The Program
Program Overview
Program Overview
Ready to bet on yourself?
Join UA Local 525 for a debt-free education, financial security, top-notch technology training and the experience of a lifetime helping build the Las Vegas Strip!
Choose your high-paying career path between the Building Trades apprenticeship program, which focuses on plumbing and pipefitting, and the HVACR Service apprenticeship program. As an apprentice, you’ll be placed with one of our highly regarded contractors to learn on-the-job for 40 hours per week (earning a minimum of 8,500 hours of on-the-job training upon graduation), plus attend evening and weekend classes for a minimum of 1,230 hours of classroom training.
The United Association’s commitment and investment in training is unmatched, and UA Local 525 is all-in when it comes to preparing the next generation of our workforce.
In addition to our five-year apprenticeship programs, UA Local 525 offers continuing education opportunities that include journeyperson upgrade training and certification, as well as an associate’s degree program in partnership with a local community college.
Do You Have What it Takes? Apply Online
Yes! Local 525 offers a fully-funded apprenticeship program, provided the candidate complies with the terms of the apprenticeship. Our five-year program is the equivalent of a $45,000 education!
Helpers perform manual labor jobs, which can include delivering parts to jobsites, digging ditches, driving forklifts, sorting tools and general cleanup. If you have a valid driver’s license, Social Security card and current OSHA-10 card, you can be a helper. There is a fee of $10/month to stay on the out-of-work list, and you must visit the union hall in person to sign up.
Our training center regularly holds OSHA classes, so please call for a complete list of current offerings. We also partner with CareerSafe, an OSHA-authorized online training provider. Visit CareerSafeOnline.com for the full course catalog and training opportunities.
The application window typically opens in July and is rolling throughout the year. Once a potential candidate has submitted his or her complete application, they can reasonably expect to be contacted mid-Spring to become part of our system and move forward in the application process. Interviews happen in May/June each year.
Allegiant Stadium
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Opened in 2020, Allegiant Stadium is the home field of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders. The facility features 65,000 seats, a retractable natural turf field, a translucent roof and walls that open to spectacular views of the Strip. To complete the $1.97 billion project, nearly 1,100 local apprentices were utilized in the completion of this $1.97 billion project, giving them valuable on-the-job learning opportunities.
Brightline West
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Brightline West will be America’s first true high-speed passenger rail system. The modern, eco-friendly system will redefine train travel in America and connect two of our country’s most iconic destinations: Las Vegas and Southern California. Construction is expected to take about four years with service beginning in 2028.
Sphere at The Venetian
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One of the most talked-about venues in the world, Sphere at The Venetian is the next generation of Las Vegas entertainment. This revolutionary, fully immersive cinematic, musical and entertainment experience was created by combining centuries-old mathematical formulas with 22nd century engineering and technology.
FONTAINEBLEAU
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At 68 stories, Fontainebleau Las Vegas is the second-tallest structure in Nevada, just under the Stratosphere observation tower. This ultra-luxurious, $3.7 Billion resort stretches across 25 acres of the North Vegas Strip, with 3,780 rooms, a 150,000 square-foot casino, 90,000 square-foot of luxury retail space, a high-tech nightclub and more inside.
RESORTS WORLD
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When it opened to the public in June 2021, Resorts World became the first completely new casino resort built on the Vegas Strip in more than a decade. The 90-acre, $4.3 Billion Resorts World complex offers some 3,500 luxury hotel rooms by Hilton, Crockfords and Conrad, a 104,000-square-foot casino floor, several cutting-edge entertainment venues and so much more.
TRAINING CENTER
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At Local 525, we’re proud to be at the forefront of training excellence — and have been for more than a century. Our state-of-the-art training center, which was rebuilt and opened in 2020.
