Preparing Our Future Workforce
The Edward J. Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills, Inc. is dedicated to training New Yorkers with the skills necessary to access meaningful careers in the building and construction trades.  Through our nationally recognized pre-apprenticeship training program, Construction Skills provides the critical link between New Yorkers and long-term employment with good wages and benefits.

Why does our pre-apprenticeship training work?

• It’s a path to real construction jobs.
• We’re training individuals who will become the best apprentices, and in turn, the best trades people the unionized construction industry has to offer.
• We’re providing an opportunity for long-term, skilled careers.
• Our program is recognized as one of the three direct-entry programs to the New York City building and construction trades.
• Our pre-apprenticeship training has been nationally recognized as one of the best in the United States.

Public High School Youth
The Edward J. Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills provides pre-apprenticeship training that prepares graduating New York City public high school seniors for entry into unionized building and construction trades apprenticeship programs.

Our pre-apprenticeship program is designed to prepare New York City public high school students for the rigors of the construction industry.  Through the provision of classroom and hands-on training, students complete the program armed with the skills necessary to be successful in the unionized construction industry.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates of Construction Skills are referred to union apprenticeship programs through our “direct entry” track.  In other words, Construction Skills graduates earn access to union building and construction trades apprenticeship opportunities without going through the public recruitment process.

Program Model
During the spring of their senior year, Construction Skills participants attend an Introduction to the Building and Construction Trades course that provides students with an overview of the unionized construction industry.  Students also receive health and safety and math instruction during this time.  This course is held once a week for ten weeks.

Upon graduation from high school and successful completion of the Introduction to the Building and Construction Trades course, students begin an intensive hands-on training designed to simulate construction site experiences.  This course is held everyday for four weeks.

Upon successful completion of the spring and summer sessions, graduates of Construction Skills are referred to union apprenticeship programs through our “direct entry” track.  In other words, qualified Construction Skills graduates earn access to union building and construction trades apprenticeship opportunities without going through the public recruitment process.

Participating High Schools

Bronx Alfred E. Smith High School Samuel Gompers High School Jane Addams High School		Brooklyn William E. Grady High School George Westinghouse High School East New York High School for Transit Technology Franklin K. Lane High School
Manhattan School of Cooperative Technical Education Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School Norman Thomas High School		Queens Queens Vocational and Technical High School Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture
Staten Island Ralph McKee High School

Adults
Beginning in 2006, we expanded our mission to serve public high school students and adults, including residents of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

Program Model
NYCHA and Section 8 residents are eligible for our fast track pre-apprenticeship training program.  The five week training is full-time and is comprised of classroom training which includes Introduction to the Building Trades, math, fitness, and health and safety training and hands-on training designed to prepare participants for the rigors of the unionized construction industry.

Upon successful completion of the five week program, graduates of Construction Skills are referred to union apprenticeship programs through our “direct entry” track.  In other words, qualified Construction Skills graduates earn access to union building and construction trades apprenticeship opportunities without going through the public recruitment process.

Resident Employment Services (NYCHA)
For more information, NYCHA residents should contact Resident Employment Services at (718) 250-5904.