Due to Illinois Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2021-22 on September 3, 2021, ALL training centers in the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters will be adopting the policy regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements to comply with Executive Order 2021-22. Beginning September 19, 2021, ALL members, whether Apprentice or Journeyman, attending any classes at any of our facilities [...]
The 2nd Quarter of 2021 had another record number of members taking our classes. At the end of the quarter (April-June), 4 names were chosen from the thousands of raffle tickets. The following winners won an 18V Milwaukee Cordless Driver Drill. Congratulations to the following: Joe Angellotte [...]
On July 1, 2021, the UBC made some changes to the Certified Rigger and Signaler course. For CSAP, all course registration fees must be received in the office ten (10) days prior to the first day of class. The Refresher has been eliminated for the next four (4) years. Everyone will have to take the [...]
The UBC has released a new online ICRA: Best Practices in Healthcare Construction Refresher available to all members that are eligible - expired less than 1 year. In order to do this refresher course, you will need to visit www.carpenters.org and click on the "Members" tab in the upper right corner. Scroll down to "UBC [...]
The Carpenter Skill Advancement Program (CSAP) schedule through December 2021 is now online. Hardware and OSHA classes fill up fast. To ensure a spot in the class you want, sign up online and submit a Course Registration Fee check to become registered for the class. Worst case is that we send it back to you [...]
The 1st Quarter of 2021 had a record number of members taking our classes. At the end of the quarter (Jan-Mar), 4 names were chosen from the thousands of raffle tickets. The following winners won an 18V Cordless Driver Drill. Congratulations to the following: CJ Andronis Local 1027 Michael [...]
Even with Covid-19 slowing us down for a few months, we still managed to train over 6,000 members in our Skill Advancement classes. With 2020 behind us, the Grand Prize winners we chosen from all of the raffle tickets issued to those completing the class that they were in. Walter Freel Local 1 [...]
As part of the DOL National Apprenticeship Week, the Carpenter Training Center in Elk Grove Village will hold its 6th Annual Apprenticeship Open House on November 11, 2020. This year’s virtual event is geared towards educating those still in high school and the veterans that have served our country about the trades. At 3:00pm, a [...]
When a member completes a Skill Advancement class, they are given a raffle ticket for quarterly prizes. Four random winners are drawn quarterly with a Grand Prize being drawn at the end of the year. Congratulations to the following winners of the 2nd quarter of 2020. Rich Castanedo - Local 1 Rosa Rodriguez - Local [...]
New Skill Advancement classes have been added to our schedule. Construction Management - Lean Construction is one of the newest classes. This class will explain what Lean Construction is, how the trades working together to will be better for the project, and how the carpenter will be affected by the new scheduling. Construction Technology - [...]