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Operative Plasters' and Cement Masons’ Local 538
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What's Involved

What's Involved

What's Involved

What's Involved

Training is the foundation upon which a skilled craft builds its reputation, and without a solid foundation a building will crumble and fall.

That is why the OPCMIA maintains a host of training programs to support the plaster and concrete industry. Each program is carefully designed to maximize productivity, quality, safety, and opportunity.

Earn While You Learn

The OPCMIA ITF’s world-class apprenticeship program trains workers to become the best-skilled craftspeople in their fields, commanding middle-class incomes, comprehensive health care coverage and retirement benefits. They receive a debt-free, technologically-advanced education while earning a good living that, in turn, opens doors of opportunity to rewarding, fulfilling careers as OPCMIA journeypeople.

Three core training curriculums are in place.

Plasterer's Curriculum

Plasterer's Curriculum

Cement Mason Curriculum

Cement Mason's Curriculum

Cement Mason Curriculum

Health & Safety Curriculum

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