The MN Trades Academy (MTA)

High School Students Explore Construction Careers Through Paid Summer Internships

The MN Trades Academy (MTA) offers paid summer construction internship experiences for selected high school youth.  The goal of the program is to help youth prepare for adulthood through skill development, personal development and the knowledge on how to access good jobs with good benefits in the construction industry.  MTA aspires to provide rich educational hands-on experiences for participants to earn while they learn about construction as a career choice.

2024 SUMMER MN TRADES ACADEMY COHORTS  

Now Accepting Applications: 

• Saint Paul Cohort, in partnership with RightTrack
• Ramsey County Cohort, in partnership with HIRED
• West Metro Cohort, in partnership with Brooklynk

INTEREST FORM: Want to be part of MTA this summer, submit an interest form.
For more information, contact Lindsay Tallman at lindsay@constructioncareers.org.

Track I Introduction

An intern receives an overarching six-week introduction to construction career opportunities within the building trades industry (e.g., carpentry, pipefitting and electrical). Interns are also exposed to industry-related careers such as architecture, surveying, estimating, project management, and design build.

Track II Advanced

This opportunity prepares interns to select a construction career path – union apprenticeship training; construction-related post-secondary tracts; or direct entry into the construction workplace, if desired. Over a nine-week period, interns visit up to 16 different apprenticeship training centers where they receive training and supervision from industry experts as they complete projects using both hand and power tools.