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For UA plumbing and pipefitting apprenticeship applicants

Pass the UA apprenticeship test.
Rank high enough to get picked.

Built by someone who passed the pre-apprenticeship aptitude test on his first attempt. 38–58% cheaper than the market leader, with practice that targets your weak skill areas: Math, Mechanical Abilities, Figure Visualization, and Reading Comprehension.

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No credit card required. Free diagnostic plus one practice session in every section. See where you rank before you pay a dime.

You get one shot at a time.

UA aptitude tests vary by local, but most share one hard truth: miss the cutoff and you typically wait 6 to 12 months before you can sit it again. That's half a year of your career idling while classmates move ahead.

We don't teach you to squeak by. We give you the study library to show up prepared the first time.

What we cover

Four core skill areas UA aptitude tests commonly assess. Timed drills, full-length practice, pencil-and-paper friendly, no calculator. Your local may test additional topics — check with your JATC, and if it's something we don't yet cover, email us.

Reading Comprehension

15 minutes to study ONE long passage (e.g. the history of US apprenticeships), then the passage is removed and you answer 25 true/false questions from memory.

~25 questions on the real test

Figure Visualization

Paper folding. Given a flat 2D shape with fold lines and sometimes punched holes, identify which 3D shape it forms or what it looks like when unfolded. No calculator, no drawing allowed.

~30 questions on the real test

Mechanical Abilities

Simple machines: gears (ratios, direction), pulleys (mechanical advantage, speed), levers (force × distance), fluid behavior, basic physics. Questions often use diagrams you cannot annotate.

~30 questions on the real test

Math

Whole numbers, decimals, fractions, conversions, simple interest, perimeter/area (rectangles, triangles, circles), and reading a tape measure to 1/16 inch. Pencil and paper, no calculator. Difficulty: 7th-grade (calibrated to the Spectrum Math 7 workbook the local recommends).

~45 questions on the real test

Why we're cheaper and better

Practice targets your weak areas

We track which skill areas you're weakest on — Math, Mechanical Abilities, Figure Visualization, Reading Comprehension — and drill you on those, not the ones you already know.

Real founder experience

Built by someone who passed the UA pre-apprenticeship test on his first attempt. Not a committee. Not a content mill.

Built from sitting the real test

Every practice question, every explanation, every study tip traces back to first-hand test-day experience. Not fabricated from marketing research.

Honest pricing

$19 week, $29 month, $49 quarter, $99 year. No hidden subscriptions, no upsells. What you pay is what you get.

No subscription traps

Nothing auto-renews. Cancel anytime in one click. Every tier is a one-time purchase for a fixed window — no surprise charges when it ends.

The library keeps growing

UA locals test on different things — we keep adding material so whatever your local covers, we've got a drill for it. Year Pass includes every topic we add during your access window.

What's in the library

Deep guides, worked examples, and practice drills. Intros are free; the full deep-dive pages are free too — we just ask you to sign in first so we can save your progress.

Test day

What to expect on the UA aptitude test

The arc of test day, the hour-three wall, how to prep when your local may test differently.

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Trade math

How to read a tape measure to 1/16 inch

Tick-mark hierarchy, interactive ruler, worked examples, and a three-question practice quiz.

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Trade math

Adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing fractions

Common denominators, mixed numbers, shortcuts that make fraction math fast on paper.

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Trade math

Trade math library

Tape measure, fractions, square feet, cubic feet, perimeter — all five topics in one hub.

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UA locals we've researched

What each UA local publicly says about their test and what study materials they recommend.

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Pay once for a year, or pick a shorter subscription that matches your testing timeline. Nothing auto-renews.

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    $49 / 90 days
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    $99 / 365 days
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