Michigan Laborers Training

What Michigan Laborers Training does

Michigan Laborers Training, legally LIUNA Training of Michigan (LTM) and operating under DBAs LTM and MLTAI, is a non-profit benefit fund founded in 1983 and jointly administered by LIUNA union labor and signatory contractors. The organization delivers apprenticeship and journey-level skills training to Construction Craft Laborers across Michigan, serving new entrants to the trade as well as experienced workers who need to update skills as technology and work practices evolve. Training spans underground construction, highway construction, commercial construction, and environmental remediation, with the latter category requiring formal certification due to strict safety requirements governing asbestos, hazardous waste, lead-based paint, and nuclear decommissioning work.

LTM's core product surface is a hybrid physical-and-digital training ecosystem. The physical layer consists of four state-of-the-art training facilities distributed across Michigan, where ANSI-certified instructors deliver activity-based, student-centered instruction. The digital layer is the MLTAI Learning Management System at lms.mltai.org, which hosts a catalog of safety awareness courses (respirator, bloodborne pathogens, hazard communication, COVID-19, lead, asbestos, silica) and integrates nationally developed content from the LIUNA Training and Education Fund. A formal apprenticeship program with defined standards, entry requirements, and recommended course paths anchors the long-form training journey for new laborers.

The business model is non-commercial: training is provided at no out-of-pocket cost to LIUNA Laborers, and there is no additional charge to contractors for training their LIUNA members or for building specialized programs. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the organization operates without external investors, venture backing, or traditional ownership, governed instead by a joint labor-management structure under the LIUNA umbrella.

Name

Michigan Laborers Training

Legal name

LIUNA Training of Michigan

Website

https://mltai.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Michigan Laborers Training (LIUNA Training of Michigan) is a non-profit benefit fund founded in 1983 that provides apprenticeship and skills training to union Construction Craft Laborers and signatory contractors across Michigan via four physical training centers and an online LMS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Laborer Training

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Safety, OSHA & Workplace Compliance Training (EDAOAMAK)

Keywords

• Construction laborer training
• Skilled trades training
• Union apprenticeship programs
• Construction safety training
• Underground construction training

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Training Services (No Cost to Members): No out-of-pocket cost to LIUNA Laborers to attend training. No additional cost for contractors to have their LIUNA members trained or have specialized training programs built for them. This is a non-profit benefit fund jointly administered by management and union labor.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Michigan Laborers Training is a non-profit training facility founded in 1983 that delivers apprenticeship and craft-skills training for construction laborers in Michigan. Operating as a joint labor-management benefit fund affiliated with LIUNA, it provides training at no cost to LIUNA members and signatory contractors across four physical training locations and an online LMS, covering underground construction, highway construction, commercial construction, and environmental remediation.

Product overview

LIUNA Training of Michigan (LTM) operates as a non-profit training facility providing skills development for construction craft laborers. The organization offers a unified training ecosystem comprising an online Learning Management System (LMS) at lms.mltai.org, in-person training courses, and a formal apprenticeship program. The LMS provides access to safety awareness courses covering hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead, silica, and infectious disease topics. Training locations serve Michigan Laborers across four state-of-the-art facilities. All training is provided at no cost to LIUNA members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MLTAI LMS: Learning Management System for online training courses including safety awareness programs

Products and services

• Construction Laborer Apprenticeship Training Program Formal apprenticeship program providing construction craft laborers with structured training in construction trade skills, safety, and on-the-job learning requirements. Delivered to LIUNA members and signatory contractors' employees at no cost through four physical training centers and an online LMS.
• Underground Construction Training Specialized training program for construction laborers focused on underground construction methods and safety, delivered to LIUNA members and signatory contractors in Michigan.
• Highway Construction Training Specialized training program for construction laborers focused on highway construction methods, safety, and equipment operation, delivered to LIUNA members and signatory contractors in Michigan.
• Commercial Construction Training Specialized training program for construction laborers focused on commercial construction methods and craft skills, delivered to LIUNA members and signatory contractors in Michigan.
• Environmental Remediation Training Specialized training program for construction laborers focused on environmental remediation work, including hazardous materials handling and site cleanup, delivered to LIUNA members and signatory contractors in Michigan.
• Online Learning Management System (LMS) Training Online learning management system hosted at lms.mltai.org providing remote access to construction laborer training courses for LIUNA members and signatory contractors across Michigan.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LIUNA Training and Education FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIUNA Training and Education Fund provides online training content through LTM's LMS, including the Infectious Disease Awareness course. This is the parent organization providing curriculum and training resources to regional training funds like LTM.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• ClickSafety: Commercial online OSHA and safety training platform serving construction and general industry. Comparable in that it delivers the same asbestos, silica, lead, and hazard communication awareness courses that populate LTM's LMS, but as a self-serve commercial product rather than a union benefit.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC): National trade association representing open-shop (non-union) contractors, with its own apprenticeship and craft training programs that directly compete for construction laborer training market share in Michigan and nationally.
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters Training Center: Regional carpentry apprenticeship and training funds operated under the UBC structure, with a similar jointly trusteed model and multi-state physical training footprint. Comparable as another union craft training fund operating in the same construction labor market, though focused on carpenters rather than laborers.
• International Masonry Institute (IMI): Joint labor-management apprenticeship and training fund for the masonry trade, structured almost identically to LTM (non-profit, jointly administered, free training for members). Comparable as a peer union training fund operating in a different craft specialty.
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Training Center: Another major building trades union with regional apprenticeship and training funds that follow the same jointly-trusteed model. Comparable in structure and partially in craft scope (drivers, warehouse, some construction support).

Direct peers

• NCCER (National Center for Construction Education & Research): Industry-wide accreditation body and curriculum publisher for construction craft training, including apprenticeship pathways and safety modules. It is the dominant open-shop alternative to union-specific programs like LTM and competes for the same craft laborer audience in Michigan.
• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Training: Sister building trades union with its own regional apprenticeship and skills training programs for heavy equipment operators and related crafts. Comparable in mission, governance model, and training fund structure, though focused on operating engineers rather than construction laborers.
• LIUNA Training and Education Fund: The national training arm of LIUNA, which supplies curriculum and online course content (e.g., the Infectious Disease Awareness course) to LTM's LMS. It is the parent content provider and the most directly comparable peer given its identical union apprenticeship and safety training mission.

Broad incumbents

• OSHA Training Institute (OTI) / OSHA Outreach Trainers: Federal regulatory body that authorizes safety and OSHA-compliance training programs and accredits external providers. OTI represents the regulator whose standards LTM's courses satisfy, and its authorized outreach trainers are a competing channel for the same compliance training dollars.

Regional players

• Michigan Workforce Development Agency: State-level publicly funded workforce and apprenticeship intermediary operating in Michigan. Comparable as a regional training and apprenticeship resource for construction and skilled trades, though publicly funded rather than jointly union-employer administered.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mltai
• Instagraminstagram.com/mltai2
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/michigan-laborers-training-and-apprenticeship-institute

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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