About this program

  • Credential Awarded: Statement of Completion
  • Campus: Welland

Overview

Discover the Construction Skills program with a focus on framing, drywall and blueprint reading, offered by Niagara College in partnership with the Niagara Home Builders' Association (NHBA)

Looking for a stable career in the construction industry? Niagara College and Niagara Home Builders’ Association are proud to announce a new, fully-funded, 16 week Construction Skills program focusing on Framing, drywall and blueprint reading. This program is made possible by a $1.3 million Skills Development Fund grant to meet labour demand in the residential construction industry.

For further information and to receive invitations to upcoming information sessions, please provide your contact information on the Apply to the Program Tab. Please monitor the college website for additional program information and information session dates.

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Highlights
  • Program offers eight weeks of hands-on learning and skill development in the School of Trades at Niagara College's Welland Campus.

  • Students participate in an eight-week paid work placement after their classroom training is complete.

This Employment Ontario program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.

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Apply to the Program

The program for 2023 is now closed. If you would like to receive information regarding construction skills training and/or be considered for the next offering, please fill out the form below. (Pending funding approval, information will be sent in early spring 2024.) All applications will be reviewed and eligible applicants will be contacted for the next program offering.

If you would like to receive information regarding construction skills training and/or be considered for the May 5 or July 7 offerings, please fill out the form below. All applications will be reviewed and eligible applicants will be contacted.

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Information for Employers

For more information about the program or recruiting participants, please fill out the form below.

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