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Construction Career Days Provides Jobs for Youth. Bringing Youth into the Construction Industry. Colorado Construction Career Days – 2003, 2004, 2005. The Goal of Construction Career Days. To Build a Construction Work Force Make Available Youth for Hire Get Youth into Training Programs
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Construction Career Days Provides Jobs for Youth Bringing Youth into the Construction Industry
The Goal of Construction Career Days • To Build a Construction Work Force • Make Available Youth for Hire • Get Youth into Training Programs How Do You Achieve These Goals?
Expanding Job Fairs Throughout the State • More schools will be able to participate • Companies in outlying areas will have access to students to hire • Involve Workforce Centers
Industry Proves Students are Needed for Future Workforce • Industry’s reputation is enhanced • More schools want Tech programs to prepare students • Companies are seeing the results of investing their time, money, and energy to Construction Career Days • The Job Fair takes Construction Career Days full circle
A Job Fair! • First Annual Construction Industry Job Fair • Construction Career Day Schools Invited ages 18 years and over • Workforce Centers Clients • Community Colleges Construction Tech Programs • Over 45 Companies Participated • Dozens of Youth Hired • Dozens more enter Union and Open Shop Training Programs • Schools and Industry Clamor for More
What Else? • VIP Tour in Fall of 2006 • Program for Middle School Students • School District Programs for Counselors