to schedule the exam. A webcam is required for online testing. An online proctor will be assigned to your testing session. The test must be taken between May 29 – June 30, 2023.

September 6 – 9, 2023 – Phase 2 National Competition
Held at AFSA’s Annual Convention in Orlando, FL, the National Competition will consist of a three-hour exam and 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 AFSA42: Convention, Exhibition, and Apprentice Competition in Orlando
  • Accommodations at the Hilton Bonnet Creek
  • 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)
  • Brand new set of hand tools
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Competition Guidelines

  1. Apprentice’s employer must be a member of AFSA, in good standing.

  2. Apprentices must be actively participating in the AFSA Apprenticeship Courses or enrolled in the AFSA/NCCER Fire Sprinkler Fitting Training Series as of May 12, 2023.

  3. 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 CPVC pipe.

  4. Before September 6, 2023, the apprentice cannot have worked in the sprinkler trade hanging pipe for more than six years.

  5. If an apprentice has won first, second, or third place in AFSA’s National Apprenticeship Competition, he/she is not eligible to compete.

  6. An employer can enter as many employees as are eligible from his/her company.

  7. If an apprentice resigns employment from original sponsoring company after Phase I of the competition, he/she is not eligible to compete in Phase II.

  8. The apprentices scoring in the top 7 of the National Competition (Phase I) will qualify to compete in Orlando, FL, at the National Competition(Phase II) during AFSA’s Annual Convention, 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.

  9. If more than one apprentice from the identical control group scores in the top 7 of the National Competition (Phase I), then a maximum of two apprentices from that control group will be qualified to compete in the National Competition (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. 

 
 
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