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

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

GBCA, CARP, and Clemens Construction Company Build Free Libraries for 2022 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 15 free libraries for Philadelphia