FOUNDATIONS FOR THE TRADES

Foundations for the Trades is a state-recognized Pre-Apprenticeship program designed to prepare participants for a successful career in the construction building trades.  

This program will give selected individuals an opportunity to find and develop a working skillset that they enjoy, improve their financial situations, give them a sense of pride in the work they are doing, as well as increase the number of qualified women, minorities, and veterans in the construction building trades.

Those in the program will receive employability skills, general training in construction, safety, and specific training in one of six areas of the trades that they choose, Electrical, Plumbing & Pipefitting, Bricklayers and Allied Crafts, Limited Energy/Low Voltage, Sheet Metal, and Operator Engineers.

This Project is a collaboration between the Electrical Training Academy and the OhioMeansJobs Centers in Adams, Brown, Pike, and Scioto Counties - Funding is provided by Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA)