By InBusiness Phoenix
Home Builders Care, the charitable arm of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, announced the grand opening of the Home Building Academy located at 3100 E Broadway, Suite 100 in Phoenix Arizona. The Academy is a new educational facility in Phoenix, AZ for training in skilled trades for residential construction.
At the Academy, students participate in a 9-week rapid worker training, resulting in industry-recognized certificates in either carpentry or electrical. The first four weeks of the training provide basic construction knowledge such as reading a tape measure, using hand and power tools, and safe work practices including an OSHA 10-hour certificate. The remaining five weeks are trade-specific training.
The Academy is tuition free for qualified students and students maintaining satisfactory academic progress will receive a weekly stipend for living expenses. In addition, successful graduates will leave with a set of tools, boots, work clothes, and personal protective equipment. Given the severe labor shortage in Arizona and throughout the country, the academy aims to teach residential construction trade skills to qualified applicants seeking a new career path and place them into well-paying jobs.
