Helping train skilled workers for productive careers in construction across 14 California counties.
ValleyBuild is a community partnership located in California’s Central Valley. We are a collaboration of workforce boards, building trades councils, and community partners passionate about training and connecting students to good-paying construction careers.
ValleyBuild offers Certified MC3 Multi Craft Core Curriculum through our no-cost program funded by state grants as we strive to meet the demands for a diverse construction workforce in California.
Building the Foundation for Opportunity and Change
Twenty-one men and women are on the path to living-wage careers in the building and construction trades after completing apprenticeship readiness training in Stockton. The San Joaquin Building Trades Council, in partnership with ValleyBuild and other partners, celebrated graduates in ceremonies on Aug. 25. The class of 21 students featured a 100% graduation rate.
Many Fresno-area students learning about building and construction trades know the friendly face of Isaac Camarena. For more than two decades, this Madera native was the apprenticeship coordinator for the Fresno Sheet Metal Workers. He spent many years as an instructor for ValleyBuild and the training programs before it.