Page 35 - AGC 2020 Annual Magazine

Creating Essential Construction Workforce Development Opportunities in Colorado
HIGH SCHOOL
Opening Young Minds to Career Opportunities in Construction
POWERED BY:
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS
CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION
High School Skilled Trades Training
POWERED BY:
HOUSING & BUILDING ASSOCIATED
ASSOCIATION GENERAL
OF COLORADO SPRINGS
CONTRACTO
• Implemented by AGC contractors at 41 high schools
• Virtual panel discussions about opportunities
• Industry members sharing their stories about a “day in the life” of a construction worker
• Virtual job site tours
• Engaging students online
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Connects High Schoolers throughout Colorado with skilled trades education.
Students learn to use their hands and minds through the nationally recognized curriculum from the Home Builders Institute (HBI).
45,000 career opportunities available in Colorado by 2027.
232 CIC students earned their Pre-Apprenticeship Training Certificates (PACT) which certify them as work-ready in a particular trade.
46 certified students have been placed
in positions within our essential industry.
RS
CONSTRUCTION CAREERS NOW!
Post High School Pre-Apprenticeship Program
POWERED BY:
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS
• No cost / 4-week Virtual curriculum taught by instructors with nearly 50 years combined construction experience
• Includes Virtual Hiring Fair
Results since September 2016:
• 1,461 graduates
• Nearly 800 graduates now
working in the industry
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Diversity of Graduates ~ 22% Black
~ 33% Hispanic
~ 40% White
~ 5% Other
~ 20% Female ~ 80% Male
CCN virtual class.
CIC students learning about construction at the Thompson Career Campus.
Build Your Workforce of the Future by Attending a CCN Hiring Fair
Register at buildcolorado.com/hiring-fairs
BUILD OLORADO.com | THE Source for Construction Workforce Development Career paths • Apprenticeship info • Education programs • Skilled trades descriptions and compensation • Job postings
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