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Construction Academy Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program
Construction Academy Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program
at Arizona Department of Transportation
Phoenix Catalog
ADOT Construction Academies are FREE pre-apprenticeship training programs for minorities, women, disadvantaged individuals, and veterans. The purpose of the program is to prepare individuals to enter highway construction trades or apprenticeship programs and successfully obtain journeyman status. Different Construction Academies are now being offered to accommodate your lifestyle! Please see our different opportunities below and choose one that most interests you!
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Example Career
Carpenters
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
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Hourly Wage
$37,440
$56,350
$94,580
$18
$27.09
$45.47
Admissions
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Authorized to work in the US
- Valid Arizona Driver's Licence
- Pass a drug test – drug use is not tolerated in the construction industry, where safety is a life-and-death issue