Program Overview
Cascade Campus TEB 200 | Director: DeBorah Williams | 503-978-5746 | FAX: 503-978-5099 | Office Hours: M-F 8am to 4:30pm
The Evening Trades Apprenticeship Preparation (ETAP) program was developed in 1998 by the Housing Authority of Portland (HAP). It was created to provide residents the opportunity to move from dependency to self-sufficiency. ETAP would provide introductory construction training and employment support services to begin careers in the construction trades.
Since 2000, ETAP has extended opportunities to all Multnomah County residents who meet the low income status and age requirement. ETAP continues to serve residents of low-income residents of Multnomah County, as well as HAP public housing and Section 8. ETAP participants must be at least 18 years old, have a High School Diploma or GED, and have legal documentation to work in the US. Participants receive up to 240 hours of classroom and hands-on training in an 11-week training session. The ability to work outdoors, do demanding physical work, and possess base-line reading and math skills, as well as pass random drug tests, is required. ETAP staff are available as “coaches” and case managers for participants throughout the training and up to three (3) years after ETAP graduation.
Training Schedule and Location
An ETAP training session is 11 weeks and includes life skills and hands-on construction training. Class hours are 6pm to 9pm Monday through Friday and every Saturday from 8am to 4:30pm. Sessions are offered at the Willamette Carpenters Training Center (WCTC) in NE Portland, Portland Community College (Cascade Campus), and New Columbia LLLC unless otherwise announced.
Curriculum
The curriculum for pre-apprenticeship trades training is provided in partnership with the Willamette Carpenters Apprenticeship Training Center (WCTC) and United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC).
Life Skills classes are offered during the first and last week of each session and include instruction and discussion on construction workforce ethics and practices, communication, financial literacy, budgeting, and accessing various trade apprenticeship programs.
Benefits
- Basic construction training in carpentry, introduction to laborers, ETAP certification, CPR, flagging, forklift, and OSHA certifications, as well as access to continuing education or other trades training through Portland Community College.
- Job placement and retention follow up for 3 years.
Job Placement Assistance and Trades Apprenticeship Programs
ETAP and its partners provide initial job placement assistance following successful program completion. In addition, retention services are provided to graduates once they are placed on a job. ETAP graduates also have access to various apprenticeship programs in the construction trades upon successful completion of the program, as well as Portland Community College resources.
