EXPLORE MASONRY APPRENTICESHIP

Masonry Apprenticeship Programs are an industry-sponsored, high-quality career pathway helping to develop and prepare the future masonry construction workforce in Florida.  Individuals train in an earn-while-you-learn format, with classroom instruction, hands-on experience and a portable, nationally-recognized credential, all in a FREE 3-year program.

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​Learn about the benefits of masonry apprenticeship training, view the 3-year National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) curriculum, and find out how easy it is to launch your career ​with a masonry apprenticeship program.

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Promote your open masonry jobs, learn about how masonry apprenticeship and how particpation in a Florida state-registered apprentice program can help you solve your workforce staffing issues, see the training curriculum and sign-up to be a
participating contractor in your area.

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​Learn about the benefits of a masonry apprentice training program versus a 4-year college degree. See the 3-year comprehensive masonry training curriculum.  Find out the financial difference between apprenticeship and college and how your son or daughter can build upon their apprentice certification to ​advance their career!

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Masonry Video Tutorials

Check out some of our masonry "how-to" videos!

Masonry Apprentice Classes are Starting soon!

Visit one of the MAF Apprentice Program Open Houses listed below to register for this FREE three-year masonry training program!

ORLANDO PROGRAM
​Orange Technical College
2900 W. Oak Ridge Road
Orlando, FL 32809
Contact: Sheila Parsons | 407-463-0361
mafapprentice@gmail.com  

2022/2023 MAF Central Chapter Apprentice Calendar

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 TAMPA BAY PROGRAM
9117 Florida Mining Blvd
(at the Cemex Yard)
Tampa, FL 33634
Contact: Sheila Parsons | 407-463-0361
mafapprentice@gmail.com  ​

2022/2023 MCAF Tampa Chapter Apprentice Calendar

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NORTH CENTRAL PROGRAM
​Marion Technical Institute
1614 East Fort King Street
Ocala, Fl. 34471
Contact: Sheila Parsons | 407-463-0361
mafapprentice@gmail.com  ​

2022/2023 North Central Chapter Apprentice Calendar

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SOUTHWEST PROGRAM
Preferred Materials
25061 Old 41 Road
Bonita Springs, FL
Contact:  Linda Boyd | 239 201-6011
memberservices@floridamasonry.com

SOUTHEAST PROGRAMS
Atlantic Technical College
4700 Coconut Creek Parkway
Coconut Creek, FL 33063
​​Contact: Linda Boyd | 239 201-6011
memberservices@floridamasonry.com

Miami Apprentice Program
CEMEX Pensucco Plant
10900 NW 138th Street 
Medley, FL 33178
​​Contact: Linda Boyd | 239 201-6011
memberservices@floridamasonry.com

TREASURE COAST  PROGRAM
Titan Block Plant
4199 Selvitz Rd
Ft. Pierce, FL 34947
​​​Contact: Linda Boyd | 239 201-6011
memberservices@floridamasonry.com

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For young block masons, it's never been better
Tanner Brooks, a young block mason, knows he has it good. Even as an apprentice, he's making more money than his former schoolmates and he has no student loan debt. https://t.co/CVyCjTRENS #checkoutacareeninmasonry #floridamasonry pic.twitter.com/anZsxBeJHc

— FloridaMasonry (@MasonryInfo) May 23, 2019

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Apprenticeship In the News

NPR - ALL THINGS HEARD

High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up for 4-Year Universities

Like most other American high school students, Garret Morgan had it drummed into him constantly: Go to college. Get a bachelor's degree.
"All through my life it was, 'if you don't go to college you're going to end up on the streets,' " Morgan said. "Everybody's so gung-ho about going to college."
​So he tried it for a while. Then he quit and started training as an ironworker, which is what he is doing on a weekday morning in a nondescript high-ceilinged building with a concrete floor in an industrial park near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. :: Read more ::

Students Should Consider a Career in Construction

The construction trade programs in our local high schools and technical schools are exploding with student growth and interest as young people are realizing that college is not for everyone and great career opportunities exist with construction-related skillsets. The writing is on the wall as technology will eliminate millions of jobs in manufacturing, retail and service-related industries over the next decade. Good college degree jobs in offices that exist today will be gone tomorrow — just ask people in the banking industry. Young people are seeing the future clearly and understand career paths are changing.  :: READ MORE ::

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Questions? Contact Dennis Hall, Workforce Development Coordinator
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at dennis@masonrycareers.com or 407-913-3284