Carpenter’s Training Center Set to Open in Rock Tavern Tom Fischer, the executive director of the NASRCC Training Fund said the Orange County location is critical for not only members but for contractors who are doing projects in the area. “They need training to take place for a particular project, they don’t have to travel outside the community. North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters Local 279 will move this fall back into their training center in Rock Tavern.
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Their employees – our members don’t have to travel outside the community. We can do this training
fter years of planning and
as well as part time instructors to
locally, here, and we can do it at the
months of construction
service the journeypersons at night
same level that we have provided
The North Atlantic States
and even on the weekends. “This
training at all of our other training
Regional Council of Carpenters
facility will be open Monday-Fri-
sites. There’s no drop off, everything
Local 279 will move this fall back
day, from 7 a.m. till possible 9 p.m.
is state-of-the art. Now there is
into their training center in Rock
as a well as some Saturdays. And
access locally,” said Fischer.
Tavern following a $3.5 million
in the summer, we will be open for
renovation of the facility.
skill enhancement.”
The 25,000 sq. foot building will
For the past three years carpenter
process began pre-Covid and as a
now house a state-of-the-art training
trainees in the Hudson Valley had to
result was delayed about 18 months.
facility for apprentices and district
travel up to Albany or down to Long
council offices for Local 279.
Island for apprenticeship classes.
The GC for Rock Tavern is Barone Construction Group. The construction
“Apprentices who are not even in this program yet will be able to take advantage of this facility,” said Jim Hayes, assistant executive training director for NASRCC. “The investment we are making today is going to benefit our future carpenters.” Hayes said the facility expects to have 2-3 classes going on at the same time, with the training season running the traditional September to June 30 schedule. He said two full-time instructors will be on hand
ON THE LEVEL:
From left, Jim Hayes, Assistant Exec. Training Dir., NASRCC Local 279; Tom Fischer, Exec. Dir., NASRCC Training Fund and Frank Bucior, Sr. Project Mgr. StarCom Communications tour the training site.
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