Thank you for your interest in CAT's Framebuilding Apprenticeship.

Currently we are accepting applications for our next session (July - December 2012). We have two openings left. If you have been considering the program for a while, you will be interested to know that we recently revised our fee structure to be all-inclusive. The change to an all-inclusive system does not represent increased costs across the board, but rather offers an easier way for everyone to handle the existing costs. We made this change after discussions with previous participants who expressed a desire to see a simpler system that laid out all the costs out front. Here are some of the details. You can find more at http://hpm.catoregon.org/?page_id=329

Application/ processing fee: $25 (Non-refundable)

Fees for the Apprenticeship are $8960. There is a $1500 non-refundable deposit. Fees are all-inclusive and are broken down as follows:

   Apprenticeship Tuition     $6000

   Rent (5 months at $300 per month)*

Apprentices live on site. $1500

   Components for Long Haul** (priced 10% above

wholesale cost) $730

   Long Haul rack or flatbed with aluminum

treadplate $180

   Human Powered Network development fee***

$400

   Required personal gear (welding helmet,

etc) $150

   Total     $8960



 * There is also a $300 refundable deposit

 ** The component fees include a complete build

with the SRAM Dual Drive 3×9 hub and Avid bb7 mechanical disc brakes front and rear. We want each apprentice to build a Long Haul that is ready to ride at the end of the program and representative of Human Powered Machines product (a standard build).

 *** The Human Powered Network Development fee

will be used to develop infrastructure and pursue grants for the Human Powered Network. This is a big job that requires the attention of a professional.

If you have further questions, I will be happy to discuss them with you. I am at CAT on Wednesday or Thursday afternoons, usually between 3 and 5 PM. If you want to make an appointment, please call 541-344-1197 anytime and leave a message for me. Thanks!

Hi, Derek,

Can you give me more information about this apprenticeship? When/where is it?

Thanks! Irina

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*From:* Derek Thomas <theconcreteseas@gmail.com mailto:theconcreteseas@gmail.com> *To:* thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org mailto:thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org *Sent:* Tuesday, May 8, 2012 6:09 PM *Subject:* [TheThinkTank] Cargo Bike Frame Building Apprenticeship

Hello Think Tankers. We have been trying to post but for some reason no luck with our email humanpowerednetwork@catoregon.org mailto:humanpowerednetwork@catoregon.org

*For THE HUMAN POWERED NETWORK: http://hpm.catoregon.org/?page_id=534 *//* With the current popularity of cargo bikes we have seen an influx of builders and importers bringing more bikes to market. But it’s not just about bikes. For over 20 years, Jan VanderTuin through _Human PoweredMachines_ http://hpm.catoregon.org/ has been focused on localizing the production of cargo bikes and fitting them into community. Its time to pass it on. The apprenticeship program prepares individuals to create their own unique, bicycle-based social enterprise and shop. We aren’t just retaining for bike building…we emphasize finding broader context for your skills. For example; your shop might also be a teaching facility for at risk kids. Or you may have a CSA delivery business driven by cargo bike. We offer intensive, hands on training in : -Welding, brazing, machining and powder coating. -Designing and prototyping in computer aided design (CAD) -Industrial sewing based on our production line of rain gear. -Organic gardening with emphasis on the true cost of food -Marketing, website and graphic design Our dream? To create a formal association, the _Human Powered Network_. To bring together smaller scale frame builders into a cooperative entityusing the established designs of Human Powered Machines. These designs are offered as open-source to apprentices who have completed the program.

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