What is Building Pathways South?

Building Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Program

  • Will prepare you to enter an apprenticeship in the building and construction trades

  • 7 weeks or 12 weeks of classroom and hands-on learning

  • Case management and career placement support

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Building Pathways South also uses the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) which is a comprehensive apprenticeship readiness curriculum, developed and approved by the Building Trades National Apprenticeship and Training Committee. For more info check out their website using the following link https://nabtu.org/apprenticeship-and-training/apprenticeship-readiness-programs/

Sponsored by: Building Pathways South in partnership with:

  • The Brockton & Vicinity Building Trades

  • Southeastern Massachusetts Building Trades

  • The Coalition for Social Justice Fund

  • Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

What is a building trades apprenticeship?

  • Known as “the other 4-year degree”

  • 3 to 5 -year training program to become a journey-level craftsperson

  • Classroom and on-the-job training

  • Earn while you learn

  • 17 trades to chose from

  • Can earn an Associates degree in many apprenticeship programs

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