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Choose a career training program or apprenticeship. See what you’ll learn, review tuition and funding options, and apply when you’re ready.
Featured program · HVAC Technician
Build your next chapter in HVAC.
Six-week hybrid HVAC training combines self-paced coursework, scheduled hands-on learning, and preparation for EPA Section 608 Core and Types I, II, and III.
Inside the program
See your next chapter.
Get a closer look at HVAC training, the tools you will learn about, and the path toward your next career.
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Guided instruction
Explore system components with instructor-led demonstrations.
Tools and recovery equipment
Learn the purpose of gauges, recovery machines, and refrigerant-handling equipment.
Small-appliance refrigeration
Connect EPA 608 Type I preparation to small-appliance components.
Complete your WorkOne orientation, then connect with Elevate. Use the official WorkOne scheduling link and submit your Elevate funding intake. The responsible agency confirms individual eligibility and written approval before funded enrollment. Apprenticeship tuition is self-pay unless the exact program documents another approved source.
WorkOne reviews funding eligibility; funding is not guaranteed. Start your orientation to get ready and connect with Elevate.
WRG or WIOA tuition funding may be available to eligible participants. Written agency authorization is required before funded enrollment.
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Career-training program pages show current tuition, duration, delivery format, credentials, requirements, funding information, payment options, and enrollment steps. State or workforce funding may cover tuition for eligible participants in approved programs; eligibility and authorization are determined individually.
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Barber & Beauty Apprenticeships
Host Shops are working barbershops and salons where apprentices build hands-on skills with licensed supervision. Elevate supports instruction and training records. Explore a shop or join the network; placement and availability are confirmed during enrollment.
Barber careers
Barber Apprenticeship
Build barbering, sanitation and client care skills with supervised shop experience.
Explore barbering
Hair and beauty careers
Cosmetology Apprenticeship
Connect related instruction with supervised hair and beauty training in a host salon.
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Skincare careers
Esthetics Apprenticeship
Build skincare, sanitation and client care skills through supervised practice.
Explore esthetics
Nail careers
Nail Technician Apprenticeship
Explore nail services, manicuring, sanitation and professional client care.
Explore nail technologyOwn a barbershop or salon?
Mentor an apprentice and join our Barber & Beauty Host Shop network.
Meet our Host Shops
Barber Host Shop
Cal’s Kutz Studio
Indianapolis, IN
Explore hands-on barbering and apprenticeship opportunities in a working studio.
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Barber Host Shop
Kountry Kutz Barbershop
New Palestine, IN
Classic cuts and modern grooming in a working Main Street barbershop.
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Cosmetology Host Shop
Salon Saloon
South Bend, IN
Professional hair services in a welcoming salon with an experienced styling team.
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Barber Host Shop
Top Shelf Barber Lounge
Elkhart, IN
Precision fades, beard grooming, and hands-on barbering in Elkhart.
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2. Check funding options
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