Mason contractors have been facing a shortage of skilled masons. WE NEED YOU!
BECOME A MASON, You will have a career for life! • NATIONLY ACCREDITED TRAINING • GOOD WAGES • VALUABLE BENEFITS • JOB SECURITY • ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES Querer Ser Un MASON (Albañil) De Bloque? TE NECESITAMOS! El Aprendizaje Es GRATIS!! • Entrenamiento Acreditado National • Mejor Salario’s • Buenos Beneficios • Seguridad De Trabajo • Opportunidades Para Adelantar OPEN HOUSE: ON DECEMBER 9th 2014 6:30 PM To 8:00 PM WILLIAM TURNER TECH 1015 NW 19th Avenue MIAMI, FL 33147 LOCATED: MASONRY YARD REAR BUILDING TO APPLY: • All apprentices must be 18 years of age, • Must apply in person and bring the following documentation: • Valid Driver’s License, Social Security Number or Card, and if applicable, documentation of US Citizenship or Legal Resident Alien with work permit. FOR MORE INFO CALL/ PARA MAS INFORMACION LLAMA: JULIO VAZQUEZ--- APPRENTICE REPRESENTATIVE 561-400-6345 Julio@masonryeducation.org WWW.MASONRYEDUCATION.ORG By ANNIE MARTIN
annie.martin@news-jrnl.com DELAND Like any good foreman, Greg Gebben expects his crew to do the job right. That means his workers must measure wood beams within a quarter-inch of the desired length. And like any good teacher, Gebben expects students to correct sloppy work. That means his DeLand High School students run to the hardware store if they cut a board too short. "Builders are not going to bring truckloads of wood for you to make mistakes on," Gebben told a roomful of students. "It comes out of your paycheck." Gebben designs his in-class projects to be as close to real life as possible because he wants students to be able to step onto job sites after they graduate with little additional training. Soon students in Volusia County's construction academies will have access to real job sites through a new internship program that comes at a time when local builders say the lack of available skilled workers is limiting the growth of their business and driving up construction prices. The school district is linking up with the Volusia Building Industry Association and a nonprofit organization that will help connect students with paid internships in areas like carpentry, electrical, masonry. Read more:: http://daytonanewsjournal.fl.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=014c35e12 On Thursday, October 30, 2014, the Masonry Education Foundation's Julio Vazquez (Apprentice Coordinator) and Deb Bartolucci (Marketing & Education) attended the 100 Black Men of South Florida's 4th Annual Career Fair & College Expo at the Miami Dade Fairgrounds. The event was well attended with over 4000 area high school students bused in from around the county. The students had been prepped by the 100 Black Men of South Florida organization as part of their mentoring program, and brought their resumes, SAT scores and a professional attitude in hopes to impress the colleges, trade schools and area employers in attendance. The MEF interviewed several current NCCER pre-apprentice candidates and consequently has a new list of potential masonry apprentices for the Miami program that is held at William H. Turner Technical Arts High School. For more information, please contact Julio Vazquez Julio@masonryeducation.org or Deb Bartolucci deb@floridamasonry.com
Contractors are having difficulty finding craft workers such as carpenters and electricians, now that the industry is recovering from the downturn, the Associated General Contractors of America said Wednesday in a new report.
Only 11 contractors in Florida were represented in AGC's survey of about 1,000 contractors nationwide, but the problem is not a new one. The contractors association identified a growing shortage in 2013. FULL STORY > The Concrete Coalition, including MAF, FC&PA and FICAP proudly supports Rick Scott for governor. Let's Keep Florida Working!
The skills gap in the United States is a growing crisis for our nation. Our friends at WorkBoots.com developed the Infographic below to illustrate the problem.
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