The Industry and what is involved.

A Union lather is a craftsmen who is trained in the use of tools, equipment and materials that allow him to perform a wide variety of construction jobs.
 No matter which jobs Union lathers are performing, Union contractors can be certain that their Union lathers are trained and skilled in the most up-to-date work methods. Union contractors also know that their Union lathers are professionals who arrive at their jobs on-time, with the correct tools of the trade and industry knowledge. This insures that each project is completed on time, on budget and to the highest standard of quality workmanship. Union contractors have come to rely on this fact and so have their customers.

The work we do.

Union lathers possess the superior training and trade skills that are necessary to build out all the unique shapes and forms, that are commonly specified by architects  in their designs and blueprints. Union lathers possess multiple trade skills. In the building of walls and ceilings, they fabricate wire or metal mesh support structures that are attached to structural members of the building and covered by plaster, stucco and perforated gypsum board. Lathing projects can include: fireplaces, partition walls, suspended ceilings and other decorative forms such as rock faces, rock walls and stair cases.

Joining the Union and becoming an apprentice.

As an apprentice through the North Central States Regional Training Center you have the opportunity to learn the most advanced trade  skills available to professional lathers any where in today's construction industry.
 Once you are enrolled in the apprenticeship program, you will receive a combination of formal classroom instruction and on-the-job training, with one of our many Union contractors who will sponsor you through your apprenticeship. These are good jobs in your new trade that offer good wages and benefits. Apprentices start at 50% of the Union journeyman hourly wage rate.  All training program costs are paid in full. Wages are periodically increased, until you achieve the journeyman's rate, usually near the completion of training.
 As a Union lather apprentice, you will be eligible to join a lather local union of the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters.  As a Union member you will be part of a brotherhood of superior craftsmanship and training.  You will be covered by a collectively bargained agreement and  represented by professional union management at both the local and national level. This will insure that wherever you go to work in the trade, your superior wages and benefits will follow you.
Contact us to learn more about this exciting career opportunity or visit our Frequently Asked Questions page to see what others are thinking about their future.

Apprenticeship training 

Apprenticeship training at the North Central States Regional Training Center is a program of formal training, that over the past years has consistently graduated professional Union lathers, who are fully skilled in all aspects of their trade.  Combining classroom instruction with on-the-job training, while under the expert direction of journeyman lathers, apprentices learn and become competent in all areas of the trade. This includes trade skills, industry knowledge and proficiency and confidence while on-the-job.
 The comprehensive training curriculum includes related classroom instruction one day out of every two weeks of on-the-job training. The training is project-based.  Taking about eight hours to complete, each project builds on those projects previously completed. Apprenticeship training also includes an extensive correspondence course.
The apprenticeship program is specifically designed to insure that apprentices develop trade skills in a number of different of areas. Some of these are:
-Welding and cutting
-Lathing tools and equipment
-Building partitions, ceilings, frames and beams
-Building ornamental columns, walls, arches and domes
-Installing doors and windows
-Exterior cement plaster and metal lath floor construction
-Free forms in lathing and cutting metal and gypsum lath
-Health and safety training

For a comprehensive description of each training class see our course listing or our course calendar.

Skill Enhancement for journeymen.

As a journeyman, the North Central States Regional Training Center also offers you a great training opportunity. Here you can learn new trade skills or sharpen your existing skills by learning the most up-to-date lather work methods available to professional lathers anywhere in today's industry. There are health and safety classes designed to help you maintain all appropriate OSHA certifications and make you more professional, safer and more confident at the job site.
Some of the training that is available to Union journeymen includes classes in:
-Welding with all industry certifications
-Rigging, aerial lift and fall protection
-Scaffold
-Forklift operator
-Insulated concrete forms
-OSHA 10, MSDS and First Aid/CPR
-Confined space entry and total station classes

Superior training, good jobs, good wages and benefits are just a few of the advantages available to all Union apprentices and journeymen at the North Central States Regional Training Center.

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