Local 49 Training Center

Local 49 Training Center

Online registration will open for the 2023 - 2024 training season soon!

Local 49 Training Center

Local 49 Training Center

The Local 49 Training Center trains more than 5,000 Local 49 members a year.

Local 49 Training Center

Local 49 Training Center

The Local 49 Apprenticeship Program prepares you to be the most highly skilled heavy equipment operator in the industry.

Local 49 Training Center

Local 49 Training Center

The Local 49 Training Center focuses on quality training using the most state of the art equipment and technology.

Local 49 Training Center

Local 49 Training Center

All training either at the facility or at locations spread across our service area is funded entirely by employer/employee contributions.

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How to become a local 49 apprentice

Application for Apprenticeship

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For Interested High School Students.

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The Local 49 Training & Apprenticeship Programs develop the best, most professional Operating Engineers in the industry.

Local 49 Operating EngineersAt Local 49’s Training Center we are committed to the best possible educational opportunities for members of IUOE Local 49! Whether you are sure of your educational goals, or still undecided, Local 49 Training is a great place to enhance your future career opportunities.

We are a comprehensive educational program, with our main facility located just east of Hinckley, Minnesota.

“We’ve had the good fortune to work with many Unions in our efforts to provide career pathway training to Native Communities. Our experiences with the Operating Engineers Local 49 have always exceeded the norm. They have always been responsive, courteous, and willing to go the extra mile whenever possible to make things happen. “  -Nicholas Kedrowski  Owner & Managing Partner , Five Skies Training

The more one of our members or apprentices visits the Training Center . . .

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