Architectural Millwork Woodworker Pre-Apprentice Training Program

About This Training Program

This FREE Training Program is valued at $7,000 per participant!

  • Training begins February of 2025
  • Classes follow the Statewide School District Calendar for vacations and holidays
  • Location:  Herrick & White Architectural Woodworkers, 3 Flat St, Cumberland, RI 02864
  • Time: Always from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
  • Days: TBD
  • This program is designed to give students the entry level skills to be employed in this remarkable, fast-growing field where employees are in high demand

(*) These training programs are for residential construction, hours obtained do not count towards registered apprenticeship hours.

Architectural millwork is the process of producing various types of woodwork to be used internally and externally on architectural projects, both for practical and aesthetic purposes. Millwork can either be customized based on something specific a client wants. Architectural millwork covers the whole process, from using raw lumber to creating a finished product. Types of millwork commonly specified by architects include, casework, wall paneling, trim, countertops, staircases, and decorative moldings for various structures of a building, such as pillars. Decorative components are either mass-produced based on common sizes and designs, or they can be based on customized designs.

The woodworker training will provide a real-world hands-on approach to architectural millwork with the experienced craftspeople and trainers at Herrick & White. Students will learn wood technology and work on projects beginning with design, estimating, milling raw lumber, learning tools and materials, the machining process and the technology involved in
architectural millwork and the creation of secondary wood products including learning lean manufacturing, waste management, and sustainability.

The Home Builders Institute (HBI) PACT Program is designed to prepare job seekers looking for a career in residential construction or upskill current construction workers.  PACT is based on HBI’s National Construction Skill Standards and NAHB’s National Green Building Standards™. PACT’s skill achievement records, set by subject matter experts, ensures every participant has the knowledge they must master to be employed in an entry-level or semi-skilled job within the residential construction industry and has a job placement rate of over 80 percent for HBI PACT graduates.

Participants are trained by experienced craftspeople – HBI Certified Instructors and receive upon successful completion:

  • 120-hours of hands-on training
  • 10-hours OSHA 10 Construction training including OSHA 10 Card – Online at your own pace and reinforced during training
  • Soft Skills
  • Team Building
  • Professionalism and Success in the workplace training

Learn more about the HBI Curriculum and Wage Data

Requirements

Job Seekers: Career Changers and those seriously interested in pursuing a Career in Construction.

  • At least Intermediate level of English
  • No age requirement, just needs to be done or out of high school
  • High school or GED is not required
  • If an Immigrant, must have work authorization #

Employers: Upskill your current employees or sponsor a candidate you’d like to hire with a commitment of a wage increase or a job during or upon training completion.

Applicants MUST be SERIOUS, MOTIVATED, and COMMITTED to start a full-time career in this field or obtain the skills necessary to advance with their current employer.  Unemployed or underemployed applicants must make a commitment to seek employment at RCWPJobs.com, our placement resources and other resources student will find on their own.