Real programs, national reach, verified links. Union apprenticeships, employer earn-and-learn programs, and free pre-apprenticeship on-ramps — with a direct line to each program’s own application page.
These are national programs and organizations — you apply directly with them, not through us. Most union programs run intake through their local training center, so click through and find the location nearest you; application windows vary, and some open only once or twice a year. Before you apply: run our Readiness Checklist so you walk in prepared, and read Zero to Apprentice if the process is new to you. Programs marked Free program cost nothing to attend.
The official national database of registered apprenticeship openings. Search by trade and ZIP code and apply directly with the employer or program sponsor. Always check here first.
Nearly 2,400 federally funded centers with staff who help you find and apply to local apprenticeships — and connect you to funding like WIOA. Free, in person, no appointment needed at most.
The largest apprenticeship program of its kind: inside wireman, lineman, residential, and low-voltage paths through hundreds of local training centers. Earn while you learn to journeyman.
Registered apprenticeships in plumbing, pipefitting, HVACR, welding, and fire protection across North America. Veterans get a dedicated path through the UA VIP program with guaranteed placement.
Four-year paid apprenticeships in carpentry, millwork, flooring, pile driving, and interior systems through more than 200 training centers.
Apprenticeships running cranes, dozers, excavators, and graders, plus stationary engineer paths. Among the best-paid seats on any jobsite.
Paid apprenticeships in structural, reinforcing, and ornamental ironwork — the crews that put up the skeleton of every big building and bridge.
Construction craft laborer apprenticeships: concrete, pipelaying, demolition, environmental work. One of the fastest entries into union construction.
Four-to-five-year apprenticeships in sheet metal fabrication, HVAC systems, welding, and testing/balancing through local training centers.
The elevator trade is consistently one of the highest-paid in construction. NEIEP runs the national recruitment process: application, aptitude test, ranked interview.
Founded by Toyota, now national: a five-semester paid earn-and-learn program. Work three days a week at a sponsor manufacturer, study two, graduate debt-free with an associate degree.
A two-year degree plus paid internship at a sponsoring Cat dealer, built to land you a dealer service technician job at graduation. 12 North American college locations.
Merit-shop (non-union) apprenticeships across 20+ construction trades through ABC chapters nationwide — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and more.
Non-union electrical and systems apprenticeships through 50+ chapters and training centers. An alternative electrical path to the union route.
The building trades unions’ own 120-hour readiness course (Multi-Craft Core Curriculum), run by 150+ local programs. Graduates get a recognized credential and a direct line into union apprenticeships.
A free, flexible 9-week construction training program from the Home Builders Institute: safety, tools, hands-on trade skills, credentials, and job placement help.
The nation’s largest free residential career training program. Live on campus, train in construction, welding, auto, HVAC and more, earn credentials — at no cost.
Earn your HS diploma or GED while learning construction by building affordable housing in your community. 275+ programs nationwide, with a direct pathway into registered apprenticeships.
Connects transitioning service members, veterans, and National Guard/Reserve to quality building-trades apprenticeships. Military experience often earns advanced standing.
Get your program in front of the people searching for it. Local and regional programs can be listed in our searchable directory alongside schools and employers.
All programs above are independent organizations; details, locations, and application windows change — always confirm on the program’s own site. Listing here is informational and not an endorsement in either direction.