MN Trades Academy (MTA)
Paid Summer Internships Exploring Construction Careers for High School Students
Applications are open for 2025 Interns!
Ramsey County Residents: Apply through hired, deadline: May 1, 2025. Link to application.
Deadline has passed for Minneapolis, St. Paul and Brooklyn Center applications.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The MN Trades Academy (MTA) offers an incredible opportunity for high school students with our paid summer construction internships! Designed to prepare youth for successful futures, our program focuses on skill development, personal growth, and guiding them towards well-paying jobs with excellent benefits in the construction industry. MTA aims to provide rich, educational, hands-on experiences, allowing participants to earn while they learn about construction as a potential career path.
Get ready to dive into the exciting world of construction with our eight-week paid intern program!
MTA Trainers Summer 2024 Back row, left to right: Mark Robinson, Spencer Reeves, Paul Focht-Perlberg, Frank Williamson, Dan Rossiter, Charie Gill, & Lindsay Tallman. Front row, left to right: Charles Walker, Bob Prifrel, Alyssa DeSantis, & Jim Lee.
Interns will get a hands-on introduction to awesome career opportunities in the building trades, like carpentry, pipefitting, and electrical work. But that’s not all – they’ll also explore cool industry-related careers such as architecture, surveying, estimating, project management, and design build.
MN Trades Academy is the ticket to discovering the perfect construction career path, whether through union apprenticeship training or construction-related college courses.
Over the course of eight weeks, interns visit up to 16 different apprenticeship training centers, where they’ll learn from industry pros. Through working on hands-on projects using hand and power tools, gaining skills and experience, and creating new connections, interns are set up for success.
MTA partners with metro area city & county youth employment agencies to identify and recruit potential interns for the summer program. To be eligible for MTA, all interns must meet the agencies’ requirements. We are proud to partner with Step Up, Right Track, Hired, and Brooklynk.
THANK YOU PARTNERS
To see the full list of our amazing partners, explore the dropdown menu below.
JATC (Joint Apprentice Training Centers)
Boilermakers – Local 647
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers – Local 1
North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
Cement Masons, Plasterers & Shophands – Local 633
Painters & Allied Trades – District Council 82
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers/STP – Local 110
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers/MPLS – Local 292
International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 49
Laborers – Local 563
Minneapolis Plumbers – Local 15
Minnesota Statewide Limited Energy
Roofers and Waterproofers – Local 96
St. Paul Plumbers – Local 34
St. Paul Steamfitters Pipefitters – Local 455
Sprinkler Fitters – Local 417
Other Partners
ACAM (Apprenticeship Coordinators Association of MN)
Brin Glass Company
Brooklyn Center Community Schools
Cities of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park – BrookLynk
City of Minneapolis – Step Up
City of St. Paul – Right Track
Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Gardner Builders
Hired
Hunt Electric
JE Dunn
Junior Achievement North
Martin Marietta
McGough Construction
Minneapolis Building & Construction Trades Council
Minneapolis Public Schools
Minnesota Department of Labor and IndustryMN Asphalt Pavement Association
Mortenson Company
Opus Foundation
PCL Construction
Ramsey County Workforce Solutions
Ryan Companies
Saint Paul Police Department
Saint Paul Public Schools
Senior Community Services
St. Paul Building & Construction Trades Council
The Discovery Project
The Right Reach
TRI-Construction
Veit
Willis Towers Watson
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Lindsay Tallman at lindsay@constructioncareers.org.
