Training News

No better way to wrap up National Apprenticeship Week last week than our groundbreaking event for a new 15,000 square foot annex at the Mid-America Carpenters Pekin Training Center. We have the best training program in the country, as our signatory contractors will attest. This new annex will make sure our apprentices and journeymen stay up to date […]

Mid-America Regional Council Breaks Ground at Pekin Training Center Annex Read Full Article »

This is National Apprenticeship Week, when we celebrate the commitment of men and women who are new to our organization, and the tireless work of those recruiting and training them. We are fortunate to have the industry’s best training instructors across our jurisdiction, led by Training Director Vince Sticca. Thank you for all your hard […]

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Our Carpenter Training Center was the first in the country to develop a Mass Timber Installer Training Program. Through a partnership with Woodworks, we were able to acquire some of the material we now use for our shop projects. We have now assisted six other UBC Regional Councils to get their Mass Timber Installer Training […]

CHICAP Included in New Mass Timber Installer Training Program Read Full Article »

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters’ groundbreaking on our new 55,000-sqauare-foot Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center in East Moline was featured in a story on ABC-affiliate WQAD. The new building will create hundreds of jobs, bring significant tax revenue to the region, and will be used to train the next generation of skilled union apprentice […]

New East Moline Training Center featured on Quad Cities News Read Full Article »

As seen in the Quad-City Times. EAST MOLINE – The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters today broke ground on a new 55,000-sqauare-foot Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center in East Moline located less than a mile from Northeast Junior High School. The new building will create hundreds of jobs, bring significant tax revenue to the region, […]

Carpenters Union Breaks Ground on New 55,000-Square-Foot Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center Serving the Quad Cities Communities Read Full Article »

The Carpenters' Apprentice and Training Program has added a new YouTube channel.

Apprentice & Training Program Adds New YouTube Channel Read Full Article »

Careers are built beginning with the Carpenters' pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, as described in this Chicago Sun-Times article.

Carpenters' Training Program Starts a Career Read Full Article »