Submitted by the Editors on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 19:10
Through the Edward J. Malloy Inititative for Construction Skills, apprentices who enter the construction industry attend classes paid for by unions and contractors, while simultaneously being employed on projects in their craft throughout New York City. They receive at least 144 hours of annual classroom instruction as well as on-the-job training while employed at wages which increase as their skills progress.
A new report from Cornell University describes the success of the program:
Construction Skills places New York City high school graduates, veterans, women, and economically disadvantaged workers into apprenticeship programs of unions affiliated with the Building and Construction Trades Council.
"With a retention rate above 80%, the program is a major reason for the broad diversity of the metropolitan New York construction workforce: African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians from the five boroughs today represent a majority of new union members in the area’s trades.
"Pre-apprenticeship programs prepare high school seniors from New York City’s public schools with both classroom and hands-on training for a “direct track” into union-sector apprenticeships. Construction Skills puts a strong emphasis on career counseling for high school seniors. Participating high school seniors must meet regularly with staff and receive individualized coaching and advice relevant to the trade of their choice."
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