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The vocational training includes a variety of general construction skills. Participants are given hands-on instruction in an actual construction environment. Additionally, we are equipping individuals with the life-skills needed to make the transition from lacking vocational and life skills to becoming more productive, goal-oriented, self-confident and self-sufficient.
Life Skills Training:
This program will teach life skills through a series of workshops and classes. The workshops will focus on self-awareness, coping skills, job skills, goal setting, finance management, and job etiquette. This training will be reinforced through the vocational training components, which will offer hands-on, interactive instruction.
Education Services (GED):
This program prepares trainees for all parts of the General Education Development (GED) exam. In a classroom setting, trainees will receive rigorous instruction in mathematics, language arts/writing, computer skills, and reading to gain competency of the materials needed to successfully pass the GED exam. Teacher instruction, group activities, individual participation, and computer-assisted instruction are utilized for remedial or supplemental activities.
Counseling Services:
For trainees that wish to utilize this service, there will be four components that they will undergo: assessment, counseling, referral, and follow-up. During the assessment, the trainee will thoroughly review and analyze their problem(s) to gain a complete understanding or how they are affected. In the counseling component, a trained and certified counselor will teach trainees specific strategies and techniques to help them address and resolve their problems. (The problems addressed will be those that have an effect on job performance and include, though are not limited to, those related to drug and alcohol abuse, emotional, family and work adjustment.) Afterwards, if it is determined that a trainee requires long-term assistance, this program will refer them to an agency/provider within their local community. Support will be provided from the following organizations: Unity Parenting & Counseling Center, Mount Sinai, and Link Community Development.
Carpentry:
Students will acquire the knowledge and theory needed to construct and install formwork for footings, grade beams and slabs-on-grade; how to set up various kinds of formwork for concrete walls and columns; how to install reinforcing materials; how problems with a foundation can affect the rest of the structure will be emphasized; how to determine the requirements to lay out, cut and assemble a framed floor system (including stairwells and chimney holes); how to erect engineer designed floor trusses. Students receive theory and hands-on experience in laying out studding and rough openings, wood frame walls, steel stud walls and ceiling joists. The course content includes installing strapping, blocking and furring. Students will learn how to frame preserved wood foundations and identify timber construction, learn how to select, use and maintain a wide variety of hand tools and non-power equipment. Students will also learn how to operate and maintain portable electric tools, pneumatic tools, powder actuated tools, cutting torches and stationary power tools.
Blueprint Reading:
The reading of construction blueprints is a foundational skill in construction. All construction professionals, regardless of whether they are working in the field or in the office, must know how to read blueprints. Blueprint reading is not terribly difficult but it does require practice and some basic knowledge of blueprints. This course is designed to provide students with that foundational knowledge and enough practice at reading blueprints to get them started. Mastery of blueprint reading will come with practice and with using blueprints on the job on a regular basis.
Construction Math:
Students will learn how to use whole numbers, common and decimal fractions, percentages, ratio and proportions, angular measurements, length, area and volume measurements in the Imperial and Metric measurements.
Concrete Finishing:
Students will develop the skills needed to place, consolidate, finish and cure concrete. The course content includes selecting and proportioning ingredients for producing quality concrete. Students will acquire the knowledge and theory needed to construct and install formwork for slabs-on-grade.
Computer Technology:
The live presentation of Computer Orientation consists of lecture/demonstration classes. These classes are for new and experienced-but-frustrated computer users—even knowledgeable computer users can benefit. Computer Orientation provides the background necessary to become a comfortable, confident, conversant and self-sufficient computer user. Computer Orientation is comprehensive and complete. Seemingly difficult and complex issues are made understandable, compelling, and entertaining.
OSHA 10 Hour Certification:
This course is designed to assist the student in identifying and correcting the many safety hazards that are common place in the construction industry.
Scaffold Safety Certification:
Students will receive the theory and hands-on experience needed for the safe use of scaffolds used in construction.
Resume Workshop:
Students will receive resume design instruction and hands-on experience needed for creating and updating their resumes. The students will participate in a mock interviews designed to challenge their understanding of the interview process