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Carpenter Pre- Apprenticeship

March 16 - May 15, 2026

Tuition Value: $6,000 FREE training for eligible students

Host Campus: Maui College

Dates: Mar 16 - May 15, 2026

OJT: May 04 - 15, 2026

Type: In Person M-F, 7:30 am - 4:30pm

Duration: 312 hours


DESCRIPTION: This 8-week, intensive, hands-on pre-apprenticeship program serves as a direct pathway to becoming a registered apprentice with the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship Program. Training will start with instruction in carpentry fundamentals and basic tool use, construction math, basic print reading, metal framing, concrete formwork and drywall, and culminate with a 2-week paid internship at an active construction site. Upon successful completion of this pre-apprenticeship program, students will be granted direct entry to any one of the three registered apprenticeship programs administered by the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund

(HCATF) The pre-apprenticeship program is divided into two parts:

● Part 1: 6-week Related-Trade Instruction

● Part 2: 2-week Internship


Questions?

Contact: Adina Murakami, Navigator

Email: adinam@hawaii.edu

Phone: (808)265-2165

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https://goodjobshawaii.org


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FREE TRAINING FOR ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

($6,000 total value for Tuition)


ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Hawaiʻi resident; U.S. Citizen or permanent resident or COFA status



PREREQUISITES:

1. Must be 17 years old minimum.

2. Must be available for a virtual Zoom interview.

3. Must attend on-site orientation at UH Maui College.

4. Provide own transportation to and from UH Maui College and internship training sites on Maui.

5. Must be able to participate in on-the-job internship.

6. Have proper work attire: high visibility shirt or vest, long work pants (no leggings or sweatpants), and covered work shoes/boots (steel-toed preferred).

7. Lift 75 lbs (Carpenters or Millwrights) or 100 lbs (Drywallers).


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