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Colorado Construction Institute

Colorado Construction Institute (CCI) is a nonprofit training organization providing innovative 21st century pre-apprentice and apprentice programs where disadvantaged people learn the soft and hard skills necessary to bridge the middle-skills gap. Since 2012, CCI's certified construction skills training programs have prepared individuals from across the Denver metro area to overcome socioeconomic barriers to success. CCI was founded to address the issue of unemployment among Colorado's socioeconomically disadvantaged population through the opportunity presented by the ongoing middle-skilled labor shortage in the construction industry. At the same time that Colorado Department of Labor & Employment projects construction industry employment to grow 30% by the year 2022, the National Association of Home Builders and their Home Builders Institute anticipate a 30-35% shortfall in the trained construction labor force as roughly 75% of the construction workforce enters retirement age. CCI works to create a bridge over this so-called "middle-skills gap" by engaging low-income, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations with certified construction skills training programs that prepare individuals for sustained employment in Colorado's fast-growing construction industry. Our adult-focused pre-apprentice and apprentice programs partner with industry employers to teach trainees the exact skills needed for immediate employment. Our youth-focused pre-apprentice training includes YouthBuild, a federally-funded program that serves high school dropouts, and Building Pathways, a series of collaborative programs with local schools that engage high school seniors with construction trades education. CCI provides case management services to help individuals navigate around external barriers while they participate in a skills training program, and post-program placement services to help graduates obtain and retain employment.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : Recruitment: Locate resource fairs, career days, community events to recruit youth and adult candidates for programming; Conduct off-site presentations at appropriate partner organizations (charter schools, group homes, non-profit partners’ client meetings, etc.); Maintain log to document recruitment events and outcomes; Canvas appropriate markets with recruitment material; Conduct weekly Information Sessions and navigate candidates to enrollment. Outreach: Research and identify local organizations working with similar population to solicit partnerships and expand partner network; Keep partners up-to-date with CCI programming, maintain relationships. Marketing: Create new/update old marketing materials; Maintain and update social media accounts; Research new marketing methods.

Program Benefits : Training , Housing , Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible .


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Service Areas : Community and Economic Development .

Skills : Computers/Technology , Community Organization , Communications , Recruitment , Youth Development , Team Work , Counseling , Public Speaking , General Skills .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Colorado Construction Institute

Program Start/End Date
08/17/2015 - 08/12/2016

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	COLORADO

Accepting Applications
From 05/18/2015 To 06/26/2015

Contact	Michael Smith
3532 N Franklin St
Denver CO 80205
303-997-0453
michael.smith@ccidenver.org

Listing ID	61585


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