New apprentices can be matched with an experienced worker in that trade who serves as a mentor. A partnership with the Seattle School District, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committees and Seattle Community College. Students from Franklin and Cleveland High Schools attend a class at South Seattle Community College and the apprenticeship training centers. The semester class is half a day, five days per week. The hands on approach of this program allow students to work with apprentices and journeymen of the trades.
Students attend class for a week at least ten apprenticeship training centers.
The program focus on building good job skills and developing team work. Many students from this program have started apprenticeships, or gotten jobs in construction related fields. The Multiple Trades program prepares students to enter into any of the construction trade apprenticeships. Strong emphasis is placed on basic job skills such as punctuality, perseverance, positive attitude, and work ethic. In addition, students receive training in safety, tool and material identification and proper use, blueprint reading, and trades math.