Construction Trades

Cypress Mandela/Women-in-Skilled Trades
Oakland Private Industry Council
2229 Poplar Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 208-7355

The Cypress Mandela/WIST Training Center Began in 1988 with WIST, a program to assist women entering non-traditional occupations.  The Cypress Mandela program began in 1993.  The two have joined to offer a 14 week pre-apprenticeship program in construction for Bay Area men and women over 18 years old.  Training is both hands on and in the classroom, covering everything from basic carpentry to metal work to hazardous waste removal, in order to prepare students for today's construction industry.  Graduates find placements in many of the building trades.

Under the leadership of the Oakland City Council, the Port of Oakland and organized labor, residents of Oakland and surrounding communities, have unprecedented opportunities to obtain construction trades apprenticeships. For more information on apprenticeship opportunities and pre-appenticeship training programs, contact:

Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County
8400 Enterprise Way, Room 205
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 430-8664

City of Oakland Local Construction Employment Referral Program
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 3rd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-7359

The Oakland City Council adopted a 50% local employment requirement to increase construction trades career opportunities for Oakland residents. The City’s Local Employment Program assists contractors in complying with the employment requirement and job seekers interested in careers in the construction trades. For more information, contact City of Oakland Local Construction Employment Referral Program,  Dollie Garvin at  510-238-3608 or email to dgarvin@oaklandnet.com.
 

Port of Oakland Employment Resource Development Program
530 Water Street, 3rd Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 595-2171

The ERDP is a support service for Port tenants and employment service providers. ERDP was established by the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners to assist Port tenants with meeting their employment needs. The ERDP staff may serve as consultants to Port tenants to conduct skill assessments, task analysis, planning of training programs and identification of key persons to develop such programs.

Website address: ERDP