U.S. Senator Reed and DLT Director Weldon joined speakers at Building Futures to announce the award of a new State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity, and Innovation Grant. This project continues the successful partnership between DLT and Building Futures. Dulari Tahbildar, Director, RI Child Care Training Program
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"The best thing about apprenticeship is everything I have learned. I’m getting to see everything there is from beginning to end. As the years go on I’ll get to learn more details and I’ll get to run things and do things on my own."  Rebecca White, Apprentice Electrician, Local 99 Learn More About Trades
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April 12, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Kursten Holabird, [email protected] The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Education and Support Fund, SEIU 1199New England, the Rhode Island Department of Health and Human Services (DHS), and Building Futures launched a new, innovative early childhood educator registered apprenticeship program. The
 Rhode Island Apprenticeship Week Message from Governor Raimondo Read the Proclamation Read the NGA Report Rhode Island Apprenticeship Week Message from our Executive Director As we celebrate Rhode Island (and National) Apprenticeship Week, our work to expand Registered Apprenticeship has never been
Rhode Island Employers are helping Rhode Island Get Back to Work through Registered Apprenticeship  Barbara Jackson, Executive Director, We Make RI "Many people need training to help them gain a foothold in our manufacturing industry. Although much of the training we do is necessary to land
Download a flyer about the incentive program Incentives Available to Employ Apprentices Contractors: Do you need a qualified entry level apprentice? Building Futures can help Call or Text: (401) 256-4582 Email: [email protected] We operate a comprehensive Pre-Apprenticeship Program that prepares
1.Training for Industry Workers: When statewide data showed that opioids related overdose deaths were particularly prevalent in Rhode Island’s construction industry, Building Futures partnered with the RI Building and Construction Trades Council and the RI Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. The outcome? A hands-on training that gives leaders and industry workers
Building Futures is proud to congratulate our first construction pre-apprenticeship graduates since the onset of COVID-19. A class was scheduled to begin just weeks after Rhode Island’s first stay at home order in March. Despite the setback, the prospective trainees persevered and began training in July 2020 in smaller cohorts
