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Path to Employment and Careers in the Skilled Trades

Path to Employment and Careers in the Skilled Trades. July 8, 2014. Gilbane and CG Schmidt C ommunity C ommitment. Business & Workforce Opportunities The project will create at least 1,000 construction jobs.

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Path to Employment and Careers in the Skilled Trades

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  1. Path to Employment and Careers in the Skilled Trades July 8, 2014

  2. Gilbane and CG Schmidt Community Commitment • Business & Workforce Opportunities • The project will create at least 1,000 construction jobs. • We are committed to hiring small businesses for at least 25 percent of construction costs. • We are committed to using Milwaukee residents for 40 percent of the hours worked on the site.

  3. WRTP/BIG STEP - What We Do • Assess job-ready candidates from a wide range of community based referral partners • Prepare qualified candidates for employment and advancement opportunities • Provide nationally renowned pre-employment training opportunities

  4. WRTP/BIG STEP Programs • Apprenticeship Prep (tutoring) • Industry Led Apprenticeship Prep Training Classes • Specialized Certifications • Employer Services

  5. WRTP/BIG STEP • Works directly with employers and Training Coordinators to ensure that individuals are prepared for a career in the skilled trades. • Career guidance • Trade information • Training classes • Mock interviews • Tutoring prepares individuals for the apprenticeship tests in the skilled trades • Reading comprehension • Sentence skills • Arithmetic • Algebra • Spatial and mechanical aptitude

  6. What’s this? How can we facilitate these stakeholders to get Milwaukee residents to work on public projects? Public Projects with Residential Requirements Unions WRTP/BIG STEP You need to go to an apprenticeship. I don’t understand. Where are the jobs? We don’t hire. See the union. We don’t do the hiring. Go to the employer. Employers Public Project Job Sites Milwaukee Community We’re not taking applications. Apprenticeship Programs We just do training. We have a public project with local hiring mandates. Skilled Workers from Surrounding Communities Community Based Organization Politicians

  7. Construction Building Trades BricklayerCarpenterCement Mason/Concrete FinisherConstruction Craft LaborerElectrician (Construction)Electrician (Residential)Environmental Service Technician/ HVAC Installer-TechnicianGlazierHeat and Frost InsulatorIronworkerLaborer (Construction Craft Laborer)Operating Engineer Heavy Equipment Operator/ Painter and Decorator PlastererPlumberRoofer & WaterprooferSheet Metal WorkerSprinklerfitterSteamfitter (Construction)Steamfitter (Refrigeration/Service)Taper & FinisherTeledata Communications Terrazzo Worker Tile Setter

  8. General Process for Employment in the Trades • Put together your trade portfolio with Driver’s License information, proof of high school graduation or GED, Social Security card, and work experience • Attend a BIG STEP orientation to learn more about specific trade application days and requirements, as well as preparation for tests • Pass test and get letter of eligibility or placed on a ranked waiting list • Find a contractor or get placed with a contractor through the JATC

  9. Requirements for Working in the Trades • Be able to work in extreme hot/cold temperatures • Be comfortable with heights • Be able to bend/lift • Be able to get to various job sites throughout the day • Have good math skills • Be willing to learn • Have good attendance • Be dependable • Be drug-free

  10. Residential Preference Program To get RPP Certified, you must be: City of Milwaukee Resident AND Been laid off for more than 30 days OR Have worked less than 1,200 hours in the last 12 months OR Be underemployed

  11. Residential Preference Program WRTP/BIG STEP staffs notary publics to provide certifications for the Residential Preference Program (RPP). Our Center of Excellence is a one stop shop for RPP Certifications, just call 414-342-9787 to make an appointment.

  12. WRTP/BIG STEP 3841 W. WISCONSIN AVE MILWAUKEE, WI 53208 414-342-9787 nm@wrtp.org

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