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Construction & Trade Skills Training

There’s a labor shortage in the construction and trade industry, and employers are constantly looking for talented candidates to fill their open positions. Goodwill’s free Construction & Trade Skills training programs offered at the state-of-the-art Goodwill Construction Skills Training Center will help prepare you for a career in a booming industry. These programs are designed to help you launch your construction or trade career and make you more marketable to hiring employers.

More Than a Class

When you take one of our training programs, you’re not only earning new skills, but gaining a team of supporters to help you advance your career! You’ll have personalized supports to help you:

A career training course being taught at Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont

Earn Credentials

Our Goodwill University team oversees the training program and helps you stay on track with course requirements, attendance, and your checklist to acquiring new skills and certifications.

Goodwill provides career training programs at no cost to the public

Be Career Ready

You’ll work one-on-one with a Career Navigator who will help you assess your strengths, establish your goals, develop your résumé, craft an elevator pitch, prepare for a job interview, and more!

Connect with potential employers in your field of training

Meet Employers

The Employer Engagement team is directly connected with hiring employers in the industries in which we provide training. They’ll help you with mock interviews, advise you on your job search, and invite you to specialized hiring events.

Build Stability

Goodwill's Family Stability team can assist you with crucial factors beyond employment, such as access to food, transportation, healthcare, and housing.