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Careers in Construction Colorado tells El Paso County commissioners program now in 91 schools, emphasizes job placement and local funding
Summary
Representatives from Careers in Construction Colorado briefed the El Paso County Board of Commissioners on program growth, certification outcomes and local funding mechanisms that support trade education and job placement for high school students.
Representatives of Careers in Construction Colorado (CICC) told the El Paso County Board of Commissioners that the program now operates in 91 high-school locations across Colorado and that local partnerships and a voluntary Building Futures Fund support training and placement for students in the Pikes Peak region.
George Hess, chairman of the local Careers in Construction committee, said the statewide network has issued “almost 10,000 certifications,” nearly 6,000 OSHA-10 certificates and has recorded 2,211 student hires since the program began. He described local activity in the Pikes Peak region as robust: “We have 21 Colorado Springs high school locations” and multiple schools that…
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