Construction Training Inc

IN 2015 CONSTRUCTION TRAINING, INC. (CTI) CONDUCTED THREE SESSIONS OF THE START PROGRAM AND CONTINUED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE TRADES PROGRAM, PARTNERING WITH TWO AREA CBOS TO PROVIDE EXPANDED TRAINING TO TWO COHORTS THAT ADDED OSHA-10, FIRST AID/CPR TRAINING, FLAGGING CERTIFICATION, FALL PROTECTION AND ACTUAL JOBSITE EXPERIENCE TO THE APPRENTICESHIP PREPARATION. CTI CONTINUED AS THE LEAD ON THE CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE, A PARTNERSHIP OF FIVE CBOS THAT PROVIDE APPRENTICESHIP READINESS TRAINING, WORKING TOGETHER TO ALIGN PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES. THIS INCLUDED A JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY HONORING 60 GRADUATES FROM THREE TRAINING SESSIONS WITH THE MAYOR OF MADISON DELIVERING THE KEYNOTE SPEECH. IN 2015, 117 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WERE ENROLLED INTO THE START FULL PROGRAM AND FAST TRACK AND FOUNDATIONS FOR THE TRADES. HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR 70% OF THOSE ENROLLED WAS UNDER 30% OF THE MEDIAN INCOME (HUD DEFINITION) AND 89% WERE UNDER 50% OF MEDIAN. 47% OF ENROLLEES WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN. START WORKS WITH PARTICIPANTS TO HELP THEM BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIPS BY PREPARING THEM TO PASS QUALIFYING TESTS. IN 2015, 92% OF PROGRAM GRADUATES WHO TOOK THEIR TRADE TESTS PASSED. 45% OF OUR GRADUATES WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM BECAME APPRENTICES OR PRE-APPRENTICES OR FOUND CONSTRUCTION RELATED WORK.