{"id":56,"date":"2025-05-27T06:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2025-07-04T03:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T03:41:35","slug":"participating-employer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/?page_id=56","title":{"rendered":"Participating Employer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Become a Participating Employer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Becoming a Participating Employer with the Florida International Carpenters Apprenticeship means you\u2019re doing more than filling jobsite needs\u2014you\u2019re investing in the future of the skilled trades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a registered GNJ apprenticeship program, we work with a growing group of vetted employers across Florida who share a common goal: to grow strong crews by combining real-world job experience with structured, compliant training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating Employers hire registered apprentices and allow them to earn while they learn, gaining hands-on experience under your supervision while we manage the curriculum, instruction, recordkeeping, and compliance. You get motivated workers. We handle the red tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What You Get as a Participating Employer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A direct pipeline of vetted, pre-trained apprentice candidates<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access to state-recognized workforce development support<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increased eligibility for government and federal contracts<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Credibility through partnership with a certified GNJ program<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support with paperwork, tracking, and compliance through our nonprofit training provider<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No long-term obligation\u2014scale up or down as your project needs shift<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ideal For:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General Contractors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialty Subcontractors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Federal Project Managers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veteran-owned Construction Businesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Companies who want to grow a loyal, skilled workforce from the ground up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Join<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting started is easy. Simply download and fill out the official&nbsp;<strong>Participating Employer Agreement<\/strong>, and we\u2019ll guide you through the rest. There are no fees to join, and your involvement helps expand the future of Florida\u2019s trades workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send document to our program sponsor <a href=\"mailto:Stephen@kydevelopment.com\">Stephen@kydevelopment.com<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/participating-employer-agreement-2025-05-22-05_12_44.pdf\">Participating Employer Agreement 2025-05-22 05_12_44.pdf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/participating-employer-agreement-2025-05-22-05_12_44.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Become a Participating Employer Becoming a Participating Employer with the Florida International Carpenters Apprenticeship means you\u2019re doing more than filling jobsite needs\u2014you\u2019re investing in the future of the skilled trades. As a registered GNJ apprenticeship program, we work with a growing group of vetted employers across Florida who share a common goal: to grow strong &#8230; <a title=\"Participating Employer\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/?page_id=56\" aria-label=\"Read more about Participating Employer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carpentersfuture.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}