UPCC Construction Connect U.P.
What is Construction Connect U.P.?
The Construction Connect U.P. Program serves as an effective transition from school to career!
The Upper Peninsula Construction Council (a joint Labor/Management Council established and sponsored by affiliated signatory union contractors and building trades) in collaboration with U.P. Michigan Works and Local Education Agencies (ISD’s & RESA’s) have developed this program that is skill based, labor and industry approved and directly linked to explicit real-world workplace situations. This is an earn ($14.00/Hr) and learn program. This program is expected to run from September 2026 to May 2027.
Applications are currently closed. Thank you for your interest! Please check back in 2026.
Program Requirements
- Must be a high school senior or at least 17 years of age
- Must have valid drivers license or in process and reliable transportation
- Must be enrolled a certified CTE program
- Have attended at least 95% of scheduled classes during freshman, sophomore, and junior years of Hhigh school
- Must have maintained at 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
- Must pass a drug test
- Dress for a construction site
About the Program
Typical Day (Tentative example)
- 7:30-11:30am Student is in school attending class
- 12:30-2:30pm Student is in field earning and learning hands on
- 7:30-10:30am Student is in field earning and learning hands on
- 11:00-2:30pm Student is in school attending class
Questions?
Email U.P. Michigan Works! at contactus@upmichiganworks.org, or give us a call at 800-285-9675.