Apprenticeship Readiness Programs (ARPs)
PREPARING FOR THE BUILDING TRADES
North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) sponsors comprehensive apprenticeship readiness programs (ARPs) throughout the U.S. These programs provide a gateway for local residents – focusing on women, people of color, and transitioning veterans – to gain access to Building Trades’ registered apprenticeship programs. ARPs are administered by state and local Building Trades Councils and they teach NABTU’s nationally recognized Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3).
APPRENTICESHIP READINESS GOALS:
Bringing Construction Trades Classes Back to the Schools
Certified by a number of State Education Departments, NABTU’s MC3 is bringing true construction education back into high schools. NABTU knows the importance of introducing, connecting and engaging young people early to harness a lifetime dedication to our trades.
WE INTRODUCE: NABTU’s MC3 introduces students to the different building trades and teaches them the skills necessary to successfully apply for a registered apprenticeship, debt-free education.
WE CONNECT: NABTU’s MC3 connects two high-quality education systems: America’s secondary schools and the Building Trades registered apprenticeship programs.
WE ENGAGE: NABTU’s MC3 engages students with industry and labor leaders through state-of-the-art curriculum.
Trades for Tomorrow: NABTU's Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3)
Building Trades ARPs teach the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3), a standardized, comprehensive, 120-hour construction course designed to help young people and transitioning adults choose and succeed in apprenticeship programs that are appropriate for them.
The MC3 curriculum is taught face-to-face, but it is delivered via NABTU’s Online Learning Management System.
MC3 CURRICULUM CHAPTERS:
- Construction Industry and Trades Orientation
- Tools and Materials
- Construction Health and Safety
(including OSHA 10 and CPR) - Blueprint Reading
- Basic Math for Construction
- Heritage of the American Worker
- Diversity in the Construction Industry
- Green Construction
- Financial Literacy
SCHOOL COUNSELOR & TEACHER RESOURCES
NABTU’s world-class apprenticeship and training system provides eager students with an opportunity to earn a competitive salary and benefits. Participants receive state-of-the-art, technologically advanced, industry-sanctioned training from the construction industry’s highest trained instructors and leave with invaluable skills to set your students up for success. With the concept of “Earn-while-you-learn,” your students earn money while receiving college credit towards their degree.
- NABTU ARP Q&A
- DIVERSITY TOOLKIT
- IMPLEMENTING THE BUILDING TRADES’ MC3: A GUIDE FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS
- APPRENTICESHIP: THE “OTHER FOUR YEAR DEGREE”
- MC3 IN OUR SCHOOLS: A GUIDE FOR CTE TEACHERS, ADMINS, AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS PPT
- NABTU APPRENTICESHIP BROCHURE
- MC3 IN OUR SCHOOLS: A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS PPT
- INFRASTRUCTURE OP ED
- ENCOURAGING CA YOUTH TO THE TRADES - HINES
- YOUNG INVINCIBLES APPRENTICESHIP REPORT
- WHY TEACH THE MC3 IN SCHOOLS
- VIDEO - FROM COLLEGE OR NOTHING TO COLLEGE WITHOUT DEBT
- VIDEO - Alabama Power ARP
Pathways Within the Building Trades
EXPLORE FUTURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR ARP’S
- DIVERSITY TOOLKIT
- NABTU APPRENTICESHIP BROCHURE
- NABTU ARP Q&A
- ARP SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
- WHY SHOULD WE TEACH MC3 IN OUR SCHOOLS?
- TRAILBLAZER AWARD
- A DAY IN THE LIFE VIDEOS
- IMPLEMENTING THE BUILDING TRADES’ MC3: A GUIDE FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS
- HISTORY OF APPRENTICESHIP READINESS PROGRAMS
- ARP MC3 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
- NABTU Apprenticeship Brochure (Spanish)
To learn more about the MC3 program,
please contact mc3support@buildingtrades.org
