Rising Sun Center for Opportunity

Opportunity Build is a Free Pre-apprenticeship program that offers High Road Career options in Union Construction and Trades to adults who enter the program with barriers or have been systematically impacted. The program provides participants job training, case management, and job placement support, to push forward community health and equity. Opportunity Build begins with 10 weeks of hands-on and classroom training at Rising Sun’s Oakland facility. Training is unpaid, but participants can earn a training stipend based on attendance and performance. After completing training, participants receive career services, as well as access to alumni events and resources.