Last month, the Central Midwest Carpenters held our annual Ohio apprenticeship graduation ceremony to celebrate the accomplishment of 377 graduates. Friends and family of those in attendance gathered in downtown Columbus to watch their loved ones walk across the stage and become journeymen carpenters, millwrights, and floor coverers.
February 2, 2026, friends and family celebrated 377 skilled and dedicated apprentices from the Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters graduating the Ohio Carpenters’ JATC Apprenticeship program. Please join us in congratulating them on their accomplishment and welcoming them into the next phase of their career as journey-level carpenters.
Earlier this month, the Central Midwest Carpenters held their annual Indiana & Kentucky apprenticeship graduation ceremony. Friends and family of over 450 graduates gathered in downtown Indianapolis to watch their loved ones walk across the stage and ceremoniously become journeymen carpenters, millwrights, and floor coverers. Read more
Labor Day is a time to celebrate and honor American workers and the Central Midwest Carpenters Union (CMRCC), representing over 37,000 professional tradespeople in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, hopes to recruit the next generation of workers interested in building the communities they live in.
The CMRCC training centers in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio will host open house events for students and people of all ages interested in exploring exciting careers in carpentry. Attendees will have the opportunity to:
Outreach Specialist with the Central Midwest Carpenters, Gavin Gottfried, along with three others across the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), were given an award for the unwavering support that they have provided to the Military Veterans Program (MVP). They were presented a Flag of Valor by Executive Director of the UBC Millwright/Pile Driver Labor Management, Mark Benacquisto, at the UBC Millwright Leadership Conference held at the Carpenters’ International Training Center in Las Vegas.
COLUMBUS, OH — On February 15th, 2025, the Central Midwest Carpenters Union celebrated 354 apprentices in Ohio who put in the hours, learned their trade, and earned their spot as journey-level members. They marked the occasion with friends, family, and the union brothers and sisters who had their backs along the way.
A highlight from the evening included the presentation of camo-colored hardhats to the graduating veteran, active, and reserve status apprentices in the United States Armed Forces. This segment highlights the Helmets to Hardhats program that offers those service members direct-entry into the construction trades. Attendees also heard from speakers including Ohio Carpenters’ Joint Apprenticeship and Training Program’s Director of Education Dan Sustin, graduate speaker Seth Hiser, and Central Midwest Carpenters Executive Secretary-Treasurer Matt McGriff. Read more
The Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Open House season is officially complete. We had record-breaking attendance at nearly every training center – and shattered our total attendance records. Through September and October, we saw over 7,800 high schoolers, community leaders, and more in our training centers in Warsaw, Merrillville, Louisville, Greenwood, Newburgh, Terre Haute, Grayson, Richfield, Columbus, Monroe, and Rossford. Read more
In February, we celebrated 863 graduates from 2020, 2021, and 2022: with over 400 walking across the stage for the Ohio Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and Training Program’s graduation ceremony.
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A monumental achievement unfolded on a Saturday night as 444 skilled and dedicated apprentices from the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters celebrated the culmination of four years of unwavering commitment and hard work. A Promising Future Each year, the Regional Council celebrates the achievements of the union’s newest journey-level carpenters. “The apprenticeship is not an […]