The Construction Institute

P. O. Box 220808
Boston, MA 02122
tel: 617.436.4159
fax: 617.436.4163
email: info@builtbest.org
www.builtbest.org
A career that will take you where you want to go
Many people think that the only way to a lifelong successful career is by going to college,
sitting in a cubicle five days a week and moving up the office ladder.
But thats just not true.
Joining the building and construction trades can bring you a lifetime of economic security
and satisfaction with more action and hands-on experience than an office job.
If you enjoy working with your hands, being part of a team, and building something you
can be proud of, the building trades are for you.
There are many different options for careers in union construction and not every position
keeps you on the job site. You can rise through the ranks to become a business manager
or owner, which puts you in charge of hundreds of people and projects with budgets
ranging into the millions.
Whether you want to work with your hands or work in the corner office, the union
construction industry has a career path for you.
Getting started as an apprentice
No matter where you want to go you have to start at the beginning the apprenticeship.
Unlike any other program of its kind, the union apprenticeship allows you to earn while
you learn. First-year union apprentices earn approximately the same amount most
college students pay for a year's tuition.
Once you become an apprentice, you work and attend classroom training. The
classroom training provides you the entry-level skills you need to get started. You also
work under a skilled journey-level crafts person on the job, learning to become the very
best in your craft.
With more than 23 trades to choose from, and 33 apprenticeship programs across
Massachusetts, there is sure to be one that interests you.
Steps to becoming a union construction apprentice
Consult your technical education instructor(s)
Visit www.builtbest.org
Contact a joint apprenticeship coordinator to learn entry requirements and
procedures (contact information at www.builtbest.org)
Contact the Massachusetts Division of Apprentice Training at www.detma.org
Build a future
in construction
Build A Future
In Construction
The Construction Institute
P. O. Box 220808
Boston, MA 02122
tel: 617.436.4159
fax: 617.436.4163
email: info@builtbest.org
www.builtbest.org
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