{"id":148729,"date":"2021-09-27T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T01:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=148729"},"modified":"2021-09-27T15:24:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T01:24:17","slug":"get-started-in-construction-free-pre-apprenticeship-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/27\/get-started-in-construction-free-pre-apprenticeship-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Nail it! Get started in construction with a free pre-apprenticeship class"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Construction workers in Hawaiʻi<\/span> have been working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, having been deemed “essential workers.” Oʻahu<\/span> Back to Work<\/a> is offering unemployed Oʻahu<\/span> residents a chance to get their foot into this industry with a free Carpenter Pre-Apprenticeship course that starts on October 4.<\/p>\n

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Training will start with instruction in carpentry fundamentals and basic tool use, construction math, basic blueprint reading and culminate with a two-week paid internship at an active construction site. Tuition and textbooks are free and in-person training at the Hawaii Carpenters and Drywall Training Fund Center in Kapolei will run Monday–Friday from 7 a.m.–3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

“We encourage prospective students who enjoy working with their hands to explore this opportunity to have a career in the construction industry, which has historically been an important contributor to economic growth in our state,” said April Acquavella, training coordinator for the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund<\/a>. “The deadline to apply is Wednesday, September 29, so interested candidates should go to register at OahuBackToWork.com<\/a> as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n

Pay for a carpenter apprentice in the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship Program starts at $20.50 an hour. Apprentices earn raises every 1,000 hours reported as they work towards their journeyworker\u2019s certificate.<\/p>\n

The Carpenter Pre-Apprenticeship class is one of about 50 in the fields of business and technology, healthcare, human services and trades being offered at University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community Colleges<\/a> through Oʻahu<\/span> Back to Work, a rapid response employment training program that runs through December 17. About 400 training seats have already been filled. The free classes for Oʻahu<\/span> residents struggling to find employment are sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu.<\/p>\n

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