Dakota Prairie Apprenticeship Readiness Program
The Dakota Prairie Apprenticeship Readiness Program is the first partnership between the building trades unions, and a tribal college. It is an effort to establish a long-term pipeline for Native American apprentice candidates into building trades apprenticeship opportunities.
The 12-week course will be officially launching in Spring 2024. We will be using a nationally recognized curriculum called the Multi Core Craft Curriculum. Topics covered in this course will be: Industry & Trades Orientation, Tools & Materials, Blueprint Reading, Construction Math, Green Construction, Financial Literacy, Health & Safety, and finally Diversity in the Construction Industry.
The last portion of the course weeks 9-12 will include: Job Site, Training Facility Tours, and Mock Interviews. If you are interested, please take the time to review the draft syllabus. to see what the expectations we have for successful completion & participation of the course.
Click here to apply to the Dakota Prairie Apprenticeship Readiness Program. This program seeks to place apprentices with the North Dakota Building Trades.