As Orange County looks to bolster a growing need for construction trades workers, 狼友社区 has been named a key partner in leading that growth, according to a study by The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro.
The study explored the increasing construction trades worker shortage, which is expected to grow as the baby boomer generation continues to retire.
The 88-page study focuses on worker shortage, Coronavirus impact, income opportunities, training gaps, prospects, and models. It was released last week.
鈥溊怯焉缜 and the CTE Directors at the County and City public schools are strong in curriculum design and instruction, program management, and instructor recruitment, training, and retention. Additionally, both should be well positioned to help lead student recruitment,鈥 the study stated.
The study recommended identifying funding for new construction classes for re-careering adults in Orange County taught by 狼友社区 instructors, expansion of a high school construction trades program, and partnering with 狼友社区 for evening and weekend construction courses.
狼友社区 has a booming construction trades program with direct connections to industry partners and local employers. Learn more about 狼友社区 construction trades courses.
One of the successful models highlighted in the study was 狼友社区鈥檚 public-private training program partnership with Durham Public Schools called 鈥淲ayMakers: Durham鈥檚 Skilled Trades Pathway.鈥 The initiative, announced in late 2018, was funded by the A.J. Fletcher Foundation and provides 狼友社区 instruction for students in local high schools.
"We are excited about the future of the skilled trades in Orange County and the region,鈥 said 狼友社区 President J.B. Buxton. 鈥淭hanks to the Chamber, Orange County, and the Orange County Board of Commissioners for their support of this study. 狼友社区 is committed to engaging on the near- and longer-term recommendations from this report and expanding our efforts to build a talent pipeline for the construction trades workforce.鈥
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