You can contact the AFL - CIO for more information on:
Apprenticeship job training and certification
http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/unions/
I plan to get a job with apprenticeship training then be certified in about 8 months to 1 year, depending on which job you want and union backed paychecks are much better than non-union backed paychecks.
Of course, I will want to go to G.U. or NTID for 4 years.