About the program
The Construction Training Program (CTP) fosters training in the construction trades to develop a pool of qualified, ready-to-work skilled and semi-skilled workers, and to provide economic opportunities to City citizens.
Participation in the program is required for all City construction projects with a budget of $500,000 or more as outlined in Section 00840 of the contract. A lack of demonstrated reasonable effort to comply with the CTP will reflect in the General Contractor’s Contractor Performance Evaluation and may impact future business opportunities with the City of Austin.
Program Information Guide (PDF, 210KB)
CTP Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 125KB)
Council Resolution (PDF, 100KB)
00840 Construction Training Program Requirements (DOCX, 55KB)
00840 IDIQ Construction Training Program Requirements (PDF, 228KB)
Trainee requirements
CTP trainee requirements are based on the project budget as outlined below:
- $500K - $2.5M: 2 Trainees
- $2.5M - $5M: 4 Trainees
- $5M - $10M: 6 Trainees
- Above $10M: 15% of the workforce based on a labor forecast
How to participate
The General Contractor (GC) is responsible for meeting the CTP requirements, but can require their subcontractors to assume all, or part of the requirement. The cost associated with meeting the CTP requirements should be included in the General Contractor’s bid/proposal.
- Prior to the receipt of NTP, the General Contractor must submit the initial training plan detailing how they intend to satisfy CTP requirements.
- The General Contractor must submit monthly training reports outlining the total number of hours worked by each trainee.
Depending on project budget and type, requirements can be met by doing one of the following:
- Determine if employees are enrolled, or graduates of a Department of Labor training program, and select participants currently enrolled in a program.
- Enroll current employees in a Department of Labor training program.
- Augment current staff with personnel from the Pipeline Organizations.
- Upskilling current employees with training provided by the Pipeline Organizations.
Submission templates and contact lists
Initial training plan (PDF, 3.2MB)
Monthly training report (PDF, 3.9MB)