Top 5 Trade Apprenticeship Programs for Veterans

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To help combat unemployment among veterans, organizations across the country have developed apprenticeship programs within the trades to educate veterans and help them establish their careers.

According to the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, a total of 495,000 veterans were unemployed in 2015.

Of the Gulf War-era II veterans, individuals that served from September 2001 onwards, 5.8% were unemployed.

Unemployment Among Veterans

United Association Veterans in Piping

“To ease the transition back into civilian life, the United Association established the UA Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program to equip military service members preparing to leave the service with sought after skills that can lead to lifelong careers in the increasingly in-demand pipe trades.” – UA Veterans in Piping Trade Focus: HVAC-R, Welding, Sprinkler

FittingWebsite: uavip.orgTelephone: 410.269.2000

Workshops® for Warriors

“The mission of Workshops for Warriors is to provide quality training, accredited STEM educational programs, and opportunities to earn third party nationally recognized credentials to enable veterans, transitioning service members, and other students to be successfully trained and placed in their chosen advanced manufacturing career field.” – Workshops for Warriors

Trade Focus: Welding, Machining Website: workshopsforwarriors.orgTelephone: 619.550.1620

Troops to Trades

“Troops to Trades is a program of the Nexstar Legacy Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3), that provides scholarships and career contacts within the plumbing, heating/coolingand electrical residential services industries. ” – Troops to Trades

Trade Focus: Plumbing, HVAC, ElectricalWebsite: troopstotrades.orgTelephone: 651.789.3366

Painters and Allied Trades Veterans Program

“The mission of the Painters and Allied Trades Veterans Program is to assist transitioning veterans from military service to civilian careers in the finishing trades industry.” – Painters and Allied Trades Veterans Program Trade Focus: Finishing

Website: pat-vp.orgTelephone: 855.380.VETS

Helmets to Hardhats

“Helmets to Hardhats is a national, nonprofit program that connects National Guard, Reserve, retired and transitioning active-duty military service members with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry.” – Helmets to Hardhats Trade Focus: Electrical

Website: helmetstohardhats.orgTelephone: 866.741.6210

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