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Free building trades courses offered at UH Maui College this fall

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is offering a free eight-week carpentry pre-apprenticeship training beginning next Monday, Sept. 15 and running through Friday, Nov. 14. The tuition value is $6,000.

11 students complete construction summer internship program on statewide projects

Eleven students graduated from the Hawaiʻi Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund’s Career Connections summer internship program at the HCATF facility in Kapolei.  

UH Maui College offers free carpentry and painting pre-apprenticeship trainings

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is offering a free eight-week carpentry pre-apprenticeship training, March 24 to May 23. The tuition value is $6,000.

Hawai’i Regional Council of Carpenters pre-apprenticeship program now accepting applications

As demand for construction workers is estimated to rise due to housing and infrastructure initiatives, the Hawai’i Regional Council of Carpenters aims to attract more individuals to the trades through its pre-apprenticeship program.

Building industry welcomes new class of journeymen

More than 180 men and women celebrated becoming professional carpenters also known as journeymen. The group consists of 183 new journeymen – 160 carpenters, 21 drywall workers, and one millwright.

Pre-apprenticeship program offers paid high school summer internships in building trades

A paid summer youth training and internship program is now accepting applications from qualified high school students (including 2022 grads) interested in the building trades. Applications are due March 25.