Careers in Construction Colorado

1. PARTNERING WITH HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OTHER EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COURSES AND PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON SKILLS TRAINING FOR THE VARIOUS TRADES WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. 2. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE JOB PLACEMENT PLATFORMS, AND ORGANIZING AND HOSTING CAREER PATHWAY FAIRS, IN ORDER TO CONNECT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. 3. COLLABORATING WITH EDUCATORS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, PARENTS, STUDENT PARTICIPANTS, AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH AN OUTREACH AND RECRUITING PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY TARGETING MAINSTREAM STUDENTS AND UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS SUCH AS LATINOS, NATIVE AMERICANS, WOMEN, AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS; 4. REDUCING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT BY IDENTIFYING AND CONNECTING CICC STUDENTS WITH REPUTABLE EMPLOYERS WILLING TO PROVIDE SAFE, EDUCATIONAL, REAL-WORLD PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES A