Welding
Welding & Fabrication
MIG, TIG, and stick welding, blueprint reading, and metal fabrication for structural and pipe work.
Hands-on vocational training
Learn a trade.
Learn a trade.
Build a career that lasts.
Craft Trades is a hands-on trade school where you train on real tools, in real workshops, with instructors who've spent decades on the job. Get certified, get skilled, and get hired in months — not years.
Trusted by employers who hire our graduates
▲ IronWorks Co.
◆ Summit Mechanical
● BrightSpark Electric
■ Hearth & Home Build
✦ ProFlow Plumbing
△ Apex Auto Group
1:9Instructor ratio
Why Craft Trades
A trade school built around the workbench, not the lecture hall
The skilled trades keep the lights on, the water running, and the country building. We train the next generation of welders, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, and mechanics the way the work is actually done — with your hands, on real equipment, every single day.
Shop time, not screen time
Up to 80% of your program is spent on tools and equipment in fully outfitted workshops.
Industry-recognized certification
Graduate with the licenses and credentials employers and contractors actually ask for.
Job placement support
Our trades-placement team connects you with hiring employers before you even graduate.
In-demand trades
Skilled trades the country can't build without
Six hands-on programs, each leading to certification and a career with real demand, real wages, and real job security.
Carpentry
Carpentry & Framing
Framing, finish carpentry, joinery, and site safety using both hand and power tools.
Electrical
Electrical Technician
Residential and commercial wiring, circuits, code compliance, and panel installation.
Why the trades
The numbers behind a trade career
92%of our graduates placed in work within 6 months
$58kaverage starting salary across all trades
$0student debt with our deferred-tuition plan
14,000+skilled tradespeople trained since 2009
Your path to the trade
From first day to first job
A clear four-stage journey from enrolment to your first day on the tools.
01
Enrol
Pick your trade, meet an advisor, and lock in a start date. No prior experience required.
02
Train
Spend most of every day in the shop, learning on the same gear you'll use on the job.
03
Certify
Pass your trade exams and graduate with industry-recognized licenses and credentials.
04
Get hired
Work with our placement team on interviews and intros to employers actively hiring.
Meet your instructors
Taught by tradespeople, not theorists
Every lead instructor spent years on real job sites before stepping into our workshops.
Marcus Reed
Lead, Welding
Certified welding inspector with 22 years in structural and pipe fabrication.
Dani Okafor
Lead, Carpentry
Master carpenter and former site foreman on commercial framing crews.
Ray Mendoza
Lead, Electrical
Licensed master electrician who's wired everything from homes to plants.
Tina Brooks
Lead, Automotive
ASE-certified master tech with 18 years running a busy service shop.
Job placement
We don't just train you. We help get you hired.
Our trades-placement team works with a network of contractors, shops, and employers who hire directly from each graduating class. From resume help to interview prep to warm introductions, we stay with you until you've got a job on the tools.
Graduate stories
From the classroom to the job site
"I'd never picked up a welder before. Six months later I'm certified and working full-time on a fabrication crew. Craft Trades changed my whole life."
Carlos RiveraWelder @ IronWorks Co.
"The electrical program was all hands-on. I passed my licensing exam the first try and the placement team lined up three interviews for me."
Aisha KhanElectrician @ BrightSpark Electric
"After being laid off I needed a trade with a future. HVAC was it. I more than doubled my old pay and I'm never out of work."
Tom BeckerHVAC Tech @ Summit Mechanical
Your trade career starts now
The next cohort is filling fast. Enrol in minutes — no experience needed, just the will to learn a skill that pays.