Training Center Information:

New England Carpenters
Training Fund

Boston Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training

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There is no one in the industry that trains carpenters like the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Never has been. For over 100 years, we have developed and improved programs to develop well-rounded, skilled crafts workers who have built America. A $432 million national training center in Las Vegas opened in early 2001. The center will train carpenters to be training instructors, union representatives, union organizers and, simply put, better carpenters.

Here in New England, the union has made a similar commitment to training. The Robert D. Marshall Carpenters Training Center in Millbury, Massachusetts is at the center of our efforts. We are in the process of putting a $6 million addition on the 88,000 square foot training center that will double its size.

There are Joint Apprentice Committees (JACs), administering training programs and training facilities throughout New England to serve men and women interested in a career in carpentry. Both union and union contractor representatives jointly administer the programs. With input from both employee and employer perspectives, we have developed the industry-leading model for training carpenters.The programs run for four years. While you are working, you will receive pay and benefits. The hourly wage rate is a percentage of the journey level rate, based on your progress in the program. Every six months, you receive a raise. Becoming an apprentice requires meeting certain basic requirements, filling out an application at a JAC center or Local Union hall and being interviewed by the committee. Acceptance is based on the need for new apprentices and the qualifications of applicants.