Job Corps

Pre-apprenticeships Programs are designed to help individuals interested in a construction career meet the entry requirements for apprenticeship programs and ensure they are prepared to be successful in their apprenticeship.

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training.  The Pre-Apprentice programs offered can be the first step in your construction career!

New Haven Job Corps Center, New Haven, CT

  • Building Construction Technology
  • Carpentry 
  • Plumbing

Westover Job Corps Center, Chicopee, MA

  • Bricklayer
  • Building Construction Technology
  • Carpentry
  • Electrical
  • Heavy Construction Equipment Mechanic
  • Heavy Equipment Operations
  • Plumbing
  • Welding

Grafton Job Corps Center,  North Grafton, MA.

  • Carpentry
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing

Shriver Job Corps Center, Devins, MA. 

  • Carpentry
  • Painting

Exeter Job Corps Center, Exeter, RI

  • Welding