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Construction Career Pathways Team
In response to projected workforce shortages in the construction industry, the Workforce Network convened the Construction Career Pathway Partnership team in 2009 to meet the needs of employers and employees in the industry.
Vision
A Construction Career Pathways system that drives regional economic prosperity by providing employers with skilled workers who sustain and build their businesses and who are empowered to grow and advance in their careers.
Mission
Our mission, as a collaborative of employers, educators and service providers, is to improve and create the construction career pathways designed to meet the regional workforce needs.
Partners
Employers/Industry Associations
Jostin Concrete
Messer Construction
Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky
Triton Services
Allied Construction Industries
Blue Chip Paving
Valley Interior Systems
A&A Drywall
Educational Institutions
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Great Oaks
Butler Tech
Independent Electrical Contractors
Greater Cincinnati Apprenticeship Council
Service Providers & Community Organizations
Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
Brighton Center
Easter Seals Work Resource Center
Cincinnati Works
Employee Readiness Committee
Progress to Date
- Developed the partnership team consisting of employers or industry associations, educational institutions, and service providers. Employer chair named for the partnership team.
- Developing competency model and finalized top in-demand occupations through employer surveys and labor market data.
- Assisted the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance in securing a $17M U.S. Dept. of Energy Retrofit Ramp-Up grant for large-scale energy efficiency initiatives in our community, including workforce development efforts.
- Secured $998,976 from Constructing Futures and $100K/year from United Way for pre-apprenticeship training delivered by 6 partners.
- Secured a $300K grant from the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Women's Bureau WANTO program (Women in Apprenticeships and Non-Traditional Occupations) to improve the systems needed to place 50 women/year into apprenticeships or apprenticeable occupations in the construction, advanced manufacturing and transportation industries.
Prioritized In-Demand Occupations
Carpentry
Electrician
Plumbing/pipefitting
Construction craft laborer
Newsletter Archive
June/July 2010
April/May 2010
February/March 2010
November/December 2009
September/October 2009
For More Information
Janice Urbanik
Director, Construction Career Pathways
Phone: (513) 686-2967
Email
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