2025 CARP Graduates Ready for Sponsorship
The 2025 CARP cohort has successfully completed their training and is now ready for sponsorship as they prepare to launch their careers. These motivated graduates are eager to begin
GBCA and its Labor Partners Support Union Related Pre-Apprentice Programs
GBCA joined its labor partners, Philadelphia City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson, and State Representative Joe Hohenstein last week in City Hall. Councilmember Gilmore Richardson presented $100,000 checks to each
Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program 2024
Are you interested in a career as a union carpenter, but are nervous about being able to pass the entrance exam? The Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program helps Philadelphians who
CARP Apprentice Works on Wells Fargo Center Renovations
Saulih Khalifah was doing labor work for the Wells Fargo Center when he learned about CARP, The Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program. CARP’s goal is to identify and train motivated
Everybody Builds Visits CARP
GBCA member contractors were invited by Everybody Builds to learn more about the Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Attendees learned more about the program, met
Local and State Leaders Come to GBCA and CARP 2023 MLK Day of Service
On Saturday, January 14, 2023, GBCA, the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, and Clemens Construction Company hosted a Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King
GBCA, CARP, and Clemens Construction Company Build Flower Boxes for 2023 MLK Day of Service
The General Building Contractors Association (GBCA) and the Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program (CARP, a pre-apprentice program held at the Carpenters Joint Apprentice Training Center) built flower boxes for their
Conversations with a Councilmember: Construction Pre-Apprentice Programs
Philadelphia Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson is promoting the Philadelphia region’s different apprenticeship programs. On September 16, she’ll be holding a discussion with representatives from the Samuel Staten, Sr. Pre-Apprenticeship Program
GBCA Helps Open Doors to Equitable Career Opportunities for More Philadelphians
GBCA is not only creating a pipeline of skilled construction workers, but we are also helping ensure that the path to these meaningful careers is inclusive of all Philadelphians. From
Construction Work is Not Just “Man’s Work”
The Philadelphia Citizen recently featured carpenters’ apprentice and Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program (CARP) graduate Gina Yiantselis and Layla Bibi of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters in an