Non-profit organization providing FREE pre-apprenticeship construction training along with employment assistance to underrepresented communities in the Bay Area The Cypress Mandela Training Center is a community based organization dedicated to improving the lives of the people it serves by providing pre-apprentice construction and life skills training along with employment assistance. The Cypress Mandela Training Center is a community-based organization dedicated to improving the lives of the people it serves by providing pre-apprentice construction and life skills training along with employment assistance. We offer free training to Bay Area men and women over the age of 18 to reinforce love, respect, and honor through discipline, daily physical fitness, safety, and material handling. Students will be prepared for skilled trades jobs that are relevant to today’s construction industry.