Launch Your Career with Michigan Trowel Trades Today
Apprenticeship provides you with the most extensive career training in the industry which is accomplished with On-the-Job and Related Training to give you a solid future in the Trades. This is offered to you at no cost - Yes, it is free! Whether it is Brick, Block, Stone, Tile, Masonry Restoration, Marble or Terrazzo, we can find a fit for you.
Leave a Legacy
Competitive Wages
In-Demand Skills
Training is generally imparted in two ways:
Learn by doing
On the job training provides an actual working scenario for Apprentices to master their skills while doing the actual job.
Classroom training
Classroom training duplicates actual working conditions allowing Apprentices to pay more attention to the activities and projects. Thus, making them more confident when returning back to the job site.
Benefits Include:
✔ Health Care
✔ Pension
✔ Vacation
✔ Retirement
Are you a Veteran?
The G.I. Bill ® will offset the reduced apprentice wage with a housing stipend based on your geographic area. The stipend is reduced as the apprentice achieves pay increases through the program. What subsequently happens is the Veteran Apprentice receives essentially Journeyman scale during the duration of his apprenticeship program.
Contact MI BAC Veterans Representative, Jesse Stevens, for more information on how to get started!
Phone: (248) 416-2249
Email: jesse.stevens@michiganbricklayers.org
Testimonials
I attended the pre-apprenticeship training program in the winter of 2018. It was the best decision I have ever made. When I entered the IMI training center, I had no prior masonry skills whatsoever. While in attendance I learned all the basic skills that I would need to become proficient in my craft. On most days, the training center basically mimics what a real work day would be like in the field, preparing you for the day-to-day life of a bricklayer. There is also a good amount of time spent in the classroom addressing safety knowledge of the jobsite, and earning certifications in such things as OSHA awareness, confined space safety, and first aid/CPR training.
On top of everything else, I left with a full set of hand tools, all of which I am still using today. My life went from bouncing around low-paying, unrewarding jobs to having a great career in a trade that is a source of pride in my life. I cannot possibly recommend this program highly enough. It will change your life.
Andrew Ball, Local 2 Apprentice
I attended my apprentice pre job training in early 2020 after Laboring in the field for a year, I felt becoming a bricklayer was the career path meant for me. I had a lot of good takeaways from my 12 week pre job training, I learned a lot from the class room technical training and enjoyed going out to the floor and applying what I just learned. I really liked the accomplished feeling I got after completing a project and taking a step back and seeing what I was able to build. I enjoyed the team building projects with the other apprentices in my class learning how to work together to complete a project. Not only are you supplied the tools needed to do your job in the field, but you are also given the ability to come back for upgrade training. I am currently working on getting my welding certification, and look forward to advancing my ability’s as I work towards becoming a journeyman.
Conrad Parker, Local 2 Apprentice
The apprenticeship has given me skills that I will use for the rest of my career. As I advance my knowledge, I see the
direct result of my hard work through consistent wage increases.
Dionta Jones, Local 2 Apprentice
During my time at the training facility I learned a lot from all the hands on training from trainers and other experienced tile setters in the facility. The guys thoroughly explained and showed how to do steps of the job to make sure you were training correctly.
The classes being on Saturday were perfect for establishing a 40 hour work week, also the training helps familiarize us with tools we use everyday on the job and even allowed us to keep them for on the field use which helped us be ready for the field of work.
Nick Todaro, Local 2 Apprentice
