解决劳动力技能差距问题, '施工准备' Training Program Expands into 奥古斯塔 in May
'施工准备 takes Georgians through a free 20-day construction education program that ends with training, 的认证, 还有就业安置。”.
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解决劳动力技能差距问题, “施工准备” Training Program Expands into 奥古斯塔 in May
亚特兰大，2021年3月8日 -- 格鲁吉亚建设教育基金会(CEFGA) is expanding its “施工准备” program into the 奥古斯塔 region beginning May 2021. 施工准备 takes Georgians through a free 20-day construction education program that ends with training, 证书和工作安排. The 奥古斯塔 training facility will be located at 买世界杯app推荐. For more information and to register, applicants should visit - http://constructionready.org/career-seekers/overview/.
The expansion into the 奥古斯塔 region is part of a major growth of the program across Georgia, financed in part by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) fund (a part of the CARES Act). In August 2020, Governor Kemp announced CEFGA was selected to receive $3.300万美元用于扩大建设准备计划. The GEER funding supports broadband and connectivity extensions, 精神健康服务, 劳动力培训, 照顾孩子, 技术创新.
“The City of 奥古斯塔 is proud to be the next area of expansion and investment for the 施工准备 program. Being able to bring training and jobs to 奥古斯塔ns is extremely important when the overall employment of construction laborers and helpers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2019 to 2029, 高于所有职业的平均水平. A career as a construction worker offers good pay and a high likelihood of finding and maintaining employment,市长哈迪·戴维斯说. “The 施工准备 Program allows us to address the workforce skills gap and put people to work.”
自2014年以来, CEFGA through the 施工准备 program has trained more than 1,000 workers of all ages for a successful career in construction. 项目的成功案例包括:
- 培训结束后97%的人找到了工作
- 平均起薪12-15美元/小时
- 70% of participants employed with same company one year later
“We are excited to expand the 施工准备 program into 奥古斯塔,CEFGA总裁兼首席执行官Scott Shelar说. “There are construction jobs in the midst of this pandemic, and we need Georgians trained and certified to fill those positions across the state.”
The goal of the 施工准备 program is to help close the workforce skills gap. The Nationwide Workforce Initiative finds that for every five people that retire from the skilled professions, 只有一个学徒能胜任这项工作. The lack of skilled workers is also a problem in Georgia as a shortage of more than 61,据报道，2019年有000名工人. 在大流行期间，短缺仍在继续. Closing this skills gap by educating more Georgians about careers in the skilled professions is CEFGA’s primary goal.
“买世界杯app推荐 is honored to partner with the City of 奥古斯塔 and CEFGA to host the construction ready training on our campus,”医生说。. 杰梅因·威尔，买世界杯app推荐院长. “The college is also committed to offering participants access to complimentary programs of study that will enhance their career trajectory in the construction industry.”
“It’s great to see CEFGA allocating Georgia’s GEER funding so quickly in 奥古斯塔 as part of the 施工准备 program,乔治亚州州长布莱恩·坎普说. “这是我们州面临挑战的时刻, but we will continue to work around the clock to support our students and teachers, 改善结果, 让辛勤工作的格鲁吉亚人重返工作岗位.”
关于CEFGA
More information on the 施工准备 program and CEFGA can be found by visiting http://cefga.org. CEFGA is also holding weekly Facebook Live sessions to reach Georgians interested in the skilled trades. 每周二中午, CEFGA’s President and CEO Scott Shelar and his guests have discussed a different aspect of the construction industry with the goal of educating students about career opportunities in the construction industry. 所有这些事件都可以在这里找到 http://cefga.org/k12-pipeline/instagram-live-summer-series/.
The organization has also set up a career hotline for those interested in entering the construction industry. Georgians can text “careerpath” to 31996 and someone from the CEFGA career placement team will follow up with information on advanced training, 学徒甚至是就业安排.
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