LIUNA Training & Education Fund

What LIUNA Training & Education Fund does

LIUNA Training & Education Fund is a labor-management training organization established in 1969 and headquartered in Pomfret Center, Connecticut, that operates as part of the LIUNA Tri-Fund structure alongside the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America (LHSFNA) and the Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET). The organization delivers trade skills, safety, credentialing, and leadership training for construction craft laborers across North America, serving pre-apprentices, apprentices, journey-workers, foremen, and signatory contractors through a network of 80+ affiliated training centers spanning every U.S. state and Canadian province.

The organization's product portfolio centers on two DOL-registered apprenticeship programs — Construction Craft Laborer (CCL) and Home Performance Laborer (HPL) — supported by the LEARN™ pre-apprenticeship CTE program for high school students, an Apprenticeship Readiness Program for adults, and a 360+ module curriculum across construction, environmental remediation, demolition/deconstruction, and renewable energy. Delivery is anchored by LIUNA Training University Suite (LTUS), a proprietary Learning Management System supporting classroom, instructor-led online, and self-paced online training. The organization holds the only ANAB ISO/IEC 17024 personnel certification accreditation in the U.S. construction trades for both instructors and apprenticeship coordinators, plus the only IAS Training Agency accreditation among construction trades, providing a regulatory halo over the curriculum. Credentialed programs cover OSHA, WHMIS, work zone, asbestos, lead, Hazwoper, nuclear, forklift, and hoisting & rigging certification.

LIUNA Training & Education Fund is a non-profit trust governed by an 18-member Board of Trustees with equal labor and management representation. Its operating model is unusual among training providers: rather than tuition-based revenue, the organization is sustained by an annual labor-management investment of over $130M from joint union-contractor contributions, supplemented by $200M+ in government grant funding from federal agencies including EPA, OSHA, NIEHS, DOE, and DOL. Apprentices earn wages from the start of training (no tuition charged), and instructors are co-funded by signatory contractors across the local training-center network. The organization trains over 200,000 LIUNA members and 56,000 apprentices per year, distributing its programs through physical training centers, on-site contractor delivery, and the LTUS online platform.

Name

LIUNA Training & Education Fund

Legal name

LIUNA Training and Education Fund

Website

https://liunatraining.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LIUNA Training & Education Fund is a 1969-founded labor-management training organization delivering trade skills, safety, and credentialing programs for construction craft laborers through DOL-registered apprenticeships and 80+ affiliated training centers across the U.S. and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development & Apprenticeship Training

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM), Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF), Train-the-Trainer & Instructor Enablement Services (BPAEANAL)

Keywords

• Construction workforce training
• Registered apprenticeship programs
• Laborer craft training
• Construction industry credentialing
• Occupational safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pomfret Center

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Labor-Management Investment: Annual labor-management investment of over $130 million from joint union-contractor funding to support training operations across the network.
2. Government Grant Funding: Over $200 million in government funding from federal agencies including EPA, OSHA, NIEHS, DOE, and DOL to support workforce development programs.
3. Training Services: Training and credentialing services for apprentices and journey-workers funded through labor-management partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LIUNA Training & Education Fund delivers construction craft laborer workforce development through a network of 80+ affiliated training centers across the U.S. and Canada. It operates two U.S. Department of Labor registered apprenticeship programs (Construction Craft Laborer and Home Performance Laborer), delivers more than 360 trade, regulatory and industry training modules, and provides industry credentialing for OSHA, WHMIS, hazardous materials, and other safety certifications. Curricula and credentialing are delivered through its proprietary LTUS (LIUNA Training University Suite) learning management system that supports classroom, instructor-led online, and self-paced online training.

Product overview

LIUNA Training & Education Fund operates as a workforce development organization offering a unified training platform through its proprietary LIUNA Training University Suite (LTUS) Learning Management System. The core offerings include two Department of Labor registered apprenticeship programs: the Construction Craft Laborer (CCL) and Home Performance Laborer (HPL) programs. Supporting these are the LEARN™ High Schools Program for pre-apprenticeship CTE training and the Apprenticeship Readiness Program for adults. The organization provides accredited instructor and apprenticeship coordinator certifications through ANAB ISO/IEC 17024, along with industry-specific curricula spanning construction, environmental remediation, demolition/deconstruction, and renewable energy sectors. Worker training encompasses credentialing for OSHA, WHMIS, hazardous materials, safety certifications, and trade-specific skills. All programs are delivered through a network of over 80 affiliated training centers across the U.S. and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEARN™: High school CTE (Career and Technical Education) program providing pathways to apprenticeship and construction industry careers for students in grades 9-12.
• LTUS (LIUNA Training University Suite)

Products and services

• LIUNA Training University Suite (LTUS)

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Signatory ContractorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1969Foundational labor-management partnerships established in 1969 with contractors who employ LIUNA members. Contractors are represented on the Board of Trustees and in every training center.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency partner providing grant funding for environmental remediation workforce training programs including asbestos abatement, lead abatement, and hazardous waste remediation training.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency partner for safety training programs including OSHA 10, OSHA 30, confined space safety, hazard communication, and work zone safety training.
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency providing grant funding for environmental health and safety workforce training programs.
• U.S. Department of Education (DOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal education agency partner supporting workforce development and education programs including pre-apprenticeship and CTE initiatives.
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency partner for energy sector workforce training including weatherization, solar farm construction, and renewable energy training programs.
• U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency for registered apprenticeship program recognition and workforce development funding. LIUNA has DOL registered apprenticeship programs in Construction Craft Laborer and Home Performance Laborer.
• Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America (LHSFNA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of LIUNA Tri-Fund, dedicated to enhancing jobsite safety, bolstering health of Laborers and families, and strengthening health benefit services.
• Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of LIUNA Tri-Fund, focused on identifying emerging markets and positioning LIUNA and signatory contractors with competitive advantage to win projects.
• High Schools and School Districts (LEARN Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with high schools and CTE programs for the LEARN Program providing career pathways to construction trades through pre-apprenticeship.
• Community-Based OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with minority, women, veterans, Tribal Nations, formerly incarcerated, LGBTQ+, faith-based, and economic development organizations for workforce training.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BuildStrong Education: BuildStrong delivers accredited safety and craft training programs to construction workers and contractors nationally, overlapping with LIUNA Training's worker training, credentialing, and instructor certification offerings.
• NCCER (National Center for Construction Education & Research): NCCER is the leading standards-setting and credentialing body for construction craft professionals in North America, offering craft training, safety, and apprenticeship support across the same trade areas as LIUNA Training, including a comparable module-based curriculum and accreditation model.

Broad incumbents

• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Training Center: IUOE runs apprenticeship and journey-worker training for heavy-equipment operators, sharing LIUNA Training's heavy-highway and infrastructure training scope through a comparable DOL-registered apprenticeship framework.
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers / NECA Joint Apprenticeship: The IBEW/NECA apprenticeship and training system delivers registered electrical apprenticeships with comparable labor-management governance, accreditation, and federal Department of Labor registration as LIUNA Training's CCL/HPL programs.
• Iron Workers / IMPACT Training: The Iron Workers union and IMPACT cooperative deliver apprenticeship and journeyman upgrade training in structural steel and reinforcing iron work, offering an analogous registered apprenticeship and labor-management training system.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC): ABC operates the largest open-shop apprenticeship and craft training network in the U.S., serving non-union contractors with similar apprenticeship, safety, and continuing education offerings, making it the principal open-shop counterpart to LIUNA Training's union model.
• North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU): NABTU is the umbrella organization coordinating apprenticeship and training across all building trades unions, providing a broader peer framework that includes LIUNA Training alongside electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and other craft training programs.
• United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Service Techs (UA): UA operates one of the largest registered apprenticeship and training programs in the U.S. and Canada, sharing LIUNA Training's union-based, multi-trade curriculum and DOL-registered apprenticeship structure.
• Carpenters International Training Center: The United Brotherhood of Carpenters training system provides multi-state craft training, apprenticeship, and safety credentialing for union carpenters, structurally similar to LIUNA Training's labor-management training model.

Emerging players

• SkillsUSA: SkillsUSA is a national CTE organization serving middle-school, high-school, and college students pursuing skilled trades, comparable to LIUNA Training's LEARN pre-apprenticeship and CTE high school pipeline programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/liunatraining
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liuna-training-&-education-fund

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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