Project Status

Tennessee Training Center

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Earlier Updates
  • Floor is polished
  • Fire marshal inspection is complete
  • Certificate of Occupancy inspection is secured
  • Architect punch-list is complete
  • All painting and other work is complete
  • Parking lot is complete, with stripping
  • Fencing and landscaping is wrapping up
  • Restrooms are wrapping up
  • Plumbing, electrical and painting is wrapping up
  • Wood doors and hardware will be installed soon
  • Pre-Punch list work is underway
  • Working toward getting the certificate of occupancy
  • Curbing is completed
  • Exterior concrete pouring completed
  • Most of the landscaping is done
  • Flooring is being installed
  • Interior painting is nearly finished
  • Tile setting is underway
  • Curbing and landscaping is underway
  • Inside painting is underway
  • The UBC shield is hung!
  • Sheetrock is installed on both floors
  • Landscapinig is underway with roughing-in sprinkler lines and prep work on the North side

  • Wall tile in bathrooms are underway

  • Window installation is complete and joints are caulked

  • Interior painting has begun
  • Glass will be installed by the end of October
  • Concrete sidewalks and paving is set to begin
  • Electrical and drywall is progressing well
  • HVAC and first floor drywalling is underway
  • Brick work and all interior framing is complete
  • Exterior brick, facade work is in progress
  • Interior framing and groundwork is in progress
  • Brickwork is underway
  • The exterior walls are erected
  • Ceiling insulation is getting installed
  • The outer shell is nearly complete. Side-panel installation continues
  • Roofing is underway with panel installations
  • The PEMB (Pre-Engineered Metal Building) steel erection is underway
  • The building site has all of the concrete slabs placed
  • All footers have been placed with concrete
  • The eastern half of the pad has been prepped for concrete. 
  • Sylvan has gotten the east end of the building completely ready for concrete placement
  • All footers are dug and a concrete mud mat has been placed at the bottom of the footers.
  • Work on installing the water line coming into the building
  • Work continues on leveling the lot and finishing up the retention pond
  • The building pad and parking/driveway are all now down to the subgrade.
  • Underground utilities for sewer and stormwater lines are installed
  • Excavation of the footers will occur soon
  • The retention pond is in place and major site work continues to prep for the foundation.
  • The sewer line and sewer head are installed, site drainage is being handled and slab grade work is being done.
  • The head wall is in place and other site and utility work is underway

More About the Facility...

The facility will train members of the Southeastern Carpenters and Southern States Millwrights regional councils. The facility will be a two-story stately, safe structure with maintained grounds and green spaces. Inside, training will cater to what’s needed on job sites around the region. For example:

  • Because of COVID-19 and in response to the critical need to protect patients and staff at healthcare facilities during construction work, there will be a comprehensive mockup to hone skills in Construction ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment).
  • Scaffold training will prepare carpenters for work in nuclear power plants
  • Two mechatronics/robot stations will be used to train for automotive plant projects.
  • A conveyor training area will be used to train on floor conveyor and power and free monorail systems, which are used in many manufacturing processes such as automotive and food and beverage
  • Classrooms, conference rooms, and computer labs will also be used for training and leadership development.
  • Carpenter Skills taught there will include Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Doors and Hardware, Flooring, Heavy Form / Concrete, Scaffolding
  • Millwright coursework will include Compressors and Pumps, Conveyors , Flowserve. Gas and Steam Turbine, Machinery Alignment, Welding, Mechanical Print Reading
  • Safety training includes:OSHA 10 and 30, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Hazard Communication, AED/First Aid
  • Soft-skill training is also offered on topics such as Leadership, Jobsite Communication and Human Performance

Earlier Updates

Ground breaks on a multi-million-dollar workforce training facility in Nashville suburb of La Vergne, Tennessee

Work is officially underway to build a technologically advanced, comprehensive carpenter and millwright training center in the Nashville suburb of La Vergne, Tennessee. The 25,000 structure will be built on four acres of land along Veterans Memorial Parkway, near U.S. Hwy. 41, Murfreesboro Highway.

The $5 million project is being done by the Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council Training Trust Fund (TTF). The TTF trains members of the Southeastern Carpenters and Southern States Millwrights regional councils. Recently, those representing these organizations, along with state and local officials, teamed to kickoff construction at a ceremonial groundbreaking event.


“Our vision is to prepare a local workforce of construction industry professionals with the skills needed to enable these men and women to secure an excellent quality of life for themselves and their families,” said Rickey Moore, Director of the Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council Training Trust Fund. “This facility has the potential to provide more jobs to LaVergne residents and build long-term residency into the community.”

Curriculum and programming at the La Vergne Training Center will benefit from resources provided by a $250 million annual training program of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), because the Mid-South Training Trust Fund is an affiliate of the UBC. As a result, program participants will receive the best technological, skills-based training for all aspects of the carpentry and millwright trades. All equipment and instruction will be closely regulated and monitored by the US Department of Labor and will abide by all OSHA standards. 

The LaVergne training program is funded with private money from contractors who employ those who train at the Center, meaning all of this is at no cost to the taxpayer. 

Benefits Beyond Construction
  • The TTF also plans to adopt a local middle and high school and work with staff and students on a variety of fun and educational projects.
  • Building the structure will create jobs, as local carpenters will be used to construct the facility.  
  • The TTF has the capability and structure in place to provide job placement assistance for graduates of the apprenticeship program.
  • The facility will also support workforce development for specific programs to cater to the professional needs and unique circumstances for working women and military veterans