TrainUp - LIUNA Training & Education Fund

Learn a New Career

If the future you dream about includes a good, solid job that can’t be outsourced, one that pays well enough to support a family, offers health benefits and retirement plans and opportunities to grow then you’ve come to the right place.
As a LIUNA Construction Craft Laborer (CCL), you could be building bridges, roads and tunnels. Help to fashion city skylines, protect and clean up the environment by removing hazardous materials, weatherizing homes, and using the latest technologies in green construction. It’s exciting work that you will never be bored doing. CCLs perform many different types of jobs and as a LIUNA member training for those jobs costs you nothing.
Whether you are a LIUNA apprentice just starting out or a seasoned LIUNA CCL looking to master a new skill, your local LIUNA training center can help you prepare for the jobs that are in demand now and in the future.

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Listen to what Travis has to say about the LIUNA Apprenticeship Program

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Erika talks about life as a LIUNA Apprentice

COLLEGE? MILITARY? JOB? SOMETHING BETTER?

Consider a Career as a Construction Craft Laborer (CCL)

If the future you dream about includes a good, solid job that can’t be outsourced, one that pays well enough to support a family, offers health benefits and retirement plans and opportunities to grow then you’ve come to the right place. As a LIUNA Construction Craft Laborer (CCL), you could be building bridges, roads and tunnels. Help to fashion city skylines, protect and clean up the environment by removing hazardous materials, weatherizing homes, and using the latest technologies in green construction. It’s exciting work that you will never be bored doing. CCLs perform many different types of jobs and as a LIUNA member training for those jobs costs you nothing. Whether you are a LIUNA apprentice just starting out or a seasoned LIUNA CCL looking to master a new skill, your local LIUNA training center can help you prepare for the jobs that are in demand now and in the future.

Train with the Best and Earn While You Learn

Today, working as a LIUNA Construction Craft Laborer (CCL) is more varied and far-reaching than ever, ranging from commercial building to residential construction; from environmental cleanup to pollution prevention; from highway construction to plant demolition – and much more.

LIUNA CCLs tunnel beneath rivers and build scaffolds to the sky. They use powerful tools and equipment such as plasma-arc welders and drills. They help create a better world, responding to disasters, improving homes, and removing toxic materials. LIUNA members have been a part of monumental structures across North America: the Hoover Dam, Alaska Pipeline, Sky Dome Sports Stadium, and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, just to name a few.

How can you be a part of exciting projects like those? LIUNA’s apprenticeship program is the best place to get started. Where else can you earn a living wage while you study your new craft? Plus, LIUNA’s apprenticeship programs have established reciprocal agreements with many community colleges. Completing your apprentice program can provide you with 30 or more semester hours of college credit toward a degree. And as a LIUNA member, you are always eligible for career-long learning and skill development at state-of-the-art training centers located across North America.

As a LIUNA apprentice you will receive progressive wage increases through on-the-job-learning and related training requirements. As your skills, knowledge and experience increases, so does your rate of pay. Once you graduate from apprentice to journey-worker you will have a solid foundation to build a successful career upon.

Build Your Career and A Better Life

Don't Get Left Behind

Like any other industry, construction continues to evolve to keep pace with changes in the economy, technology, and North America’s building and infrastructure needs. Work opportunities also change and jobs that were once plentiful may become non-existent, while jobs we hadn’t dreamed of years ago are suddenly in high demand. That is where LIUNA Training and Education Fund comes in.

LIUNA Training provides the keys to success for LIUNA Construction Craft Laborers. From accredited curriculum to instructor certification, LIUNA Training has the programs and services to meet the needs of LIUNA members, union contractors and the industry. Nearly every state or province has at least one local/regional LIUNA training center that offers the skills and knowledge for the in-demand jobs in your area. Whether at a fixed center or in a mobile unit the education you need is close at hand.

Career-long training as a LIUNA Construction Craft Laborer could be the best way to build a recession proof career. LIUNA's network of training centers is designed to help LIUNA members adapt to the changes in the industry and keep you working.

Build A Stronger Workforce

Competition for projects is fierce. And as the industry rebounds, jobs, whether new or existing are part of a changing landscape associated with certifications and accreditations. Employers with a skilled workforce are better equipped to adapt to a changing industry. Has your workforce kept up? Do they possess the required skills and knowledge that makes them both safe and productive? And as your key workers retire are you faced with young workers who lack the skills and experience needed to replace them? LIUNA’s training network and ANSI certified instructors can make the difference.

Apprentice Training

LIUNA offers a Department of Labor (DOL) recognized apprenticeship program. LIUNA’s DOL approved Construction Craft Laborer (CCL) apprenticeship program offers a formalized track to build your workforce of the future. New apprentices receive a solid foundation in general construction, safety and other core skills. As CCL apprentices advance they can obtain industry skills in building, heavy/highway/utilities, demolition, masonry, pipeline, landscaping, tunneling and environmental remediation.

Career Advancement

Contractors can build the skills of their journey-workers through LIUNA’s extensive upgrade training. They may train for emerging industries like renewable energy or obtain specialized skills within an industry segment like decorative concrete. Foreman and Supervisor training prepare those who want to take on more responsibility.

Certificate Programs

Several training programs qualify for LIUNA or other industry certificates. From hazardous waste, asbestos and lead abatement to weatherization technician/energy auditor your company’s growth is only limited by the skills of your workforce. Other certificate programs include concrete technician and flatwork finisher; rough terrain forklift; pipeline operator qualification; and qualified signal person and rigger to name a few.

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