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Stars and Stripes Pre-Apprenticeship Program

WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS

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Stars and Stripes Program

Program Type: Free pre-apprenticeship program for transitioning military service members

Geographic Scope: Southwest Carpenters Training Center in Santa Maria, California; Western States Regional Council of Carpenters service area (Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska)

Program Focus:

  • Designed specifically for transitioning service members

  • Eight-week intensive training program

  • Carpentry trade skills development

  • Career pathway to union carpentry

  • Direct job placement upon completion

  • Military training to carpentry skills translation

    • What is Included:

  • Eight weeks of extensive hands-on training

  • Highly sought-after construction industry skills

  • Union carpentry career with middle-class wages

  • Union benefits for participant and family

  • Direct career placement (not just job placement)

  • Career opportunities in a challenging, adrenaline-filled profession

    • Eligibility:

  • Transitioning service members

  • Military veterans

    • Program Goals:

  • Address the gap in job placement counseling for transitioning service members

  • Ensure veterans enter careers rather than just taking jobs

  • Leverage military training for construction industry success

    • Contact Information:

  • Southwest Carpenters Training Center

  • Santa Maria, California

  • Western States Regional Council of Carpenters

  • 533 S. Fremont Ave., 10th Fl.

  • Los Angeles, CA 90071

  • Phone: (213) 385-1457

  • Email: webmaster@wscarpenters.org

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    veteransworkforce-developmentveteran-businesses

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