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"Building On the Trades" Beginning OCTOBER 2024 -- Cost-Free for CT-based young adults aged 18-29!

BUILDING ON THE TRADES is for young adults living in CT, ages 18-29.

Tuition-Free Opportunity to Learn Valuable Skills and Make an Impact on your Community!

MakerspaceCT, a non-profit educational organization in Hartford, CT, is proud to offer "Building on the Trades", a comprehensive hands-on learning experience for young adults aged 18-29. This nine-week program, starting in October 2024, is designed to equip 20 participants with essential trade skills and safety knowledge, culminating in a meaningful community service project.

Course Overview

Weeks 1 & 2: OSHA Certification

  • Dates: October 5th & 12th (Saturdays)
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location: Education Center
  • Details: The program kicks off with a 10-hour OSHA safety course, spread over two Saturdays. This foundational training ensures that all participants are well-versed in workplace safety protocols.

Weeks 3-5: Safety and Basic Tool Use

  • Dates: October 21st, 28th & November 4th (Mondays)
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location: MakerspaceCT Metal, Machining, and Wood Shops
  • Details: Students are divided into three groups, rotating through safety and basic tool use sessions in the Metal, Machining, and Wood Shops. Each group will complete a practical project, such as building shelving brackets, phone stands, or bookends, while learning essential skills like welding, machining, and woodworking.

Weeks 6 & 7: Applying Skills

  • Dates: November 11th & 18th (Mondays)
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location: Metal and Wood Shops
  • Details: The focus shifts to applying the safety and tool skills learned in previous weeks. Students are divided into two groups to begin work on footlocker projects. Group A starts in the Wood Shop, while Group B works in the Metal Shop, then they switch the following week.

Weeks 8 & 9: Assembly and Completion

  • Dates: November 25th & December 2nd (Mondays)
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location: Wood Shop and Outside Wood Shop
  • Details: The final weeks are dedicated to the assembly of the footlockers. Students will sand, glue, screw, and fit hinges and hasps, with an optional quick paint or stain application.

Please note: There will be no session on Monday, Oct 14th (Indigenous Peoples' Day)

Community Service Project

Upon completion, students will deliver over 20 footlockers to South Park INN, one of Hartford’s largest homeless shelters. These lockers, measuring 20”x16”x16”, are designed to provide secure storage for personal belongings, with Stanley locking hasps and locks. This project not only hones the students' skills but also instills a sense of community responsibility and the importance of giving back.

This program provides participants with valuable trade skills while making a tangible difference in the community.

SCHEDULE

9 Sessions:

  • Two Saturday Sessions, October 5th & 12th, 9am-2pm
  • Seven Monday Sessions, October 21st - December 2nd, 6pm-8:30pm

The program is in-person at our

facility in Downtown Hartford


MakerspaceCT

36 Talcott Street

Hartford, CT

(G. Fox Building)


about Makerspacect

MakerspaceCT is a 28,000 sqft innovation lab, located in downtown Hartford. As a non-profit, open since 2019, the facility is positioned to bridge the gap between traditional skills and advanced technologies.

MakerspaceCT is an on-ramp to many technologies for the Hartford region. High-tech specialties can be explored offering members and students an opportunity to access equipment, iterate and create.

MakerspaceCT hosts classes in metal, wood and plastic fabrication while facilitating education in prototype and manufacturing techniques. Members explore the latest electronics, computer aided design (CAD) software coupled with CAM, 3D printing and CNC driven machinery.

In addition to skills-based learning, MakerspaceCT offers a unique blend of shop experiences by hosting manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and students all in the same labs to learn, gain knowledge, using a hands-on approach and collaboration.

The entire facility contains innovative technologies and equipment for the entrepreneur and DIYers to bring napkin sketch concepts to reality every day. MakerspaceCT is the place where dreams are realized with machinery and community.

Click the REGISTER button below to begin the application process. We will review your application and inform you of your acceptance, which is dependent on meeting the residency and age requirements of the program. Space is limited. In the event that the program fills up, we'll begin taking waitlist applications. 

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