Lifelong Learning
Improve your skills as a journeyworker to do your best work and expand your job opportunities. Our year-round courses give you the edge you need to advance your career. Classes are offered across the state at affordable rates. With flexible scheduling and practical instruction, you’ll find it easy to upgrade your skills and get the right training for the right job.
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Our journeyworker upgrade courses meet Hawaii OSHA standards and qualify you for more responsibilities and higher-level opportunities.
Aerial Lift
Learn to operate Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs) safely and confidently. This course covers inspection and operation procedures for both Group A Type 3 (self-propelled elevating work platforms / scissor lifts) and Group B Type 3 (boom-supported elevating work platforms). Participants review OSHA and ANSI standards, proper PPE use, and other key safety requirements. Hands-on operation and skill evaluations are included, and qualification cards are issued upon completion.
Special Instructions
Bring clear safety glasses or goggles, a hard hat, work boots, pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 8
- Total Fees: $17.00 [$6 Registration Fee + $11 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: Qualification issued by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC)
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
Armstrong Suspended Drywall Grid Ceilings & Soffit
Develop specialized skills in planning, layout, and installation of flat drywall grid ceilings and soffits. This hands-on course teaches both stick-built and modular suspended ceiling systems using Armstrong components, including Drywall Grid, QuikStix®, ShortSpan®, Stucco/Plaster Grid®, strongbacks, and related accessories. By the end of the course, you’ll be certified as an Armstrong Installer—ready to handle complex drywall grid applications with precision.
Special Instructions
Bring clear safety glasses or goggles, a hard hat, work boots, framing square, speed square, hammer, tool belt, tape measure, utility knife, aviation snips, four 6″ “C” vise-grip clamps, 7″ or 8″ lineman’s pliers, and a drywall jab saw.
- Total Hours: 24
- Total Fees: $43.00 [$12 Registration Fee + $31 Book Fee]
- Designated For: Drywallers
- Pre-Requisites: Metal Stud Soffit Framing recommended.
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: UBC Certification
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
AutoCAD
Master AutoCAD—the industry-standard design software used across engineering, architecture, interior design, and construction. In this course, you’ll learn to create precise two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) drawings that bring your ideas to life. Through guided lessons and hands-on exercises, participants gain practical drafting skills that can enhance productivity on any project.
Special Instructions
Bring a pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 60
- Total Fees: $60.00 [$60 Registration Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: NA
- Certificate Expiration: NA
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
Basic Computer
Gain essential computer skills to improve productivity and confidence on the job. This introductory 5-hour course covers the fundamentals of computer use, including Microsoft Office and Google applications for typing, spreadsheets, and presentations. Participants also learn to search the web effectively, check email, download and save files, and perform everyday digital tasks. A portion of the class is customized to your needs—whether you want to upload photos, create polished invoices or resumes, or navigate the DUA website. No prior experience is required.
Special Instructions
Members must bring their own safety shoes, goggles, gloves, ear protection, and hard hat. Failure to bring required PPE may result in removal from the session.
- Total Hours: 5
- Total Fees: $10.00 [$10 Registration Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: BC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: NA
- Certificate Expiration: NA
- Refresher Requirement: Not requried
Confined Space
Work safely and confidently in confined environments. This course is designed for UBC members who work near or may need to enter confined spaces. Participants receive hands-on instruction using a chamber mockup with multiple entry points, learning safe work practices and step-by-step emergency rescue procedures. The training also emphasizes hazard recognition and compliance with OSHA standards. By the end of the course, you’ll understand how to protect yourself and your team in potentially life-threatening conditions.
Special Instructions
Bring a hard hat, clear safety glasses, work boots, pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 16
- Total Fees: $26.00 [$8 Registration Fee + $18 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: UBC Certification
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: No required
Door Hardware
Learn professional techniques for door and frame preparation and installation. This hands-on course covers all aspects of door hardware installation, including alignment, fitting, and finishing. Participants also study industry standards, codes, and best practices to ensure quality and compliance on every project. Completing this course enhances your precision and efficiency on the job.
Special Instructions
Members must bring their own safety shoes, goggles, gloves, ear protection, and hard hat. Failure to bring required PPE may result in removal from the session.
Bring a hard hat, clear safety glasses, work boots, pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 16
- Total Fees: $40.00 [$8 Registration Fee + $32 Book Fee]
- Designated For: Carpenters
- Pre-Requisites: Successful completion of Hardware – Basic Hardware Installation
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: Carpenter Skill Advancement Program – Certificate of Participation
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: No required
Fall Protection
Stay safe on the job with essential training on OSHA Subpart M: Fall Protection. Participants learn key terminology, hazard recognition, and how to select and implement fall protection systems. The course also covers inspection and proper use of fall arrest equipment, rescue procedures, and the importance of overhead protection. Hands-on practice ensures you can apply safety standards with confidence.
Special Instructions
Bring a hard hat, clear safety glasses, work boots, pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 8
- Total Fees: $17.00 [$6 Registration Fee + $11 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: UBC Certificate of Completion
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
Firestopping
Learn how to properly install and maintain firestopping systems in both residential and commercial construction. This course introduces a variety of materials and applications, including real-world demonstrations of practical firestopping in action. Participants gain hands-on experience sealing penetrations through walls, ceilings, floors, and joints. By completing this course, you’ll be prepared to apply fire-safety best practices on any jobsite.
Special Instructions
Bring clear safety glasses, a hard hat, work boots, pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter. Appropriate work clothes are required for shop projects.
- Total Hours: 8
- Total Fees: $37.00 [$6 Registration Fee + $31 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: UBC Qualification
- Certificate Expiration: 4 Years
- Refresher Requirement: Refresher course required within 1 year of expiration
First Aid & CPR
Gain the knowledge and skills needed to respond effectively to workplace emergencies. This course teaches participants how to assist with airway obstruction, perform rescue breathing, and provide life-saving care during cardiac emergencies using CPR. Upon completion, you’ll earn certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and meet all federal and state safety requirements.
Special Instructions
Bring a pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 5
- Total Fees: $40.50 [$2.50 Registration Fee + $36 Book Fee + $2.00 Materials Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated; AHA wallet card available for download
- Certificate Type: American Heart Association Qualification
- Certificate Expiration: Two years from completion
- Refresher Requirement: Re-take the class
Forklift Over Rough Terrain
This hands-on course prepares participants to operate rough-terrain forklifts safely and efficiently. Topics include load capacity, hand signals, equipment inspection, and safe jobsite operating techniques. The training also prepares you for Department of Transportation (DOT) licensing, ensuring you’re qualified to handle heavy machinery in real-world conditions.
Special Instructions
Members must bring their own safety shoes, goggles, gloves, ear protection, and hard hat. Failure to bring proper safety gear may result in removal from the session.
- Total Hours: 8
- Total Fees: $16.00 [$6 Registration Fee + $10 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: Prior forklift experience required
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: UBC Certification
- Certificate Expiration: 3 Years
- Refresher Requirement: Re-take the class.
Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA)
Learn how to protect patients, staff, and workers by applying the highest standards of infection control on active job sites. This 24-hour hands-on course covers construction controls and procedures that limit secondary infections during hospital stays. Recommended for carpenters working in healthcare environments, this course provides practical skills for safely managing containment areas, airflow, and clean work practices. Click here to learn more.
Special Instructions
Members must bring their own safety shoes, goggles, gloves, ear protection, and hard hat. Failure to bring proper PPE may result in removal from the session.
- Total Hours: 24
- Total Fees: $14.00 [$14 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: UBC Certification
- Certificate Expiration: 4 Years
- Refresher Requirement: Re-take the class.
Intro to Total Station
Discover the fundamentals of Total Station technology used for layout and measurement on construction sites. This introductory course provides a clear overview of equipment terminology, setup, and basic applications. Through demonstrations and guided practice, you’ll gain confidence using this essential digital surveying tool.
Special Instructions
Bring clear safety glasses or goggles, hard hat, work boots, tape measure, pen or pencil, notebook, and a calculator.
- Total Hours: 16
- Total Fees: $31.00 [$8 Registration Fee + $23 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: Carpenter Skill Advancement Program – Certificate of Participation
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
OSHA-10
Build a foundation in construction safety with the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Course. Developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, this training promotes safer jobsites and fewer workplace injuries. Participants learn the core OSHA safety and health standards, along with the rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees. Completion of this course provides an essential credential for anyone entering or working in the field.
Special Instructions
Bring a pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 10
- Total Fees: $9.00 [$9 Registration Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: Certification of completion issued by the OSHA Training Institute
- Certificate Type: OSHA Training Institute Certification
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
OSHA-30
Advance your safety expertise with the OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety Course. This in-depth program expands on OSHA standards, covering hazard recognition, prevention, and control for supervisory roles and advanced tradesworkers. Participants gain a comprehensive understanding of jobsite safety responsibilities for both employers and employees. Ideal for those overseeing crews or managing complex construction projects.
Special Instructions
Bring a pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
If you anticipate missing a class date, please register for the next available OSHA class instead.
- Total Hours: 30
- Total Fees: $17.00 [$17 Registration Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: Certification of completion issued by the OSHA Training Institute
- Certificate Type: OSHA Training Institute Certification
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
Scaffolding Use
Enhance your safety and technical expertise for industrial scaffolding applications. This course covers system scaffolding in boiler settings, hanging scaffolds using Tube & Clamp or Systems (Cuplock), and both cantilevered compression and tension types. Participants gain hands-on experience building and inspecting scaffolds used in high-elevation environments.
Special Instructions
Bring safety glasses, hard hat, work boots, pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 8
- Total Fees: $6.00 [$6 Registration Fee]
- Designated For: Carpenters and other UBC crafts working with scaffolds
- Pre-Requisites: Valid UBC Scaffolding Qualification and successful completion of UBC Construction Fall Protection
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for Industrial Scaffolding Qualification
- Certificate Type: UBC Qualification
- Certificate Expiration: 4 years
- Refresher Requirement: Maintain valid, unexpired UBC Scaffolding Qualification
Scaffold Erector
Prepare to build and maintain safe scaffolding structures through this comprehensive 40-hour training course. Participants review OSHA scaffolding regulations, including fall protection requirements, and complete hands-on training in the most common scaffold systems: Welded Frame and Mobile Tower, Tube and Coupler, and Systems Scaffolding. Graduates receive a Scaffold Erector and User Qualification card valid for four years.
Special Instructions
Bring clear safety glasses, hard hat, work boots, pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
Tools needed will be discussed on the first night of class.
- Total Hours: 40
- Total Fees: $72.00 [$20 Registration Fee + $52 Book Fee]
- Designated For: Carpenters and other UBC crafts working with scaffolds
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated with Scaffold Erector and User Qualification
- Certificate Type: UBC qualification
- Certificate Expiration: 4 Years
- Refresher Requirement: 8-hour refresher class required before qualification expires
Silica Awareness
Protect yourself and others from the dangers of respirable crystalline silica (RCS). This 4-hour workshop explains silica’s properties, associated health risks, and safe work practices for minimizing exposure. Participants learn employer responsibilities, exposure control methods, and regulatory standards. This course helps members understand how to safeguard both their own health and that of their coworkers and families.
Special Instructions
Members must bring their own safety shoes, goggles, gloves, ear protection, and hard hat. Failure to bring proper PPE may result in removal from the session.
- Total Hours: 4
- Total Fees: $15.00 [$6 Registration Fee + $9 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: UBC Certification
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
Solar Installer
Develop foundational skills in solar installation and renewable energy construction. This course provides an overview of photovoltaic system types, components, and installation methods for residential, commercial, and large-scale projects. Participants gain hands-on experience assembling rooftop and ground-mount arrays using manufacturers’ guidelines. Completion of Construction Fall Protection is recommended prior to enrollment.
Special Instructions
Members must bring their own safety shoes, goggles, gloves, ear protection, and hard hat. Failure to bring proper PPE may result in removal from the session.
- Total Hours: 24
- Total Fees: $48.00 [$48 Registration Fee]
- Designated For: Carpenters
- Pre-Requisites: Construction Fall Protection recommended but not mandatory
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: Carpenter Skill Advancement Program – Certificate of Participation
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required
Welding
Learn the fundamentals of welding through hands-on instruction in oxyacetylene torch work and arc welding (stick). Participants explore theory, safety practices, and practical applications of welding using E-6013 electrodes. The course also covers joint types and preparation techniques to ensure strong, precise welds for real-world projects.
Special Instructions
Bring safety glasses, work boots, welding gloves, pliers, pen or pencil, notebook, and highlighter.
- Total Hours: 40
- Total Fees: $32.00 [$20 Registration Fee + $12 Book Fee]
- Designated For: All UBC Crafts
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Upon Completion: UBC Training Verification wallet card updated for successful course completion
- Certificate Type: Carpenter Skill Advancement Program — Certificate of Participation
- Certificate Expiration: None
- Refresher Requirement: Not required