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      • Disability Services
      • Education & Training
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      • Family
      • Food Assistance
      • Grieving & Loss
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      • Homeless Resources
      • Housing
      • Job Ready&Youth Resources
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      • Legal Aid
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  • Home
  • RESOURCES
    • Apprenticeships / Unions
    • Bill (Utility) Assistance
    • Business
    • Cell Phones
    • Clothing
    • Computers & Internet
    • Cowlitz Events Calendar
    • Disability Services
    • Education & Training
    • Emergency Services
    • Equity Services & LGBTQ+
    • Family
    • Food Assistance
    • Grieving & Loss
    • Health
    • Homeless Resources
    • Housing
    • Job Ready&Youth Resources
    • Justice Involved
    • Laundry, Showers, Hygiene
    • Legal Aid
    • Libraries
    • Organizations Urgent Svcs
    • Records & Documents
    • Pet Resources
    • Public Assistance Program
    • Senior Citizens
    • Transportation
    • Veteran Services
    • Wahkiakum County Resource
    • Website Acknowledgements

Apprenticeships / Unions

Carpenter

PAC NW Carpenters Institute 

4222 NE 158th Ave., Portland, OR 97230 

503) 287-3708

https://www.pnci.org

No Cost 4 years (8000 OJT, 640 RT) 

Cement Mason

Cement Masons (Local 555)  

12812 NE Marx St., Portland, OR 97230 

(503) 232-9341 

www.cementmasons555.org 

No cost 6000 hours 

Construction

Constructing Hope 

405 NE Church St., Portland, OR 97211 

(503) 281-1234 

https://www.constructinghope.org 

No cost 10 week pre- apprenticeship training 

Construction

Oregon Laborers 

17242 NE Sacramento St., Portland, OR 91230 

(541) 745-5513 

https://oregonlaborers.com 

Scholarships available 2-2.5 years (4000 OJT, 360 RT) 

Electrician

International  Brotherhood of  Electrical Workers  (Local 48) 

16021 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97230 

(503) 262-9991 

https://nietc.org 

Costs vary 4000-8000  hours  (depending  on program) 

Elevator Constructor

International Union of  Elevator Constructors  (Local 23) 

11145 NE Sandy Blvd.,  Portland OR 97220 

(503) 252-5852 

https://www.iuec23.org 

No cost 4 years 

Floor Coverer

International Union of  Painters and Allied  Trades (Local 1236) 

11105 NE Sandy Blvd.,  Portland, OR 97220 

(971) 219-9980 

https://www.iupatdc5.org 

No cost 3-4 years 

Glazier

OR and SW WA Heat  and Frost Insulators and  Allied Workers  (Local 36) 

16076 SE Evelyn St., Clackamas, OR 97015 

(503) 255-2692 

https://www.insulators36.org/  

Ironworker

Iron Workers (Local 29) 

11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97229 

(503) 775-0777 

https://www.ironworkers29.org 

No Cost 4 years 

Line Worker/ Power Line/ Tree Trimmer

 NW Line JATC 

1705 SE 17th St., Battle Ground, WA 98604 

(360) 816-7100 

https://nwlinejatc.com 

Some costs may apply 4000-7000  hours  (depending on  program 

Mason Trades

Bricklayers and Allied Crafts (Local 1) 

15208 52nd Ave S, Ste. 120, Tukwila, WA 98188 

(206) 248-2456 

https://www.bac1wa-ak.org 

Full Scholarships available 2-3 years 

Operating Engineer

International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 701) 

555 E First St.,  Gladstone, OR 97027 

(503) 650-7701 

https://www.iuoe701.com 

No cost 4 years 

ILWU - Local Unions - Longshore/Warehouse

International Longshoremen's

617 14th Ave, Longview, WA  98632

(360) 423-0950

www.ilwu.org


ILWU Local Unions: WA, OR, CA & British Columbia

Local 4 -Vancouver, WA

Local 21- Longview, WA

www.ilwu.org/contact/ilwu-local-unions-2/

Painters and Allied Trades

International Union of  Painters and Allied Trades (Local 10) 

13521 NE Whitaker Way, Portland, OR 97230 

(503) 287-4856 

https://www.rtctraining.org 

No cost 6000 hours 

Plumber, Steamfitter, and HVAC

UA (Local 290) 

20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin, OR 97062 

(503) 691– 5700 

https://www.ua290.org 

Some costs apply 5 years 

Roofers and Waterproofers

OR and SW WA  Roofers and  Waterproofers  Apprenticeship and  Training Center  (Local 29) 

5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland, OR 97202 

(503) 546-4235 

https://www.orswroofersapp.com

Some costs may apply 4 years 

Sheet Metal Worker or Service Systems Technicia

Sheet Metal, Air, Rail,  and Transportation  (SMART) (Local 16) 

2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland, OR 97230 

(503) 257-1022 

https://sheetmetalinstitute.org 

Some costs may apply 5 years 

Union Apprenticeship Coordinators

Current union apprenticeships:  https://accessingunionapprenticeships.org/

Union Apprenticeship Coordinators email:  orwacoord@gmail.com

Washington Building Trades

Construct a Career~~Build your future!

The Construct a Career Initiative (CCI) is a program designed to raise awareness and increase access to state-registered apprenticeships, ensuring a robust and well-rounded workforce through strategic partnerships with building and construction trades unions and their affiliated apprenticeship programs.  

Cheryce Morrison, Apprenticeship Navigator

Cheryce.cci@wabuildingtrades.org

(360) 890-0368

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