Well-trained labor is the backbone of construction...

The Southern California District Council of Laborers Training School has been providing that for more than 30 years. Previously in Anza, California, the Laborers Training School recently relocated closer to the L.A.-Orange Counties metropolitan area to improve the level of service to LIUNA signatory employers.

Mobile Units Go to Your Work Site

To compliment this new training center, the training school has added mobile units to take training on the road to where it's needed -- the employer's yard or job site -- to help meet the challenges facing the construction industry.

Hands-on Courses

Besides the traditional construction skills training in asphalt paving, concrete placement, scaffold building, pipe shoring and trenching, the Laborers' Training School offers hands-on courses in:

Asbestos and lead abatement
Electric arc and pipe welding
Non-traditional roles

Tailored Training Programs to Meet Employer's Needs

The training school also has the capability to create or tailor training to the employers' specific needs. For new members needing instruction on basic construction skills and good work habits, the "Fundamentals of Construction" classes will meet their needs.

Apprenticeship Program Provides on-the-job Training

Additionally, both the Department of Labor and the State of California have recognized and approved the Laborers Apprenticeship Program for Southern California's Indentured Apprentices for use on all Federal Davis-Bacon and California prevailing wage projects. Within the required 3000 hours of on-the-job training, the apprentice learns the general skills of the laborer as well as specific skill areas in:

Environmental remediation
Building Construction
Heavy/Highway Construction

In addition, the Indentured Apprentice must attend 216 hours of supplemental/related instruction in classroom and hands-on type format, during the minimum 18-month program.

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