Become an affiliate Contractor and lead your industry
District Council 4 knows what it takes to stay at the forefront of the Painting, Drywall Finishing and Glazing industries.
Training is a key ingredient to the success of our members and contractors. All of our training is free to our contractors. Whether provided at a DC4 Training Facility or at your shop, we will be ready to supply the certifications and skills necessary for your workforce.
District Council 4 has training facilities in Buffalo and Cortland, New York. Each of our apprenticeship programs are registered with the New York State Department of Labor and require our apprentices to complete rigorous on-the-job and classroom training throughout a 3 or 4 year curriculum, depending on the trade.
Here are just a few of the training classes that we offer on a regular basis. We also create new classes to accommodate our contractors.
- LEAD/SILICA AWARENESS TRAINING
- OSHA 10/30 – HOUR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM
- OSHA 10/30 – HOUR GENERAL INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM
- AGMT (Architectural Glass and Metal Technician)
- ASBESTOS
- CONTRACTOR/SUPERVISOR
- CONTRACTOR/SUPERVISOR UPDATE
- WORKER/HANDLER
- WORKER/HANDLER UPDATE
- ALLIED TRADES
- C-3 (SSPC)
- C-5 (SSPC)
- CAS (Coating Application Specialist)
- CPR/AED 1ST AID
- FALL PROTECTION (Overton/Army Corp of Engineers)
- SCAFFOLDING TRAINING
- CONFINED SPACE ENTRY
- RIGGING & HOISTING – THE BASICS
- RIGGING & HOISTING OVERTON SAFETY
- ERGONOMICS
- FORKLIFT/LULL TRAINING
- MANLIFTING DEVICES
- HAZARD COMMUNICATION GLOBAL HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS)
- SOLVVENTS & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
- LOCKOUT/TAGOUT
- MACHINE & MACHINE GUARDING
- COMMUNICATION TRAINING
- FOREMAN TRAINING
- SUPERVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM
- BLUEPRINT READING – INTRO
- DRYWALL FINISHING
- WALL COVERING
- SPRAY PAINTING SAFETY AWARENSS
- AIRLESS SPRAY SYSTEMS
- CONVENTIONAL AIR SPRAY SYSTEMS
- HIGH VOLUME LOW PRESSURE (HVLP)
- ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY SYSTEMS
- SPECIALTY PAINTING
- SPONGE (HANDS – ON)
- FAUX (HANDS – ON)
- RAG (HANDS – ON)
In addition to our training programs, DC4 Affiliated Contractors realize additional cost savings:
- DC4 contractors save 5-10% on workers compensation and payroll taxes due to our structured benefit packages.
- Our shop and recovery agreements allow for wage flexibility.
- Utilizing registered apprentices helps to lower payroll costs.
- DC4's health and safety programs can lower a contractors EMR factor, lowering workers compensation costs on all projects.
- DC4 affiliated contractors have access to a qualified workforce, allowing them to hire more employees as needed and laying off employees when they are not needed. This keeps payroll costs down during slower work seasons, but allows contractors to bid work without worrying about the size of their workforce.
- Access to DC4's skilled Painters, Glaziers and Drywall Finishers means less lost time, less mistakes and more jobs completed on time and on budget.
There are no dues or fees required to become an affiliated contractor.
District Council 4 have Business Representatives and Business Development Specialists working throughout 33 counties of Western New York, Central New York, Rochester and the Finger Lakes, the Southern Tier and the North Country. We maintain offices in the following cities:
- Buffalo
- Rochester
- Syracuse
- Ithaca
- Cortland
- Binghamton
An affiliation is a simple way to offer benefits to employees, such as healthcare and retirement, as our benefit programs are already established and administered by District Council 4.
District Council 4 is constantly promoting our contractors to general contractors, construction managers, developers, and end users.
The success of our organization is tied to the success of our contractors. Let us be your marketing team!