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Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach office@eta575.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Check our ABOUT section for more answers to your questions

This program is a state-recognized multi-craft, exploratory pre-apprenticeship for anyone 18 years and older with a high school diploma/HSE/GED


The cost for the participant to participate is FREE. 


You can Contact your county's Communit Action or OhioMeansJobs to see if you may be eligible for program assistance - see ABOUT tab Cost & Funding for more information


The program is a 16 week, 2 nights a week in the evenings, typically on Tuesday and Thursdays from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM 


We try to run the first 5 weeks of the program in Adams County at the Adams County Business and Training Center in West Union, OH if we have at least 8 or more participants signed up. 


If there are not enough participants signed up all Adams County participants will come to the Portsmouth location.


Many of our graduates are working in the trade that that have choosen. The goal of this program is to introduce participants to 6 different trades where they can apply and join thier apprenticeship. Once participants graduate from thier respective apprenticship programs, the sky is the limit for work opportunities as Journeyworkers, foreman, general foreman, project managers, contractors, program directors, etc. 


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Upcoming Classes

See all upcoming cohorts for 2026 and 2027

All classes begin at 5:00 PM - Dates are subject to change ---- All participants MUSt fill out and application and be accepted to the program before attending orientation --- All Adams County Classes are dependent on if there are enough participants registered

Cohort 17

Application Deadline - January 26, 2027 


Orientation (Portsmouth) - Tuesday,  February 2, 2027 

**All participants MUST fill out and application and be accepted to the program before attending orientation


Classes begin - Tuesday,  February 9, 2027 


Cohort 18

Application Deadline - May 25, 2027


*Orientation (Adams/Brown Co.) - TBD


Orientation (Portsmouth) - June 3, 2027

**All participants MUST fill out and application and be accepted to the program before attending orientation


Classes begin - June 15, 2027








Contact Us

If you're unsure about which type of training in the construction trades, such as our multicraft pre-apprenticeship or one of our apprenticeship programs, will work best for you, please contact us by calling the apprenticeship office or emailing us at office@eta575.org.

Foundations for the Trades

24 Gingersnap Road, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662, United States

Office: 740-529-1487 Email: office@eta575.org

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Mon

08:00 am – 04:00 pm

Tue

08:00 am – 04:00 pm

Wed

08:00 am – 04:00 pm

Thu

08:00 am – 04:00 pm

Fri

08:00 am – 04:00 pm

Sat

Closed

Sun

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