by Carpenters Training Institute | Apr 9, 2019 | Trade Careers
The pressures modern high school students face are stacking up. Exams, extracurriculars, and planning for post-secondary education plague students everywhere. And as a high school career counselor, you want to help relieve some of the stress these students feel by...
by Carpenters Training Institute | Apr 3, 2019 | Trade Apprenticeship Programs
“You won’t be good or quick at everything, but as long as you’re improving and always giving your best at work, then everything is good.” – Tanner Coleman, Carpenters Apprentice at Carpenters Training Institute Tanner Coleman and Jake Johnson are two regular...
by Carpenters Training Institute | Mar 27, 2019 | Trade Careers
A brief history of unions The first recorded formation of a union in the United States dates back to 1794 with the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) in Philadelphia. Modern labor unions began to form around the time of the Industrial Revolution,...
by Carpenters Training Institute | Mar 20, 2019 | Trade Apprenticeship Programs
For many graduating high school students and young adults, getting a college degree is a logical step toward building a career in their chosen field. For others, the financial burden and academic rigor that comes with a traditional four-year college isn’t the...
by Carpenters Training Institute | Mar 13, 2019 | Trade Careers
A career in the carpentry industry begins with the successful completion of an apprenticeship program. Carpenters Training Institute offers apprenticeship programs in the following five trades: carpentry, floor covering, millwright, pile driving, and cabinet making....
