Southern District Training Trust Fund

Name

Southern District Training Trust Fund

Legal name

Southern District Training Trust

Website

https://sectt.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Apprenticeship Training

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACANAK

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Training, Learning & Development Services

SECONDARYBPACANAM

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Training, Learning & Development Services

SECONDARYEDAAAOAO

Community College / Training Provider Workforce Pathways Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Workforce Development Initiatives

Keywords

• Apprenticeship training
• Carpentry training
• Piledriving training
• Millwright training
• Workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Plant City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Union Trust Fund Contributions: Funded through contributions from signatory union contractors who participate in the training trust. Contractors benefit from access to skilled workforce in exchange for their financial support of the training programs.
2. Apprentice Labor Value: Apprentices earn while they learn, producing work value for contractors during their training period. This creates a sustainable economic model where training investment is offset by productive labor output.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southern District Training Trust Fund is a labor-management training trust fund that provides free apprenticeship training in the carpentry, piledriving, and millwright trades. The program is offered to both individual apprentices seeking skilled-trade careers and union contractors needing a trained workforce, with costs covered by union trust fund contributions paid by participating contractors.

Product overview

Southern District Training Trust Fund operates as a workforce development organization providing debt-free vocational training and registered apprenticeship programs across three primary trades: carpentry, millwright, and piledriving. The organization functions as a unified training platform offering bootcamps and combines for hiring events, registered apprenticeship pathways with multiple specialty tracks, instructor certification and ongoing professional development for union members, pre-apprentice career connections for outreach, college credit programs, and specialized training for military veterans and union contractors. Training is provided free of charge to both craftspeople and the contractors who employ them.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carpentry Apprenticeship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Apprentices work multiple hours per year gaining real-world experience while earning income

Named customers4 records

Segments3 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Signatory Union ContractorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion contractors who contribute to the training trust fund and provide employment opportunities for apprentices. These partnerships are the foundation of the organization's funding model and workforce placement strategy.
• Carpenters' Union (Southern District)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with the Carpenters' Union structure covering the Southern District. Provides organizational oversight, credentialing, and network access for apprentices and contractors.
• Local Unions (e.g., Local 702)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal union chapters like Local 702 in Jacksonville, FL provide apprenticeship programs and on-the-job training supervision for apprentices in specific geographic areas.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Apprenticeship Programs: IBEW's local JATCs (Joint Apprenticeship Training Committees) deliver electrician apprenticeships funded by signatory union contractors through trust contributions. Mirrors SDTTF's union-trust-funded apprenticeship model with on-the-job placement guaranteed through contractor partnerships.
• Home Builders Institute (HBI): HBI is a national nonprofit that provides construction trades training, including pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship pathways, with similar debt-free / job-placement missions. It overlaps with SDTTF in serving career changers and connecting graduates to construction employers, though with broader national scope and a residential rather than union focus.
• National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER): NCCER is the leading standardized craft training and credentialing body for the construction industry, providing curricula and certifications across dozens of trades. It is the closest peer to SDTTF as it sets the curriculum and credentialing framework that many union and open-shop apprenticeship programs deliver, including carpentry, millwright, and scaffold-related programs.
• Northeast Carpenters Training Fund: Northeast counterpart to SDTTF, providing carpentry and pile driver apprenticeships through the same Carpenters' Union structure under a different regional council. Operates the same trust-funded apprenticeship model, same earn-while-you-learn economics, and serves signatory contractors in its own geographic territory.
• United Association (UA) Training Programs: UA trains plumbers, pipefitters, and HVAC service technicians through joint apprenticeship training committees funded similarly by union trust contributions. Operates as a structural peer: same labor-management trust model, same earn-while-you-learn framework, same contractor co-funding mechanism, applied to mechanical trades.

Broad incumbents

• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Apprenticeship Programs: ABC operates one of the largest open-shop apprenticeship networks in the US, training craft workers across multiple trades through employer-funded programs. Comparable to SDTTF in workforce development mission and apprenticeship delivery, but operates as the principal non-union alternative and covers a broader national footprint with different labor governance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/trainwithsdttf
• Facebookfacebook.com/TrainWithSDTTF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trainwithsdttf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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