APPRENTICE READINESS CERTIFICATE: 40 HOUR

While the Ecotone experience varies for each individual, apprentice readiness ‘basic’ training always begins on our foundational training program: the ‘Resilient Toolbox Training Series.’ Apprentices start by building their toolbox and a series of hand tools, entirely out of salvaged materials and in available workspaces. While apprentices work hard to create the physical tools they need to build up their community, we reinforce core values and ‘tools’ for approaching creative adaptation to urban challenges. The idea is to equip young people with a toolbox full of the physical and symbolic tools they will need to proactively create something new or improved in their neighborhood using materials and resources that are readily available. Additionally, the skills required to make these tools are advanced introductory classic carpentry, skills that can be applied to gainful employment in almost any major city in the world today. Thus, finishing our ARC 40 program is a comprehensive experience in assertive resiliency training.