Apprenticeship and Pre-apprenticeship
UA Local 537 Pipefitters and HVAC Technicians
Offers a 5-year apprenticeship program combining paid work experience with formal instruction.
Covers HVAC, refrigeration, and pipefitting.
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
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Offers an HVAC&R Certificate Program and an Associate Degree in HVAC&R.
New England Institute of HVAC (Westwood, MA)
Focuses exclusively on HVAC training with small class sizes and hands-on practice.
Offers programs tailored to meet the needs of entry-level technicians.