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Associated Builders and Contractors Institute is the leading open shop apprenticeship provider in Florida. We have registered over 6300 students and currently represent over 1100 apprentices.

ABC Institute:

• Is an approved apprenticeship program provider of the Florida Department of Education, Department of Labor and the Department of Veteran Affairs, Benefit Division.
• We offer six different trade training programs each with there own laboratories and trade specific

     

Electrical

Fire Sprinkler

HVAC

Line Erector

Plumbing

Sheet Metal

• Earn $ while you learn
  
• While other programs have the required state 144 hours of training ours consist of up to 198 hours which allow time for lab exercise
  
• Apprentice’s certifications are available for Davis Bacon jobs
  
• We are accredited by the National Center for Construction Education and Research with 4 full time Master Trainers on staff
  
• All instructors are NCCER certified
  
• Approved NCCER Accredited Training Unit Provider
  
• Free OSHA-10 Training for all apprentices
  
• Free NCCER Registry for all apprentices
  
• Free Journeymen assessment for all graduating apprentices
  
• Earn upto 27 industry related college credits
• We have articulation agreements with:
  

Miami Dade College

Broward College

Palm Beach Community College

Everglades University

• Our apprenticeship graduates receive college credits towards a construction management or industry related degree
  
• Cost as little as $12.00 per week for most programs
• Task training is available for:

Electrical, Fire Sprinkler, HVAC, and Plumbing Trades

• Craft training is available for

Introduction to Construction

Low Voltage

Electrical

• We offer prep courses for the electrical

Journeymen Certification

 

• We have 6 training centers, which are located in:

Miami - 8880 NW 20th Street, Miami, FL 33172

Hollywood - 3251 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33020

Coconut Creek - 3720 Coconut Creek, FL 33066

Lake Worth - 3208 Second Ave. North, Lake Worth, FL 33461

Cocoa - 3815 North US1, Cocoa, FL 32929

Titusville - 1805 Hammock Road, Titusville, FL 32796

We are a non-profit corporation while other apprenticeship providers are for profit.