YouthBuild

This program is temporarily closed.

About the Course

YouthBuild Tacoma provides young people ages 18 – 24 the opportunity to learn job skills in the construction trades, along with life skills and leadership. YouthBuild helps motivated young adults transform their lives and become leaders in their community. You’ll earn your GED, learn construction skills, earn certifications, and receive leadership training, all in a 30-week program. Graduates will be a entering a booming construction industry job market where applicants are in high demand.

What You'll Be Doing

Education

GED classes, educational programming and leadership development throughout the program.

Hands on Training

Construction training in our lab for the first 12 weeks, and on a Habitat for Humanity site for the next 14 weeks.

Work with Mentors

Students have a chance to complete internships and job shadowing in the last 4 weeks of the program.

Learn to Lead

Leadership and community service are core components of the program as well, and students will have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and achieve education and career goals.

What You'll Have Access To:

Transportation assistance
Breakfast and lunch
Tool belt and construction attire
Monthly stipend
1 year of post-graduation support and services
Caring and supportive community

What You Can Earn

GED Certificate
Multi-Craft Core Curriculum Certification (union-recognized credential)
Flagger’s certification
Forklift certification
OSHA-10 certification
First Aid/CPR certification

We are not accepting applications for 2020 cohorts at this time.

More Information

We are actively exploring opportunities for construction and other trades job skills training in our community. If you’d like to be notified about future opportunities, we encourage you to sign up for our email newsletter or follow us on social media.

Congratulations Grads!

November 2019

2019 had our largest graduating class with over 20 students completing the program and earning multiple construction field certifications. We’re excited to see what the future holds for these amazing youth!

Goodwill is actively exploring opportunities for construction and other trades job skills training in our community