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Orientation at LTC – 6:00 PM June 19, 2025 Zoom Orientation - 9:00 AM Must Register & Receive Email Invite June 19, 2025

The Laborers Training Center (LTC) provides construction industry vocational training through a full range of classes and apprenticeship programs at its Lino Lakes, Minnesota, facility. The LTC offers continuing education programs for its 9500 participating union members who need to maintain their certifications, develop their skills, and stay abreast of new trends and technologies. The LTC strives to ensure safety and productivity among construction laborers through curricular offerings that cover every aspect of construction laborer training.

The LTC, which began offering continuing education programs in 1989, is operated by the non-profit Construction Laborer’s Training Fund. Since 1999, the LTC’s apprenticeship program has been part of the mandatory, state-regulated requirements for Construction Craft Laborers. Courses at the LTC are available year-round; however, training programs gain momentum during the off season, November through April, when construction projects slow down.

With a manageable enrollment capacity of 150 trainees per week, the LTC provides training in construction skills, environmental issues, and safety procedures. Class size is small enough to ensure that students receive plenty of personalized instruction, and hands-on training in the LTC’s state-of-the art facility.

The LTC offers a full range of skills improvement training and is recognized by the Lead Unit and Asbestos Abatement Unit of the Minnesota Department of Health, the EPA, and OSHA for its intensive high-quality training programs. The LTC seeks to offer a level of training unavailable to the average construction employee from vo-tech or trade schools due to time constraints and curricular requirements.

The LTC is associated with the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA), as well as the Associated General Contractors (AGC). A board of trustees provides oversight to the LTC with equal management and local representation.



Weekly Schedule of Training Classes
June 16, 2025 - August 31, 2025

Training CourseDateOff-site Location
Week of June 16, 2025
Landscaping    Jun 16-20    
Line & Grade I    Jun 16-20    
Safety Week / OSHA 30 / CPR First Aid    Jun 16-20    
Safety Week / OSHA 30 / CPR First Aid   (Evening)    Jun 16-26    
Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program    Jun 19   Online Training
Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program   (Evening)    Jun 19    
Week of June 23, 2025
General Construction / Flagging / Pro-10    Jun 23-27    
Hazardous Waste Initial    Jun 23-27    
Mason Tending    Jun 23-27    
Scaffold Erecting Competent Person    Jun 23-27    
Asbestos Worker Refresher WI/MN    Jun 27    
Week of June 30, 2025
Gas Fusion    Jun 30    
Rigging & Signaling Qualified - 24 Hr    Jun 30-Jul 02    
Torch Cutting Demo Safety    Jun 30-Jul 01    
Dingo Training    Jul 01    
Aerial Lift Training    Jul 02    
Vacuum Trailer Training    Jul 02    
Week of July 07, 2025
Blueprint Reading    Jul 07-11    
Concrete Practices / Insulated Forms    Jul 07-11    
Heavy Highway Skills / MnDOT Flag   (Evening)    Jul 07-17    
Safety Week / OSHA 30 / CPR First Aid    Jul 07-11    
Mine Safety & Health Admin    Jul 11   Virginia, MN - 1097 Hall
Week of July 14, 2025
Asbestos Worker Initial    Jul 14-17    
General Construction / Flagging / Pro-10    Jul 14-18    
Heavy Highway Skills / MnDOT Flag    Jul 14-18    
Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program    Jul 17   Online Training
Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program   (Evening)    Jul 17    
Week of July 21, 2025
Blueprint Reading   (Evening)    Jul 21-31    
Mason Tending    Jul 21-25    
Safety Week / OSHA 30 / CPR First Aid    Jul 21-25    
Torch Cutting Demo Safety    Jul 21-22    
Rigging & Signaling Qualified - 24 Hr    Jul 23-25    
Week of July 28, 2025
General Construction / Flagging / Pro-10    Jul 28-Aug 01    
Line & Grade I    Jul 28-Aug 01    
Scaffold Erecting Competent Person    Jul 28-Aug 01    
Asbestos Worker Refresher    Aug 01    
Asbestos Worker Refresher WI/MN    Aug 01    
Week of August 04, 2025
Asbestos Supervisor Initial    Aug 04-08    
Blueprint Reading    Aug 04-08    
Line & Grade I   (Evening)    Aug 04-14    
Safety Week / OSHA 30 / CPR First Aid    Aug 04-08    
Asbestos Supervisor Refresher WI/MN    Aug 08    
Mine Safety & Health Admin    Aug 08   Virginia, MN - 1097 Hall
Week of August 11, 2025
General Construction / Flagging / Pro-10    Aug 11-15    
Hazardous Waste Initial    Aug 11-15    
Heavy Highway Skills / MnDOT Flag    Aug 11-15    
Week of August 18, 2025
Hazardous Waste Initial   (Evening)    Aug 18-28    
Line & Grade I    Aug 18-22    
Safety Week / OSHA 30 / CPR First Aid    Aug 18-22    
Scaffold Erecting Competent Person    Aug 18-22    
Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program    Aug 21   Online Training
Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program   (Evening)    Aug 21    
Week of August 25, 2025
General Construction / Flagging / Pro-10    Aug 25-29    
Landscaping    Aug 25-29    
Mason Tending    Aug 25-29    
Asbestos Supervisor Refresher    Aug 29    

 

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Safety!
For safety, all Trainees are required to wear work boots, work jeans and shirts with sleeves in order to participate in training.

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Wear work jeans, shirt with sleeves & work boots. No shorts, sweat pants, tennis shoes or sandals. Dress for in & outdoor activities. Hard hat & safety glasses are provided. For safety trainees are not permitted to train if not dressed appropriately.




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