Apprentice Training

The New Jersey Carpenters Apprentice Training Program consists of 1000 hours of school/technical training, combined with five years of on the job training. The training program has a self-paced format allowing each individual to determine his or her own progress.

At the training center we have simulated an on-the-job environment, providing the participant with a hands-on approach to learn each of the required skills. Apprentices are then assigned one of the eight specific skill areas of our core curriculum. The Apprentice observes a presentation on a specific task and is then giving a drawing of the project to be completed. Each apprentice must complete his or her assigned projects before moving on to the next skill area.

All skill areas are supervised by a certified instructor who is an experienced journeyman carpenter. The instructor is available to answer questions, assign projects, demonstrate proper procedures and assist the apprentices as they complete the projects. Instructors also spend a considerable amount of time with the apprentice teaching the technical aspects of the program in a classroom setting.

Hands-on training coupled with classroom instruction is the most effective way to allow our trainees to learn the new technologies and new procedures of the ever changing construction industry.

New Jersey Carpenters Application Procedures

  • Call one of the Training Centers listed below to make an Application appointment.

  • Submit an Application, read and sign the apprentice commitment and take the qualifying test at one of the Training Centers.

  • Applicants receiving a passing score (70% or more) on the qualifying test are placed on a waiting list for an interview with one of the Local Unions.

    For information Regarding Applications
    for Apprenticeship

    North Jersey
    Joseph J. D'Aries Carpenters Training Center
    221 South 31st Street
    Kenilworth, NJ 07033
    908-241-8866

    Central Jersey
    William J Neylan Sr and Sam F Secretario Apprentice Training Center
    81 Ryan Avenue
    Trenton, New Jersey
    609-392-0028

    South Jersey
    Thomas C. Ober Carpenters Training Center
    3300 White Horse Pike
    Hammonton, NJ 08037
    609-567-5675