Program Overview

The Ironworkers Local 86 Apprenticeship program at North Seattle College is a four-year program that provides hands-on training in the ironworking trade. The program combines classroom studies with on-the-job training and covers topics such as welding, rigging, machinery moving, and ornamental ironwork. Graduates of the program can pursue careers as ironworkers, welders, riggers, and machinery movers, with a high demand for skilled ironworkers in the Seattle area.