Fennville 

Fennville Training Facility (Locals 100, 525, 1102)        

4880 126^th Ave.                                    

P.O. Box 670                                 

Fennville, MI 49408

Dale Stark, Instructor/Coordinator

Ph.    269-561-8115

Fax   269-561-8125

The Fennville Training Facility was constructed in 1980, and has trained hundreds of Union Carpenter and Millwright apprentices in Southwestern Michigan. Carpenter apprentices attend school one day every other week for a total of 672 hours over four years. The Fennville Training Center also provides training for millwright apprentices from western and northern Michigan. Millwright apprentices attend school in a "block training" format, attending for one week at a time, four times per year. Millwright apprentices must complete a total of 640 hours of related training over four years. Counties served by the Fennville facility are colored in dark blue on the accompanying map.

Grayling

Grayling Training Facility (Local 202)

2410 Industrial Dr.

Grayling, MI 49738

James Klumpp, Instructor/Coordinator

Ph.    989-348-8542

Fax    989-348-9292

The Grayling Training facility was opened in 1998, relocated to Grayling from Traverse City. This centrally located facility services contractors and apprentices in the Northern Lower Peninsula. Apprentices attend school one day every other week for a total of 672 hours over four years. Counties served by the Grayling facility are colored in yellow on the accompanying map.

Mason

Mason Training Facility (Local 1004)          

681 Dart Rd.

Mason, MI 48854

Bob Bochenek, Instructor/Coordinator

Ph.   517-676-4101

Fax   517-676-4866

The Mason Training Facility services contractors and apprentices in the Lansing and Jackson area. Apprentices attend school one day every other week for a total of 672 hours over four years. Counties served by the Mason facility are colored in green on the accompanying map.

Saginaw /Flint

Saginaw/Flint Training Facility (Local 706)            Buena Vista Commerce Centre Industrial Park 3160 Commerce Centre Dr. Saginaw, MI 48601 James Klumpp, Instructor/Coordinator Ph.   989-755-5856 Fax  989-755-5859

 The new Saginaw/Flint  Training Center consolidates apprenticeship-training programs previously offered in Flint and Saginaw. Apprentices attend school one day every other week for a total of 672 hours over four years. Counties served by the Saginaw facility are colored in blue on the accompanying map.

Marquette

Marquette Training Facility (Local 1510)         

1221 Division St.                                    

Marquette, MI 49855

Brian Kerrigan, Instructor/Coordinator

Ph.   906-225-0703

Fax   906-225-1787

The Marquette Training facility services contractors and Apprentices for the entire Upper Peninsula. Apprentices attend school in a "block training" format, attending for one week at a time, four times per year. Apprentices must complete a total of 640 hours of related training over four years. The Marquette Facility also provides apprenticeship training for millwright apprentices from the Upper Peninsula.

Detroit Area

DETROIT CARPENTRY JOINT APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COMMITTEE
1401 Farrow
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 541-2740 Fax (248) 541-1660
email: Office@Detcarpapp.org

    The Detroit program consists of a four-year course of practical on-the-job training, supplemented by attendance once every two weeks at the Detroit Carpentry Apprenticeship School.

    During the apprenticeship term, the apprentice is paid an ascending scale of wages ranging from approximately 44 percent of the journeyman's scale when training begins to 85 percent during the final period of apprenticeship. In addition, they also receive vacation, holiday, pension and insurance benefits included in a carpenter's gross day's pay for attending classes on a regular attendance day.

    Applications to the Detroit Carpentry Joint Apprenticeship and Training School will be accepted any Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to Noon at the school office throughout the year. Applicants must present the following in order to make application: 
        (1) Birth Certificate 
        (2) High School Diploma or G.E.D. 
        (3) Social Security Card 
        (4) Driver's License or State of Michigan Identification. 

Upon placement with an employer, applicants must pass a drug test to be eligible to continue their participation in the Apprenticeship Program. Our applicants are encouraged to solicit work from any of our contributing contractors.

    The direct entry of apprentices into the carpentry program is made from letters of sponsorship signed, completed and dated by employers acceptable to the Committee. The selection is made on the basis of the letter of sponsorship and qualifications without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex or occupationally irrelevant physical requirements. This program shall be operated on a completely nondiscriminatory basis in accordance with objective standards, which permits review after full and fair opportunity for application.

    If you have any questions, please contact the school office at the phone numbers listed above. 

For Millwright information in Southeastern Michigan contact:

Millwright Institute of Technology 
27555 Mound Rd. 
Warren, MI 48092

810-573-4660