Community Services Agency: Building Futures Apprenticeship Outreach & Recruitment Project
The
Community Services Agency’s Building Futures program seeks to provide
employers
and apprenticeships with individuals who are OSHA 10 and CPR/First Aid
certified, drug free, and ready to work in the basic construction
trades. Building Futures is a project currently funded through the
Department of Labor-Employment Training Administration Green Jobs Innovation
Fund, UPO, MARPAT, CenterCity DC,
and the Community Foundation Anonymous
Donor Fund. The program was previously funded through a contract with the
US General Services Administration.
The
project provides six-week pre-apprenticeship training programs for low-income
area men, women and veterans. The curriculum includes introductory
coursework to the building trades, orientations to green
jobs/weatherization, and hands-on training at the area’s union apprenticeship
schools. In addition to the certifications, the curriculum consists of
blueprint reading, orientation to the industry, construction math, and an
introduction to tools and materials. Students also receive job readiness
training, placement counseling, case management and follow-up support beyond
employment placement.
The
Agency has made every attempt to guarantee that we are offering qualified,
hard-working candidates for employment. Students are screened to ensure
that they have a high school diploma and a driver’s license and that they are
drug free, academically and physically capable, and genuinely interested in the
trades. In addition to the pre-placement support, program staff will
follow-up with graduates and continue to be a resource to contribute both to
their success and the success of the employer.
Click on the link below to
download the Spring 2014 program brochure.
Staff on the project:
Client Services
Coordinator Sylvia Casaro-Dietert, 202 974-8223
Job Development
Coordinator Andrea Thompson, 202-974-8157
Case Manager Jennifer
Gajdosik, 202-974-8224
Executive Director Kathleen McKirchy, 202
974-8221