Florida Carpentry Apprenticeship

How would you like to Earn Wages While You Learn a Trade?

Carpentry is a skilled trade in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping, and installation of building materials during the construction of residential homes, commercial buildings, ships, timber bridges, and concrete form-work. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did much of the rougher work such as framing, fabrication, and forming. Today, carpentry also includes working with many other material-types (metal framing, composites, etc.) and will sometimes focus on finer, more-detailed projects, such as cabinetmaking and furniture building. For more information about a Carpenter’s daily duties, check out this video link: Carpenters

When you decide to take up an apprenticeship, you will:

Earn real wages
Gain new knowledge and key skills
Start down a career path that will help you provide for your
family for years to come
Start building for your retirement from day-one

Program Description

Florida Training Services offers (3) program options for our
Registered Carpentry Apprenticeship, all in which you will be working
in the construction field during the day, while taking classes at night. These include:

[Option-1] (2-Yr) Framing and Finishing
[Option-2] (2-Yr) Concrete Forms and Wood-Working
[Option-3] (4-Yr) Carpentry Program –
[Framing, Finishing, Concrete Forms, & Wood-Working]

Apprentice Requirements:

*Apprentices are required to log a minimum of 2000 hours-per-year of
on-the-job (OJT) training. All progress is documented with the sponsoring employer along with all completed Safety Courses. Apprentices are also required to attend a minimum of 144 hours-per-year of related classroom training.

Please ensure you meet the following Apprenticeship requirements before continuing with this application:

Applicants must be working full-time in the field of study with a sponsoring employment company, and/or have prior experience in their trade and able to be placed with a sponsoring employer.
- For hiring purposes, if the applicant has no previous construction trades training or current/past construction employment we highly recommend applying to the Pre-Apprenticeship program first. Information regarding the Pre-Apprenticeship program can be found at the following link: https://floridatrainingservices.com/pre-apprenticeship/
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Applicants will be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the occupation, with or without a reasonable accommodation, and without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of the individual or others.
Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak the English language in order to comprehend instructions on the job and in related training classes, and to ensure personal and co-worker safety on the job.
Must be able to attend evening classes two nights per week.

School Locations & Registration Periods:

Fort Pierce- 4114 Okeechobee Rd Fort Pierce, FL 34947 / August & January