Jobsite Ready (Construction)

Non-credit Workforce Training

Program Overview:

Have you ever wanted to learn the skills to take care of your home, or to build a simple garden bed. Our program and curriculum has been designed to give women the confidence to work with power tools, how to care for different areas of your home and gain confidence to DIY.

Our knowledgeable instructors help you tackle your DIY projects with guidance along the way.

The focus of this training is to expose participants to a wide array of basic knowledge for the building trades industry. Just some of the skills covered include: 

  • hand and power tool use and safety

  • basic construction/building math & how to read plans

  • carpentry and rough framing

  • concrete and other common construction material basics

  • basic home maintenance

This program focuses on providing a safe environment for women to ask questions, try out tools, and celebrate making something with their own two hands. Whether your hope is to make minor repairs and improvements on your home or to learn more about a career in the construction /building industry, this program provides valuable life skills. Participants will leave with basic tools to take home as well! 

Flexible and Affordable

Course Dates: TBD (Summer 2024)

Classroom Instruction (30 instructional hours)

30 hours of online modules that can be done at the trainee's pace and on their schedule. Must be completed prior to onsite hands-on training. 

Hands-On (15 hours)

Onsite training will consist of using trainee's new skill to build a garden shed with fencing and a raised planter box/garden bed. 

Program Cost

Price TBD - per participant due 2 weeks prior to onsite training

Cost includes tuition, professional grade tool set, and digital micro-credential badge.

IMPORTANT: Program Fee Assistance takes time to process; connect with assistance providers ASAP

Pathways Programs Funding (formerly WoRC), Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

(406) 363-6101: Lisa Kearns, ext.1 or Holly Montgomery, ext. 2

Ravalli County Federal Credit Union - UM Bitterroot Roadmap to Success Loans

Call 406.363-4631 and ask for a Loan Officer to learn loan details and submit a loan application

Rural Employment Opportunities (REO); (for eligibility, must have worked in agriculture within last 2 years)

Sesar Bonilla, sesar@reomontana.org, (406) 274-4172

Veterans Administration Educational Benefits, Valley Veterans Service Center, 217 North 3rd Street, Suite L, Hamilton

Veterans and family members:check your benefits eligibility, call (406) 363-9838 for an appointment

Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Services Training Funds

Debra Fleig, debra.fleig@va.gov. (406) 258-1084; 2681 Palmer Street, Suite N, Missoula

Vocational Rehabilitation Services Training Funds – Disability Employment Assistance Program

Julie Ochoa, julie.ochoa@mt.gov, (406) 329-5400

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funding, Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

DeLynn Gardner, dgardner@mt.gov, (406) 560-1689 or Missoula Job Service, (406) 728-7060

WIOA Youth Employment Program (serves ages 14 to 24), Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

Morgan Solonar, mfs@hrcxi.org, (406) 363-6101, ext. 4

Program Format

Course Dates: TBD (Summer 2024)

Classroom Instruction (30 instructional hours)

30 hours of online modules that can be done at the trainee's pace and on their schedule. Must be completed prior to onsite hands-on training. 

Hands-On (15 hours)

Onsite training will consist of using trainee's new skill to build a garden shed with fencing and a raised planter box/garden bed. 

Program Cost

Price TBD - per participant due 2 weeks prior to onsite training

Cost includes tuition, professional grade tool set, and digital micro-credential badge.

IMPORTANT: Program Fee Assistance takes time to process; connect with assistance providers ASAP

Pathways Programs Funding (formerly WoRC), Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

(406) 363-6101: Lisa Kearns, ext.1 or Holly Montgomery, ext. 2

Ravalli County Federal Credit Union - UM Bitterroot Roadmap to Success Loans

Call 406.363-4631 and ask for a Loan Officer to learn loan details and submit a loan application

Rural Employment Opportunities (REO); (for eligibility, must have worked in agriculture within last 2 years)

Sesar Bonilla, sesar@reomontana.org, (406) 274-4172

Veterans Administration Educational Benefits, Valley Veterans Service Center, 217 North 3rd Street, Suite L, Hamilton

Veterans and family members:check your benefits eligibility, call (406) 363-9838 for an appointment

Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Services Training Funds

Debra Fleig, debra.fleig@va.gov. (406) 258-1084; 2681 Palmer Street, Suite N, Missoula

Vocational Rehabilitation Services Training Funds – Disability Employment Assistance Program

Julie Ochoa, julie.ochoa@mt.gov, (406) 329-5400

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funding, Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

DeLynn Gardner, dgardner@mt.gov, (406) 560-1689 or Missoula Job Service, (406) 728-7060

WIOA Youth Employment Program (serves ages 14 to 24), Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

Morgan Solonar, mfs@hrcxi.org, (406) 363-6101, ext. 4

Apply Today

Call Today, (406) 375-0100 or email: danyell.wolff@mso.umt.edu