Apprenticeship and Journeyman Opportunities are Available in the Skilled Trades!

With comprehensive skills training programs that set the standard in the construction industry, Iowa’s building trades unions and their partner employers provide life-long career and advancement opportunities.

Our debt-free registered apprenticeship and training programs not only offer cutting-edge training in high-tech construction trades and college credit, but also a ticket to secure employment with higher earnings and great benefits. Our affiliated unions connect workers of all experience levels to the skills they need and good-paying jobs with family health insurance and retirement pension benefits!

Earn While You Learn
Apprentices start at a good wage, and training is FREE. That means no student loans!

Enjoy Regular Raises
Apprentices earn wage increases upon graduating from one program level to the next.

Health Care and Pension Benefits
Provided for you, your family and your future.

Unlimited, Continued Upgrade Training
Keeps you at the top of your game.

Great Team
You work with men and women who are trained, experienced and down to earth.

Flexible Workplaces
No boring stints behind a desk or counter. You work at many construction sites throughout the region.

High-Tech and Tradition
Learn time-tested skills and master cyber tools, laser levels, computer assisted design and digital equipment.

Dressed to Skill
No suits, no ties, no skirts, no heels, no polyester uniforms. Do real work in in jeans and work boots.

Pride
Put your hands on it. It’s real. It’s solid. You built it. Take pride in what you do, every day!

Opportunity
From apprentice, to journeyman, to foreman to supervisor to business owner. It’s up to you. There’s no stopping a trained experienced craftsman. The building trades unions will train you in some of the most advanced and challenging areas of construction today.With thousands of jobs in more than 20 different fields, it’s a wide-open playing field. You can build yourself a successful career that earns both a good paycheck and respect.