Education and Training

CAWP is committed to promoting workforce development and delivering educational services that maintain and improve the construction industry. Services include monitoring, communicating, and understanding the educational needs of the contractor; continually presenting updated information through courses and seminars; providing career development opportunities; and continually searching for new ways to motivate the industry to be active in Careers in Construction activities. CAWP is continually publishing and conveying updated workforce and career development information through Education Bulletins and the Executive Summary newsletter.

Apprenticeship Programs

CAWP is adequately represented on all heavy and highway union joint apprenticeship committees operating in western Pennsylvania. The Association accomplishes this by appointing contractor members as committee members to each of these programs, which include the six basic trade unions: Carpenters, Cement Masons, Laborers, Operating Engineers, Pile Drivers and Teamsters. These committees are responsible for providing skilled construction workers through apprenticeship and training programs.

For more information on the various western Pennsylvania apprenticeship programs, please click here.

Journeymen Level Training

All of the above mentioned Joint Apprenticeship Training Programs provide Journey Level Training for their members. The Journey Level Classes are offered regularly or can be scheduled on an as needed basis. Examples of journeymen level training include Certified Crane Operator class, OSHA ten-hour and First Aid/CPR.

CAWP encourages participation in Journey Level Training Classes in order to develop and maintain skills needed to keep CAWP contractor members competitive. The encouragement and support of contractors for training is critical for these classes.