nobody trains Like the carpenters Union
Union training is the best because improving it is always a focus for the union. Investments are made in facilities, equipment and instructor training. Just as important, the programs never stop evolving to meet the needs of the carpenters and contractors they serve directly or the industry, which demands the best value available.
The North Atlantic Carpenters Training Fund is increasingly working with individual contractors to offer training for skills needed on specific jobs or to meet the development of company crews and their succession plans.
The comprehensive curriculum developed by the United Brother- hood of Carpenters and their affiliated training funds give each regional and local training program the ability to mix and match training components. When the expertise of regional training staff is added, custom training modules can be built on-demand for contractors and scheduled as needed, either on-site in a union training center or in an employers’ own shop.
That’s backed by leadership and professional development training developed and implemented at the UBC’s International Training Center in Las Vegas and in
training centers throughout the regional council.
NASCTF Executive Director Tom Fischer says the approach strengthens the partnership between the union and signatory employers.
“Our contractors should have every confidence that no matter how new or complex a system is, their on-site management and our members will be on the same page and step on the job prepared to knock it out of the park.”
The approach to training isn’t limited to trade skills, it also includes professional development, Fischer says.
“Every contractor has apprentices and journey-level carpenters who they consider part of their future leadership team. We are working with contractors to help develop a skillset that perhaps cannot be completely developed on a jobsite. Whether it’s leadership training, foreman training or blueprint reading, the list goes on.”