Overview of Training Programs

A skilled workforce is the most important asset that an employer can have. We must make sure that our signatory employers have the best-skilled and most productive workers in our trades. That is why District Council 50 and its Local Unions offer education and training programs that will make our members the most knowledgeable and highly-accomplished craft workers in Hawaii’s Construction Industry. These opportunities include everything from top-flight apprenticeship programs and safety and health compliance courses to journey person level continuing education.

Apprenticeship
Apprentice training incorporates health and safety training as well as skills training. Apprentices also receive an education about how the union works and how they can participate in our union. Unlike many other training programs, DC50's program enables apprentices to receive wages and even get periodic pay raises, while they are being trained. All registration, instruction, textbooks and reference materials are furnished to members at no direct cost to them. Once an apprentice has reached a journey person level, our union continues to provide free training. Continuing education in skills, materials, tools, and health and safety are available to members who are all required to renew training on a regular basis.

Safety and Health Training
Safety and health training is essential to a long and satisfying career in our trades. A worker who is able to work safely is an asset to his or her employer, a benefit to co-workers, and likely to be a thorough and dedicated worker in other respects as well.

We have developed extensive health and safety courses covering all of our trades and crafts. We continue to improve and expand the content of our safety and health training as new information becomes available. Members are required to keep their safety and health in compliance and attend classes regularly.

Continuing Education
District Council 50 offers education and training to keep our members working, now and in the future. This means providing opportunities for continued Journeyperson training after completing the apprenticeship program. Skill training is continuously available to all members who want to perfect their techniques or learn additional skills.

For more information on Apprenticeship and Training in specific trades please click on the following links: Painters, Floor Layers , Glaziers & Glassworkers and Drywall Tapers.