What is TIP?

Participants must: 

-be at least 18 years old by graduation of their session.

-have a valid driver's license

-have appropriate documentation to work in the US

-have a high school diploma, GED, CHSPE, or equivalent 

-be able to do physical work

-have the ability to pass on-the-spot drug testing 

1. You must attend a 2-hour mandatory orientation

2. At the end of orientation, you will be given a QR code/application link to fill out.

3. Following your completed application, you will be given two weeks to upload your required documentation via a QR code/link to a secure site. 

4. Your interview date will typically be 2 weeks before the cohort begins. 

5. If accepted into the program, you will receive an email with further instructions. You will also receive a short email notifying you if you were not accepted.

No experience needed

Please check back for future class dates. 

TIP is a 120-140 hour certificated apprenticeship readiness course, approximately 20 weeks (5 months) long. It's held two nights a week from 5:45 -9pm. 

TIP offers participants up to $100 a month gas reimbursement.

TIP can assist our participants with childcare expenses while a participant attends class , including their travel time. 

Participants may also be reimbursed up to $500 for work-related expenses when they get into an apprenticeship.

 Sometimes placement into an apprenticeship even happens during the class session and participants can choose to stay in our class to learn as much as possible.

No. TIP will give you tools, certifications, information, and 1:1 coaching needed to help you begin a career in the union building trades but does not guarantee employment in an apprenticeship. If you know for sure what trade you are interested in, we advise you to apply to that trade directly. That trade’s apprenticeship will teach you all you need to know about them. If you are unsure which trade you are interested in, please come to one of our orientations and learn more about us! 

This is up to you! We have had participants placed 3 weeks into the program because they jumped on an opportunity, and participants who wait 3-4 years for their one trade. If you follow instructions, listen to your coach, and put in the effort, the faster you will be placed- so the timing is really up to you. As stated above; TIP will give you tools, certifications, information, and 1:1 coaching needed to help you begin a career in the union building trades but does not guarantee employment in an apprenticeship.