{"id":150771,"date":"2026-02-04T16:29:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/150771\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:29:17","slug":"houston-area-program-expanding-to-prepare-candidates-for-paid-apprenticeships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/150771\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston-area program expanding to prepare candidates for paid apprenticeships"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MC3 MC3 apprenticeship readiness program<\/a> <\/p>\n

Billions of dollars worth of construction projects are coming to the Houston area, but there is a shortage of skilled trades workers to fill the jobs. Heather Sullivan has information on a paid training program so you could secure a job.<\/p>\n

HOUSTON – That sound of hammering and drilling you’re hearing in Houston is just the beginning of a $50 billion construction boom.<\/p>\n

But there’s one problem. There is a shortage of skilled trades workers to build it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That’s why the Houston Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council is expanding its MC3 Apprenticeship Readiness Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MC3 Apprenticeship Readiness Program\u00a0 <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

The Houston Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council is doubling classes for its free MC3 Apprenticeship Readiness Program.\u00a0The three-week course prepares men and women for paid apprenticeships.\u00a0The apprenticeships start at $15 to $25 an hour, plus offer free health insurance for the workers and their family, and a pension.<\/p>\n

“You\u2019re working under a seasoned journeyman, earning a paycheck while you\u2019re learning a trade.\u00a0Then you go to apprenticeship school one or two nights a week,” said Dale Sanford with the Gulf Coast Built-Rite Partnership.<\/p>\n

“A good candidate is someone that wants to change their lives for the better,” said MC3 Career Coach Juan Granados.<\/p>\n

They say it\u2019s an opportunity to build a new career while building a better city.<\/p>\n

“By the time they\u2019re finished, they\u2019re full-blown journeymen with the certifications, on their way to a great career,” Jordan Moss with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 450 stated.<\/p>\n

Apprenticeships last three to five years.\u00a0They say journeymen can then earn upwards of $50 an hour.<\/p>\n

Upcoming projects in Houston-area <\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

“Data centers are coming, pharmaceutical facilities are coming, all the infrastructure in the Houston area that’s coming,” said Sanford, listing some of the upcoming construction projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Not only do we need operating engineers, we need insulators, painters, electricians, pipe fitters, welders, HVAC techs, all the trades. All the people that it takes to build a building, a chemical plant, we need people that can do that,” explained Sanford.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s why we\u2019re doubling the amount of classes that we have,” Granados said.<\/p>\n

What you can do:<\/p>\n

The MC3 Apprenticeship Readiness Program<\/a> is taking applications now.\u00a0Candidates can call (832) 429-1944 for more information.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this article is from the Houston Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council.<\/p>\n

Sullivan’s Smart Sense<\/a>Consumer<\/a>News<\/a>Houston<\/a>Galveston<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MC3 apprenticeship readiness program Billions of dollars worth of construction projects are coming to the Houston area, but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2409,7216,12597,56,58,57,223,1726,25649,216,393],"class_list":{"0":"post-150771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-consumer","9":"tag-galveston","10":"tag-galveston-county","11":"tag-houston","12":"tag-houston-headlines","13":"tag-houston-news","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-series","16":"tag-smart-sense","17":"tag-tx","18":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}