The apprenticeship program is a four year, competency-based training program that includes both classroom training and on the job training.
NASCTF offers training in Commercial and Residential Carpentry, Floorcovering, Piledriving, and Mill Cabinet.
NASCTF offers skill enhancement classes to current members.
NASCTF is committed to providing the best training to our members and contractors.
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Take the first step on your career path in the skilled trades. Our pre-apprenticeship training program gets you job-ready and on the path to a career with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.
Carpentry Skills
Rochester Training Center | Openings: 10 of 10
Health and Safety
Yalesville Training Center | Openings: 10 of 10
General Knowledge
Boston Training Center | Openings: 10 of 10
NASCTF delivers cutting-edge training and curriculum in state-of-the-art facilities to apprentice and journey-level union carpenters seeking a strong, competitive advantage in today’s construction industry. By recruiting and training those who strive for excellence, we provide our union and our contractors with highly-skilled, productive carpenters who exemplify the drive for excellence.
January 28, 2026
Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) is proud to partner with the North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund (NASCTF) to offer a flexible, affordable pathway from apprenticeship to college degree. Through this partnership, eligible carpentry apprentices, including those in commercial and residential carpentry, floorcovering, pile driving, and mill cabinet programs will earn transfer credits toward a
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Don't be intimidated…You can do a lot more than you think….I'm female and physically I’m not a large person but I'm just as capable, if not more so, of performing to a male standard. Don't be intimidated, just get out there and do it.
—Ziven Drake, Local 56
