
Pathways To Apprenticeship
Building Careers and Community To Last A Lifetime.
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP INFO SESSION
Please stay tuned for our next cohort, until then please see the minimum requirements for enrollment.
18 years or older
Possess High School Diploma or Equivalency
Physical capacity for construction work
Drug free
In order to apply for this class, you must:
Step 1. Create an online account with NYC Workforce 1: Click Here
Step 2. Attend one of the in-person P2A info sessions. See Dates and times below, please note that latecomers will not be admitted.
April 11th- Session Start at 11AM - Bronx HRA, 2417 3rd Avenue, 7th Floor Bronx, NY 10451
April 11th- Session Start at 3PM - Bronx Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center, 90 Lincoln Avenue 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY 10454
April 14th- Session Start at 11AM - Bronx HRA, 2417 3rd Avenue, 7th Floor, Bronx, NY 10451
April 15th- Session Start at 2PM - Queens Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center, 168-46 91st Street, Queens, NY 11411

Direct Entry Information Sessions
P2A works directly with community partners and organizations such as Workforce One, Osborne Association, Center for Employtment Opportunity (CEO), and The Fortune Society. Our partnership allows us to provide training free of cost to re-entry justice-involved and low-income communities. Throughout the year we will provide these trainings by way of an interview selection process.
If you are interested in an opportunity to apply through Workforce One, please follow these steps:
Click the button below to voice your interest in our info sessions by completing a Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Interest Form.
After completing the form, you will receive a call or email from a Workforce One partner within 7 business days.
After completing an over-the-phone assessment with Workforce One you will be contacted by P2A for an upcoming info session. When info sessions and classes are available they will be posted on the website.
If you are a re-entry justice-involved person interested in services and union construction opportunities, please follow these steps:
Contact Osborne Association directly at (718) 707-2600.
Contact The Fortune Society directly at (212) 691-7554.
P2A seeks to end intergenerational poverty by providing access to opportunities for transformational building trades apprenticeships that lead to solid and rewarding middle-class careers.

In Their Own Words…
Duane Townes
- Laborers’ Local 79, Journeyman
“I became a journeyman and shop steward, and I am now an OSHA instructor and a P2A teacher. The journey has been beautiful!”
Direse Geigher
- Ironworkers Local 361, Apprentice
“I can honestly say, my life has changed completely, thanks to P2A! I have a stable paycheck and I learn something new and interesting every day.”
Jordan Leon
- IBEW Local 3 Electrician, Apprentice
“Before P2A, I was working non-union and learning very little. Now, I’m getting proper training. The union really cares! I see myself becoming financially stable. In my 3rd year, I hope to buy a house for my mother.”
Follow Our Journey.
