Build Your Future in Union Trades & Green Jobs

Workforce Developement Program

Get paid while training for union trades and green energy jobs.

Join Unidos MN’s pre-apprenticeship program. Designed for BIPOC workers, immigrants, women, and low-wage workers ready to start a career in the trades.

Program Overview

Looking for a new career with good pay, benefits, and long-term stability? Unidos MN’s Workforce Development Program prepares you for union trades careers and emerging green jobs. You’ll earn a nationally recognized credential, meet union leaders and employers, and get direct support to land a job.

This program is a pathway to opportunity for communities too often left out of high-paying careers.

What You’ll Get

  • Paid training stipend (starting at $450+)

  • Nationally recognized Building Science credential

  • Hands-on skills in construction, energy auditing, and carpentry

  • Career support – resume help, interview practice, job connections

  • Know Your Rights & worker power training

  • Financial literacy workshops – budgeting, credit, paychecks

  • Navigation support – childcare, driver’s license testing, applying for benefits

Who Can Apply

This program is for Minnesotans who are ready to start a new, higher-paying career in the trades.

You must be:

  • 18 years or older

  • A Minnesota resident

  • Able to provide SSN and I-9 documentation

  • English-speaking

Additional:

  • 8th grade math/reading level

  • Ability to lift and do physical work

  • Willing to get a driver’s license during or after training

Commitment

  • 3 weeks of training (9am–5pm, 30–40 hrs/week)

  • Classroom + field learning

  • Ongoing support for job placement and retention

Next Cohort Starts: September 22, 2025!

Don’t miss your chance to prepare for a career that pays well and builds power for our communities.