About This Course
This FREE Training Program is valued at $7,000 per participant! – APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED
- APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED – Cohort 2 begins on February 28, 2024 and ends On June 27, 2024
Classes meet Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. for 17-weeks, 103 hours.
Training is held at RCWP’s Vocational Training Center, 555 Moshassuck Valley Industrial Highway, Central Falls, RI 02860 (for GPS use this address: 2 Crow Point, Rd, Lincoln, RI 02865 we are across the street from Fortune Metals).
The BCTELL (formerly VESL) program is a 17-week basic carpentry career training program for participants who demonstrate intermediate English Knowledge and is designed to prepare job seekers looking for a career in residential construction or upskill current construction workers. With an emphasis on contextualized English as a Second Language Training, participants learn:
Certifications and Certificates:
- HBI Pre-Apprentice Carpentry Certification
- OSHA 10 Certification – Safety training about your rights,
recognizing workplace hazards, prevention, and safety - Lead Safety—Renovate, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP)
initial 8-Hour Renovator Certificate - First Aid, AED and CPR Certification
Our training programs are held at Rhode Island High School Career and Technical Centers or RCWP’s Training Facilities and follow the school calendar for holidays and school closings.
The Home Builders Institute (HBI) PACT Program is a pre-apprentice career training program designed to prepare job seekers looking for a career in residential construction or upskill current construction workers in carpentry. 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 HBI Certified Instructors and receive upon successful completion:
- Hands-on training
- Contextualized English Training
- Construction Terminology and Math for Construction
- OSHA 10 Construction training card
- Initial 8-hour Lead Safe Renovate Repair and Painting Rule training certificate
- First Aid, AED and CPR Certification
- Soft Skills
- Employability
- Team Building
- Professionalism and Success in the workplace training
- Manufacturer Boot Camps for expert installation training, techniques & tips
- Financial Empowerment
Learn more about the HBI Curriculum and Wage Data
Requirements
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.
Job Seekers, Career Changers and those interested in a Career in Construction: Demonstrate a commitment to start a career in construction and actively seek employment at RCWPJobs.com and our placement resources.