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Nov 12+13 | Info Sessions for Paid Apprenticeship Training Program

Information Sessions take place online; you must attend one.

    • Tuesday, November 12, from 11 a.m. to noon

    • Wednesday, November 13, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

REGISTER FOR INFO SESSION

The Apprenticeship Training Program (ATP) is a paid, customized 12-month program for DCHA public housing residents or Housing Choice Voucher Program participants that aims to develop the necessary career skills to succeed in the building maintenance industry.

Through the program, participants are expected to become Certified Apartment Maintenance Technicians (CAMTs) and can earn additional certifications, including CPR/First Aid/AED and OSHA 30 certifications, as well as Sherwin William’s Commercial Painters Certificates.

ATP involves 20 hours of classroom and on-the-job training each week, Monday through Friday, from 9AM to 1PM, including working alongside the DCHA’s Property Management Operations Team as they deliver building maintenance services such as:

  • Carpentry

  • Electrical installation

  • Plumbing

  • Plastering

  • Painting

  • Landscaping

ATP Participants must meet the following criteria to enroll in ATP:

  • Participant of DCHA’s Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) or a resident of DCHA’s Public Housing Program

  • 18 Years Old or Older

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