Apprenticeships and Technical Programs

Apprenticeship and Pre-apprenticeship 

YouthBuild Boston

• • • Provides construction training programs for youth aged 16-24, including pre-apprenticeship training, leadership development, and mentoring.
      
      

Greater Boston Building Trades Union Pre-Apprenticeships

• • • Provides pre-apprenticeship and internship opportunities to help students explore careers in construction trades.
      
      

Building Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship Program

• • • Focuses on preparing individuals for construction apprenticeships in union trades.
      
      

Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA)

• • • Provides apprenticeship and workforce development programs for entry into construction careers.

Greater Boston Building Trades Union

• The Building and Construction Trades Council, an umbrella group of 20 local construction unions, in partnership with more than 3,300 union contractors, provides the highest standards for workers in the construction industry. 

• This union has a collection of the following trades for those interested in a specific apprenticeship:

  • Boilermakers

  • Bricklayers

  • Electrical Workers and Telecommunications

  • Elevator Constructors

  • Heat and Frost Insulators

  • Iron Workers

  • Laborers

  • Operating Engineers

  • Painters and Allied Trades

  • Bricklayers

  • Pipefitters

  • Plasterers and Cement Masons

  • Plumbers

  • Roofers and Waterproofers

  • Sheet Metal Workers

  • Sprinklerfitters

  • Teamsters

Technical Programs

Wentworth Institute of Technology – Construction Management Undergraduate Degree

• • A long-term program offering a pathway into construction management and related fields.
    
    

The Peterson School – Construction Trade Programs

• • Offers hands-on training in general construction and other trades like HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.
    
    

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

• • Offers certificate programs and associate degrees in construction technology.