Build Your Future in Union Trades & Green Jobs

Next Cohort Starts: September 22, 2025!

Looking for a new career with good pay, benefits, and long-term stability? Unidos MN’s Workforce Development Program prepares you for union trades careers and emerging green jobs. You’ll earn a nationally recognized credential, meet union leaders and employers, and get direct support to land a job. This program is a pathway to opportunity for communities too often left out of high-paying careers.  Designed for BIPOC workers, immigrants, women, and low-wage workers ready to start a career in the trades.

What You’ll Get

• Paid training stipend (starting at $900+)
• Nationally recognized Building Science credential
• Hands-on skills in construction, energy auditing, and carpentry
• Career support – resume help, interview practice, job connections
• Know Your Rights & worker power training
• Financial literacy workshops – budgeting, credit, paychecks
• Navigation support – childcare, driver’s license testing, applying for benefits

Who Can Apply

This program is for Minnesotans who are ready to start a new, higher-paying career in the trades.

You must be:

• 18 years or older
• A Minnesota resident
• Able to provide SSN and I-9 documentation
• English-speaking

Additional:

• 8th grade math/reading level
• Ability to lift and do physical work
• Willing to get a driver’s license during or after training

Commitment

• 3 weeks of training (9am–5pm, 30–40 hrs/week)
• Classroom + field learning
• Ongoing support for job placement and retention

Next Cohort Starts: September 22, 2025!

Don’t miss your chance to prepare for a career that pays well and builds power for our communities.

CLICK HERE to apply now!