Trades, Operations & Maintenance

New York State has a growing demand for skilled trades. The Partnership helps CSEA-represented NYS employees and agencies get the training and education needed to build skills, advance careers, fill high-demand roles, and support agency growth.

Our Skills for Success program offers live, instructor-led trades courses every spring and fall semester. Get ahead with an improved skill set. Topics include:

• Air Conditioning
• Blueprint Reading
• Carpentry
• Electricity
• Energy Conservation
• Masonry
• Plumbing
• Small Engine Repair  
   

Enroll in Courses Today

Employees can get up to $5,000 per year to pay for trade courses, trade school, or training. You can also receive reimbursement for approved exams for college credit, certifications, or licenses.

Additional tuition - up to $2,500 per program year - is available for Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC), and Welding programs. 

Apply for Tuition Benefits

Through labor-management collaboration, agencies can jointly request customized training through the Partnership to improve facility knowledge, address skill gaps, and meet agency needs. You can:

• Bring any of the Partnership’s Trades, Operations & Maintenance Skills for Success courses on-site through a Worksite Training.
• Use Targeted Tuition Benefits for Agencies to fund trades training through 140+ of our approved schools and education institutions.
• Apply for a Partnership Workforce Development Grant to fund a training we can’t offer. 

Request Agency Training

Through labor-management collaboration, this two-year program helps agencies build a skilled internal workforce for high-demand trades and to develop employees for future journey-level positions. Participants can enroll in a traineeship or certificate track and receive classroom and hands-on training in one of the following trades:

• Carpenter
• Electrician
• Mason & Plasterer
• Plumber & Steamfitter
   

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