As part of the DOL National Apprenticeship Week, the Carpenter Training Center in Elk Grove Village will hold its 9th Annual Apprenticeship Open House on November 15, 2023. This year’s virtual event is geared towards educating those still in high school and the veterans that have served our country about the trades. At 3:00pm, a [...]
The Carpenter Skill Advancement Program (CSAP) schedule through the end of 2023 is now online. Hardware and OSHA classes fill up fast. To ensure a spot in the class you want, sign up online and submit a Course Registration Fee check to become registered for the class. Worst case is that we send it back [...]
The Apprentice Program will open its application period from June 5 thru July 7, 2023, for our General Construction program. For those individuals interested in applying to the Apprentice Program, click here to go to the Minimum Qualifications page for more information. It is highly recommended to visit our Math for the Trades page to [...]
Effective January 1, 2023, the UBC Scaffold Erector Qualification and Rigger and Signaler Qualification will no longer have a grace period. Both Qualifications are good for 4 years and if it expires, the entire class will need to be retaken. A Refresher class will need to be taken prior to the expiration in order to [...]
We are currently looking for a qualified applicant to fill an opening for a full-time Apprenticeship Coordinator at our Pekin Campus. Those that are interested, please check out the job description and information here. Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Rob Swegle (Training Director) at rswegle@chicap.org no later than December 9, [...]
Effective Monday, February 28, 2022, we will no longer require proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test to attend Apprentice or Skill Advancement classes. We will continue to have our mask policy in place until we are notified otherwise by our Trustees. We ask that you postpone taking classes at any center if you [...]
The International Training Center has issued a new statement allowing the grace period for expired cards until December 31, 2022. After considerations and discussions, the CITF will honor the current grace period for Scaffold Erector Qualification and Scaffold Qualification Train the Trainer until December 31, 2022. However, the member or instructor must attend a refresher within [...]
As part of the DOL National Apprenticeship Week, the Carpenter Training Center in Elk Grove Village held its 7th Annual Apprenticeship Open House on November 17, 2021. This year’s virtual event was geared towards educating those still in high school, and the veterans that have served our country, about the trades. This presentation explains what [...]
Our Carpenter Training Center was the first in the country to develop a Mass Timber Installer Training Program. Through a partnership with Woodworks, we were able to acquire some of the material we now use for our shop projects. We have now assisted six other UBC Regional Councils to get their Mass Timber Installer Training [...]
On November 1, 2021, the UBC changed the Rigging program to the Rigger and Signaler Qualification course. Here are some of the changes that affect everyone that has a Certified Rigger and Signaler (CRS) or Rigger and Signaler Qualification CTC: The NEW UBC Rigger and Signaler Qualification will be valid for four (4) years. There [...]