Our Services

EDUCATION & EXPOSURE

Provide Workshops and ongoing program support covering:

• How to create pathways into union construction careers
• How to navigate and enter union construction careers
• How to build strong partnerships between MC3 pre-apprenticeships, employers, and union apprenticeship training programs 
• How to become a signatory union contractor
• How to understand and work effectively under a Project Labor Agreement/Community Workforce Agreement (PLA/CWA)

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: MC3 PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS

•  Evaluate client’s capacity to become an MC3 pre-apprenticeship program
• Expand, authorize and help new training partners become MC3 certified
• Adapt and supplement client’s existing curriculum to meet MC3 requirements
•  Support with implementation planning, asset mapping, and program logistics
• Train and support MC3 instructors

DIRECT SERVICES – Build organizations’ capacity to teach curriculum and/or provide classroom instructors in these areas:

• Test Preparation (Math for the Trades, Mechanical Reasoning and Spatial Relations)
• Interview and Job Readiness Preparation
• Labor History (MC3 curriculum component)
• Unpacking Project Labor Agreements

EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS

• Connect employers and qualified job-seekers
• Connect clients to employers and union apprenticeship training programs through:
  •  Workshops
  • Trades fairs
  • Tours of the apprenticeship halls
  • Networking events

POLICY

• Collaborate with apprenticeship training programs to establish formal agreements to expedite placement for MC3 graduates
• Work with the Alameda and Contra Costa Building Trades Councils to ensure PLAs/CWAs expand employment opportunities for MC3 graduates from underrepresented communities
• Increase stakeholder capacity to meet hiring goals for targeted communities set in PLAs/CWAs