Increasing Employment Opportunties
What We Do
Build Relationships
We’re connecting a new generation of construction professionals with employers throughout Indiana.
Provide Training
We recruit and train applicants to help fill high demand careers in the construction industry.
About the Indiana Plan
The Indiana Plan Apprenticeship Readiness Program is committed to empowering individuals with the skills, knowledge, and opportunities needed to succeed in the construction and building trades. Through comprehensive training, mentorship, and support, we strive to foster personal growth, professional development, and pathways to fulfilling careers that strengthen our communities and contribute to the skilled workforce.
The Indiana Plan is the only pre-apprenticeship program endorsed by the Indiana State Building Trades.
The Indiana Plan has developed strong relationships in the community and is widely known as THE pre-apprenticeship program for the construction industry.
Education
Training takes place throughout the state of Indiana. The curriculum provides candidates with a basic understanding of principles that are required in any building trades program, such as mathematics.
The curriculum also provides a solid background in construction trades, basic life skills and adult basic education. The curriculum, which is approved by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship, includes OSHA 10 safety training.
Placement
Upon completion of training, the Indiana Plan works with candidates to place them into construction jobs at a training rate. This provides participants with a broader opportunity for employment and also provides valuable experience as they apply to become apprentices within their chosen construction trade. Further, Indiana Plan provides candidates with up-to-date information about the application process with the various apprenticeship programs.
The Indiana Plan has successfully transitioned hundreds of young men and women from a transient-worker status to full-time career-minded individuals. We ask for your support in continuing to help men and women transition into the world of work in the construction industry.
Years Established
Participating Contractors
“Indiana Plan Helped me become a better man and provide for my family.”
Neal Brown
Our Board Of Directors
Indianapolis Region
Labor union association
Roosevelt Stanford
Business Agent – Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters
Indianapolis, IN
(Co-Chair, Indiana Plan Board of Directors)
Community association
Patricia Roe
VP of Philanthropy
Strada Education Network
Indianapolis, IN
Employer association
Julia Saltsgaver
Executive Director
Quality Connection
1828 N. Meridian Street, Suite 115
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 931-3611 – office
Northwest Indiana Region
Employer association
Dewey Pearman
Executive Director
Construction Advancement Foundation of NW IN
Portage, IN
(219) 764-2882)
(Co-Chair, Indiana Plan Board of Directors)
Labor Union Association
Joree Richards
Business Agent
IBEW Local 697
Merrillville, IN
Community Association
Vanessa Allen
President and CEO
Urban League of NWIN
Gary, IN
South Bend Region
Employer Association
Tony Maloney
Vice-President
KW Services
South Bend, IN
Evansville region
Labor Union Association
Ward Daniels
Indiana Labors District council
Terre Haute, IN
Ex Officio Members
John Griffin
Executive Director/Attorney
Central Indiana Building & Construction Trades Council
Indianapolis, IN
Michelle Boyd
Executive Director
Top Notch
Indianapolis, IN
Contact Us
Central Indiana
2122 Dr. Martin Luther King St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 639-4661
Northern Indiana
1300 Clark Rd
Gary, IN 46404