Trade Show Carpentry
Work on the Biggest Shows in the Country!
The Trade Show Training Program is a two-year course of study consisting of a minimum of 74 hours of class training and 2001 hours of on-the-job-training. Upon completion, graduates become Journeyman Trade Show carpenters and are eligible for all the benefits of the Union program.
The first year of the training program requires each new trainee to take 50 hours of coursework. Forty of those hours come during a single intensive week of training, with the remaining 10 hours completed during the remainder of the trainee’s first year. The second year of the program is composed of a minimum of 24 hours of additional training. These classes include:
- Hospitality Installation/Dismantling
- Special Decorations
- Carpet Installation
- Job site Health and Safety, including First Aid/CPR
- Rigging, Fork Lift, and Aerial Lift
- Scaffolding
In addition to the training hour requirement, Trainees are required to work a minimum of 300 hours each year in the Trade Show industry. Pay rates start at $16.10 in the first year and range up to $23.00 upon completion of the program. In addition to this pay scale, Trainees also become eligible for health and pension benefits. There is no tuition for members.
To become a member of the Trade Show Training Program you must submit an application and successfully complete an onsite interview. In addition, all Trainees must meet the following requirements:
1. Applicants for program must be at least 18 years of age, or 17 years of age with written parental consent.
2. Applicants MUST show proof of completion of high school or General Education Diploma (GED). Online diplomas are not acceptable.
3. Applicants must be physically able to perform the work of the trade, and meet other entrance qualifications as shall be established by the JSC. At the request of the employer, the employer’s representative, or the Union’s representative, the JSC may require a medical examination during the probationary period of a Trainee who shows evidence of a detrimental handicap or disability.
4. Applicants who are not citizens of the United States must show proof of registration as an alien.
5. Applicants must declare they have reliable transportation to work.
6. Any misstatement, omission of material fact, or falsification of any statements on any application by an applicant may be sufficient cause for rejection of the application, or dismissal of the applicant after being accepted for employment.
7. Applicants must pass a drug screening.
8. Applicants must possess, and show if requested, they have the basic tools as outlined in the Rules and Regulations Section of the handbook.
The recruitment, selection, employment and training of Trainees during their program shall be without discrimination because of political or religious opinion or affiliation, marital status, race, color, creed, national origin, sex or age, unless sex or age constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification, or the physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability.