Sacramento Workforce Development
Culinary and Construction
In concert with our commitment to improve the Sacramento community, we offer two important job training opportunities. Both programs help to meet high industry demand while transforming the lives of people who have overcome homelessness, addiction and other serious life problems—and are ready to start new, productive lives.
Construction Training Program
We have partnered with LiUNA! (Laborers' International Union of Northern America) to offer our Construction Training Program hands-on training that provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the construction trades as a career path with the Labor Union.
Culinary Training Program
Our Culinary Arts Training Program helps students develop entry-level kitchen skills so that they may successfully work in the food industry.
Sacramento, known as the Farm to Table capital, is home to hundreds of establishments in the metro area, from pop-up catering to high end restaurants. Sacramento has it all!
We hope you'll click on the programs above and learn about the very real lives that are being transformed through these vital programs.
In partnership with industry leaders, we offer our Construction Training Program — a 4 week, hands-on training program that provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the construction trades as a career path. The program has partnered with LiUNA! Laborer’s Training Center of Northern California. Upon completion, students receive both OSHA 10 certification and Construction Trade certification cards and are ready to work. Our goal is to teach 25 students per session, or 50 students per year.
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2025 dates
Spring Session is Full
Fall Session Classes September 8 – October 3
4 week program (40 hours/week): Classroom/lab instruction conducted Monday-Friday
Receive certificates in Traffic Control, First Aid/CPR, Confined Spaces, Hazardous Waste, and Fundamentals of Construction (pre-apprenticeship into multiple fields of construction)
Application requirements: CTP application/essay
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There is always a chance for growth and change. And no matter what difficulties a person has been through, they can lead a self-sufficient and happy life.
That's the idea behind The Salvation Army of Sacramento's Culinary Arts Training Program - a program that welcomes people who have struggled with homelessness and substance abuse, and gives them a unique opportunity. Through this program, they develop kitchen skills to support meaningful employment in local hospitality industries while instilling professionalism, confidence, and dignity.
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Open Enrollment
16 week program (40 hours/week), Bi-Monthly enrollment. Classroom/lab instruction and studies conducted Monday-Friday with midterms, finals (written and practical), and graduation (2 per year)
Receive ServSafe Manager's Certificate and work in food service operations including restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and grocery stores. Opportunity to apply for externship after week 8 of the course.
Application requirements: CATP application/essay and Culinary Career Survey
This is the opportunity of a lifetime for those who have struggled in the past and are ready to begin a new life.
It is only through your support that we can continue providing meaningful programs that help lift people up out of the cycle of addiction and homelessness.