ECA is proud to sponsor Apprenticeship Programs with our Building Trades Union Partners.
Construction Apprenticeship
North America’s Building Trades Unions’ (NABTU) world-class apprenticeship programs train workers to become highly-skilled, six-figure earning construction workers through a debt-free, technologically-advanced education. These earn-as-you-learn programs pay family-supporting wages and provide health care coverage and retirement benefits.
Advance Your Life with A Debt-Free Education and A Thriving Building Trades Career Path
- The safest, most highly-skilled and productive construction craft workers in the world receive their training at privately-funded training centers, which are jointly administered by construction contractors and building trades educators. These training centers offer nationally-recognized state-of-the-art curricula and cutting edge technology in each trade.
- Together, the Building Trades and partner contractors invest over $1.5 billion annually in U.S. apprentice and journey-level training.
- Building Trades’ affiliate unions and partner contractors operate more than 1,600 U.S. Training Centers.
- Nearly two-thirds of all U.S. registered apprentices are trained in the construction industry, and among these construction apprentices, 75 percent are trained in our joint labor-management training programs — known as Joint Apprentice Training Committees (JATCs).
- Since 2016 , NABTU’s affiliated unions and partner contractors registered an average of 60,000 new apprentices annually.
- If our joint labor-management training system, which is comprised of journey-level training, was a college or university, it would be the largest degree-granting college or university in the United States — over five times larger than Arizona State University.
- All Building Trades apprenticeship programs are registered with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship or the State Apprenticeship Agencies.
- The Building Trades also provide up-skill training for tens of thousands of journey-level workers each year, with the goal of continually improving their cutting-edge skills.
Local Area Apprentice Programs
Most apprentice programs require that the applicant be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma (such as G.E.D. or T.A.S.C.). Contact the program you’re interested in directly for more information on their requirements. Learn more about the various apprentice programs by clicking the name of the trade to take you to more information, or scroll through the entire list below. You can also download our full apprentice guide by clicking the image ➡
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BOILERMAKER
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers What do they do? Boilermakers construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. They align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, and direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Boilermakers also inspect and repair boiler fittings. National Website: www.boilermakers.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 5, Zone 197 for more information. (518) 438-0718 | www.boilermakerslocal5.com Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is four (4) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the following location: 75 South Dove Street Albany, NY 12202 BRICKLAYER & TILE FINISHER/SETTER
International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers What do they do? Bricklayers lay and bind building materials, such as brick, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. A Tile Setter applies hard tile, marble, and wood tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks. A Tile Finisher assists the setter and uses supplies or holds materials or tools, and cleans the work area and equipment. National Website: www.bacweb.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 2 for more information. (518) 456-5477 | www.bac2nyvt.org Apprentice Information: The term of the Bricklayer apprenticeship is four (4) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. The term of the Tile Setter & Finisher apprenticeships is three (3) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications are available online during the recruitment period. Applications are also available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. , Monday through Friday, excluding legal Holidays: 302 Centre Drive Albany, NY 12203 CARPENTER
United Brotherhood of Carpenters What do they do? Carpenters build forms for concrete and frame buildings, walls, footings, and columns and stairs. Carpenters also install doors, windows, storefronts, hand rails, cabinets, counter tops and finished handrails. National Website: www.carpenters.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 291 for more information. (518) 438-0901 | www.carpenterslu291.com Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is five (5) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Prior to submitting an application, applicants need to attend an information session at the Training Center (16 Corporate Circle, Albany, NY 12203) which is given on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Contact the Local Union for additional dates and locations. At the end of the session, a code is provided, which is required to complete the online application. ELECTRICIAN
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers What do they do? Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures and ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. They may install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems. National Website: www.ibew.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 236 for more information. (518) 783-9957 | www.ibew236.org Apprentice Information: www.tricityjatc.org The term of the apprenticeship is five (5) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be submitted online at any time at the website listed above. Applicants can also visit the Local Union at the address listed below for assistance with completing the application. 428 Old Niskayuna Road Latham, NY 12110 ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR International Union of Elevator Constructors What do they do? Elevator Constructors assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters. National Website: www.iuec.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 235 for more information. (518) 438-2487 Apprentice Information: www.neiep.org The term of the apprenticeship is five (5) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Applications are only available during specific recruitment times. Please contact the local office listed below for more information. 890 Third Street Albany, NY 12206 GLAZIER
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades What do they do? Glaziers install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops. National Website: www.iupat.org Learn More: Contact District Council No. 9 for more information. (518) 355-4840 | www.districtcouncil9.net Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is three (3) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained by appointment only: 191 Broadway Menands, NY 12204 HEAT AND FROST INSULATOR
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Trades What do they do? Insulators apply insulation to pipes, tanks, boilers, ducts, refrigeration equipment and other surfaces requiring thermal control of temperatures. This Trade also handles the removal of asbestos containing material. National Website: www.insulators.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 40 for more information. (518) 489-6407 Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is four (4) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month at the following location: 890 Third Street Albany, NY 12206 IRON WORKER
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers What do they do? Iron Workers raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings. National Website: www.ironworkers.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 12 for more information. (518) 435-0470 | www.ironworkers12.org Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is four (4) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the first Friday of each month at the following location: 17 Hemlock Street Latham, NY 12110 LABORER
Laborers International Union of North America What do they do? Laborers perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers. National Website: www.liuna.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 157 or Local Union No. 190 for more information. Local No. 157 (518) 374-6704 | www.laborers157.org Local No. 190 (518) 426-0290 Apprentice Information: www.liunatraining.org The term of the apprenticeship is two (2) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. every Friday at the following location: 348 Duanesburg Road Schenectady, NY 12306 OR Applications can also be obtained from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the third Friday of each month at the following location: 666 Wemple Road Glenmont, NY 12077 |
MILLWRIGHT
United Brotherhood of Carpenters What do they do? Millwrights install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings. National Website: www.carpenters.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 1163 for more information. (315) 949-7031 | www.local1163.com Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is four (4) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Applications can be obtained online any day and time during the recruitment period at: www.easternmillwrights.com OPERATING ENGINEER International Union of Operating Engineers What do they do? Operating Engineers operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, front-end loaders or cranes to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties. National Website: www.iuoe.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 158 for more information. (518) 431-1044 | [email protected] | www.iuoe158.org Apprentice Information: www.iuoe158training.org The term of the apprenticeship is four (4) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. every second Wednesday and second Thursday at the following location: 44 Hannay Lane Glenmont, NY 12077 PAINTER AND TAPER
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades What do they do? Painters paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency. Tapers seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering. National Website: www.iupat.org Learn More: Contact District Council No. 9 for more information. (518) 355-4840 | www.districtcouncil9.net Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is three (3) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained by appointment only: 191 Broadway Menands, NY 12204 PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada What do they do? Plumbers and Steamfitters assemble, install, or repair pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating, water, or drainage systems, according to specifications or plumbing codes. National Website: www.ua.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 7 or Local Union No. 773 for more information. Local No. 7 (518) 785-9808 | www.ualocal7.org Local No. 773 (518) 792-9157 | www.lu773.org Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is five (5) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at the following location: 18 Avis Drive Latham, NY 12110 OR Applications can also be obtained from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the second Monday of each month at the following location: 37 Luzerne Road Queensbury, NY 12804 ROOFER
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers What do they do? Roofers cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures. National Website: www.unionroofers.com Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 241 for more information. (518) 489-7646 Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is three (3) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. every Tuesday at the following location: 890 Third Street Albany, NY 12206 SHEET METAL WORKER
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers What do they do? Sheet Metal Workers fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes. National Website: www.smart-union.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 83 for more information. (518) 489-1377 | www.smartlu83.org Apprentice Information: The term of the apprenticeship is four (4) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be submitted online at the website listed below. www.smartlu83.org SPRINKLER FITTER
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada What do they do? Sprinkler Fitters lay out, assemble, install, or maintain pipe systems, pipe supports, or related hydraulic or pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, or industrial production or processing systems. National Website: www.ua.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 669 for more information. (800) 638-0592 [email protected] | www.sprinklerfitters669.org Apprentice Information: www.training669.org The term of the apprenticeship is five (5) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be completed online at www.training669.org or may be obtained from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following location: 18 Avis Drive Latham, NY 12110 TEAMSTER
International Brotherhood of Teamsters What do they do? Teamsters are truck drivers who transport and haul material, merchandise, equipment or personnel between various locations. They may also load and unload, make mechanical repairs and keep trucks in good working order. National Website: www.teamster.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 294 for more information. (518) 489-5436 | www.teamsterslocal294.org Apprentice Information: To apply, contact the Teamsters directly through the above listed contact information, or at the following location: 890 Third Street Albany, NY 12206 TILE SETTER/FINISHER
International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers What do they do? A Tile Setter applies hard tile, marble, and wood tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks. A Tile Finisher assists the setter and uses supplies or holds materials or tools, and cleans the work area and equipment. National Website: www.bacweb.org Learn More: Contact Local Union No. 2 for more information. (518) 456-5477 | www.bac2nyvt.org Apprentice Information: The term of the Tile Setter & Finisher apprenticeships is three (3) years, including both classroom and on-the-job training. Apprenticeship applications can be obtained from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the following location: 302 Centre Drive Albany, NY 12203 |