Are you looking for a job in Boston’s growing construction industry? Our free carpentry training program offers the essential skills and knowledge to kickstart your carpentry career. Designed in alignment with the Carpentry Vocational Technical Education (CVTE) framework, our carpentry training curriculum will give you the skills you need to take advantage of opportunities in this expanding field. After successfully completing our program, you’ll be ready to explore career opportunities such as becoming a carpentry apprentice, junior carpenter, and more.
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Part time training with an average of 15 hours of instruction per week.
The schedule includes evening classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 PM to 8 PM,
and sessions every other Saturday from 9 AM to 3 PM.
The carpentry training program is a 4 month long program with an average of 15 hours of instruction each week. Instruction times are Tuesdays and Thursday in the evening and every other Saturday for 6 hours. This program includes a curriculum designed to help you start your career in the carpentry industry. You’ll learn the skills you need to enter the industry and build your path to success in carpentry.
Carpentry Apprentices assist experienced carpenters by performing tasks like measuring, cutting, and assembling wood and other materials. They learn to read blueprints, use various tools, and follow safety protocols while gaining hands-on experience in constructing, installing, and repairing structures. Starting as an apprentice is the most common path to building the skills you need to become a carpenter or expand into other roles such as construction management.
You can look forward to a career dedicated to building and creating structures that are essential to our daily lives. This role offers the opportunity to work in diverse settings, from residential to commercial construction, where you can apply your skills and knowledge. With further training and experience, you can advance to journeyman or master carpenter, taking on more complex projects and potentially leading your own team.
JVS Boston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that provides a wide range of adult education, vocational training, job readiness, career counseling, and job placement services, as well as related supportive services
