Events
LEARN2BUILD is a summer experience for students in grades 4-9 combining the fun and games of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) with exciting activities focused on the construction building trades industry. Kids work individually and in teams to learn about construction concepts and designs. Students build take-home projects replicating “real-world” construction materials and processes. The […]
LEARN2BUILD is a summer experience for students in grades 4-9 combining the fun and games of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) with exciting activities focused on the construction building trades industry. Kids work individually and in teams to learn about construction concepts and designs. Students build take-home projects replicating “real-world” construction materials and processes. […]
LEARN2BUILD is a summer experience for students in grades 4-9 combining the fun and games of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) with exciting activities focused on the construction building trades industry. Kids work individually and in teams to learn about construction concepts and designs. Students build take-home projects replicating “real-world” construction materials and processes. […]
The MN Trades Academy (MTA) is a paid summer construction internship experience for selected Twin Cities area high school youth. The goal is to help youth prepare for adulthood through life-long learning, skill development, and access to good jobs with good benefits in the construction industry. MTA aspires to provide rich, educational, hands-on experiences for […]
The MN Trades Academy (MTA) is a paid summer construction internship experience for selected Twin Cities area high school youth. The goal is to help youth prepare for adulthood through life-long learning, skill development, and access to good jobs with good benefits in the construction industry. MTA aspires to provide rich, educational, hands-on experiences for […]
Do you know a graduating high school senior who prefers to work with their hands? How about a student who does not plan to pursue college and wants to start a career right after graduation? The MN Construction Crew 7th Annual Union Construction Contractors and Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee Career Fair is an annual […]
Women Building Success is hosting its Third Annual Women Building Success National Apprenticeship Week Photo Contest event on Thursday, November 12th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. This is a virtual event that is open for individuals to participate statewide. The contest is available to apprentices only. However, all are welcome and encouraged to attend. Click on the […]
Celebrate #WomenInConstruction Week with us! March 1-7, 2020, follow us on social media. (See our social accounts on the bottom of the homepage). Get ready to read awesome stories and watch videos of real women changing the face of Minnesota’s construction industry. Please share our posts using … #MNTrades #Minnesota #ApprenticeshipWorks #WIC #womeninconstructionweek #women #femaleempowerment
Apprenticeship Week in Minnesota is November 11-15, 2019. It is an opportunity for the apprenticeship community to tell their stories and share with businesses, industry, labor, education, career-seekers, community-based organizations, students and workers the advantages of developing careers through apprenticeship.
Join us for Girl Power! on November 2, 2019, from 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Saint Paul College, 235 Marshall Ave., MN 55102. YWCA St. Paul is teaming up with Learn2Build to offer Girl Power! It’s open to young women and girls who identify as female, grades 4 through 10 – who are curious about learning how to build things with their hands.
Adventure is here! Join us July 11 – 16, for Camp Fire (Tanadoona Summer Camp).
For two weeks (July 15th-26th), students throughout St. Paul and the East Metro are invited to participate in one of two one-week long hands-on workshops. Students in grades 5 through 8 will learn construction skills in a fun environment from real construction professionals. Location: St. Paul Public Schools, Johnson High School, 1349 Arcade Street, St. […]
5th to 8th grade students from White Bear Lake area schools are invited to a fun, one-day, hands-on event where they can learn about careers in construction from construction professionals. Location: White Bear Lake Area High School, 3551 McKnight Road North, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To register for this […]
Minnesota Trades Academy, Achievement Ceremony, Central High School, 275 Lexington Parkway North, St. Paul, MN 55104, 12:00 p.m.
Jax Café, Minneapolis, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Contractors and local unions celebrate the veterans who helped to build Minnesota. Contact Joel Welter, Helmets to Hardhats Minnesota, 763-354-4546.
Minneapolis STEM and Career Exploration Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eighth grade students enrolled in Minneapolis Public Schools learn about STEM-related careers, including the construction trades.
Date not yet determined. To learn more and to register, contact: Nandi Rieck, 651.955.1452, Nandi.Rieck@district196.org.
Check out the Construction Trades app, the first free mobile app for youth to explore careers in Minnesota’s construction industry, apply directly to apprenticeships and get advice from industry professionals. Minnesota youth graduating from high school now have a career hub at their fingertips. Download the Construction Trades App on Google Play and in Apple Store.
Recently, more than 30 middle school girls attended Power Girls! at the YMCA in Minneapolis where they had the opportunity to learn about non-traditional career paths for women in the trades. The hands-on event allowed girls to learn about electricity, electrical work, plumbing, soldering, pipefitting and more through face-to-face interactions with 18 Twin Cities female […]