Mason at Sw Florida Chapter Masonry Association of Florida Inc., Gnj

The SW Florida Chapter of the Masonry Association of Florida, Inc., GNJ, located in Naples, Florida, sponsors this registered Mason apprenticeship program. Operating as a group non-joint program, it connects participants with participating masonry employers in the Southwest Florida area. This non-union program pays apprentices throughout their training period.

The apprenticeship runs for three years and is structured around 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and 432 hours of related technical instruction. Apprentices develop hands-on skills in brick, block, and stone masonry on real construction job sites under the mentorship of experienced journey-level masons. Classroom instruction reinforces field learning with coursework in construction safety, trade mathematics, material science, and blueprint reading.

Graduating apprentices earn journey-level mason credentials, qualifying them for independent employment in masonry construction throughout Southwest Florida and beyond. The region's active residential and commercial construction activity makes this a strong trade to enter, with journeyman masons well-positioned for stable, long-term careers.