Division I

Construction &
Skilled Trades

From your first day on a jobsite to journey-level status — and beyond, toward a contractor's license. Trained on live projects, taught by senior field professionals, placed with employers who hire on the books.

Why Now

The trades need people. The pay is real.

The construction industry needs roughly 349,000 additional workers nationally in 2026, and California has set a goal of 60,000 active apprentices — backed by tens of millions in state training investment. Median wages for California trades apprenticeship completers exceed $70,000. Southern California demand is strongest in electrical, plumbing, low-voltage, and commercial & industrial work.

Program Tracks

Three ways in, one ladder up

New to the industry

Foundations

A 6–12 week pre-apprenticeship program that makes you jobsite-ready and apprenticeship-eligible.

  • OSHA 10 safety certification
  • CPR / First Aid
  • NCCER Core or MC3 curriculum
  • Tool and equipment fundamentals
  • Placement support on completion
Working & advancing

Craft Advancement

Evening and weekend courses for incumbent workers ready to move up.

  • NCCER craft levels by trade
  • OSHA 30 for supervisory roles
  • Foreman-readiness: planning, crews, communication
  • Equipment certifications
Employer partners

Employer Academy

Contracted training programs built for construction employers and their crews.

  • Structured onboarding and safety training
  • Skills standardization across crews
  • Lead → foreman → superintendent leadership ladder
OSHA 10 / 30 NCCER Core & Craft Levels MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship CPR / First Aid Equipment Certifications
The Pathway

A career ladder you can verify

Every rung is documented, credentialed, and on the books — because under-the-table years don't count toward a license, a pension, or a future.

Foundations / Pre-Apprenticeship

Safety credentials, core skills, and direct entry into apprenticeship or employment with a vetted employer.

Registered Apprenticeship

Earn while you learn through state-registered apprenticeship — building documented, verifiable journey-level experience.

Journey-Level Status

Recognized completion of apprenticeship, with craft credentials and a proven wage history.

Contractor's License Pathway

Four years of verifiable journey-level experience plus exams opens the door to a California C-class contractor's license — and business ownership.

Trained where the work happens

Our anchor employer is an operating general contractor. Training draws on live jobsites, senior field staff as instructors, and a trades network that hires — so the distance between the classroom and the career is zero.

Start your trade. Or strengthen your crew.

Founding cohorts are forming now. Candidates, employers, and training sponsors — we want to hear from you.

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