Connect Your Skills to What’s Next.

SkillSync, a program of SkillsUSA Massachusetts, helps members take the next step from education into the workforce by connecting them with Registered Apprenticeships, Union Apprenticeships, industry-recognized credentials, local employers, and real-world work experiences. Through a growing network of business and industry partners, SkillSync helps reduce barriers, strengthen career readiness, and create clearer pathways to high-skill careers across Massachusetts.

SKILLSYNC

SkillSync: Join an Apprenticeship

SkillSync – Your Gateway to Apprenticeship Success! SkillSync, is a program of SkillsUSA Massachusetts, dedicated to empowering student members by facilitating access to Massachusetts Registered Apprenticeship and Union Apprenticeship programs within our extensive Partner Network.

The SkillSync mission is to eliminate barriers for high school and post-secondary students, enabling them to seamlessly transition into the workforce upon graduating from their career training programs. Supported by a robust coalition of business and industry partners across Massachusetts, SkillSync is committed to nurturing a skilled workforce and ensuring a strong talent pipeline for our future.

As part of SkillSync, SkillsUSA members can earn a diverse array of industry-recognized certifications and credentials. Every completed certification brings students one step closer to enhancing their career success. Additionally, SkillSync opens doors by connecting students with local employers, providing valuable opportunities and real-world work experiences. Join us in building a skilled workforce for Massachusetts with SkillSync!

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How SkillSync Works
From career preparation to apprenticeship and employment opportunities.
Build Career-Ready Skills
SkillSync helps SkillsUSA Massachusetts members strengthen the professional and workplace skills needed to transition successfully from career and technical education into the workforce.
Earn Industry-Recognized Credentials
Members have opportunities to complete certifications and credentials that demonstrate career readiness and strengthen their qualifications for employment and apprenticeship opportunities.
Connect with Employers
SkillsUSA Massachusetts provides members with opportunities to connect with employers, visit work sites, and meet or interview with companies throughout Massachusetts.
Explore Apprenticeship Opportunities
Through its Partner Network, SkillSync helps members explore Massachusetts Registered Apprenticeships, Union Apprenticeships, co-op placements, internships, and other pathways into the workforce.
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Credentials & Career Connections
Build qualifications and connect them to real-world opportunity.
AVAILABLE CREDENTIALS
First Aid / CPR
Build important emergency response and workplace safety knowledge.
OSHA-10
Develop foundational knowledge of workplace safety and hazard awareness.
Career Essentials Fundamentals Micro-Credential
Demonstrate foundational workplace-readiness skills through SkillsUSA Career Essentials.
Career Essentials Credential
Earn a comprehensive credential demonstrating career-ready employability skills.
EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS
Connect Beyond the Classroom
SkillSync also helps students connect with employers and work sites, providing opportunities to meet industry professionals, explore local companies, interview for opportunities, and gain real-world experience.
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Pipefitters Local 537
Architecture & Construction · Union Apprenticeship
PLACED APPRENTICE
Hunter Claflin
Blackstone Valley Technical High School
The Partnership
SkillsUSA Massachusetts supports the Pipefitters Local 537 Apprenticeship Program by helping provide a talent pipeline for pipefitters and HVAC technicians.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Safety
Protecting lives on the job site through workplace safety, workers' rights, hazard awareness and safe work practices.
Productivity
Do the job right the first time and every time.
Training
Serving the training needs of the piping industry through state-of-the-art instruction.
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Advantage Truck Group
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
PLACED PRE-APPRENTICE CO-OP
Jacob Cooper
Westfield Technical Academy
The Partnership
SkillsUSA Massachusetts supports Advantage Truck Group's Registered Apprenticeship Program by helping provide a talent pipeline for the diesel trucking, transportation and logistics industry.
Career Opportunities
Advantage Truck Group provides students opportunities to develop their careers through apprenticeship, co-op and internship programs across service, parts, sales and administrative departments.