的 Highway Construction 职业生涯 Training Program at Black Hawk College allows students to discover what career path to pursue.
“的 goal is to get people into the building trades,” HCCTP program manager Paul Fessler said. “它的名字里有高速公路, but that can include any of the building trades, 所以有很多选择.”
A few HCCTP 2020 graduates shared their thoughts after completing the program:
[icon name=”comment” class=”fa-button”] “试一试吧. It’s only a three-month program, and you’ll be able to figure out what you want to do.——莫林公司的巴拉克·罗威尔
[icon name=”comment” class=”fa-button”] “这是一次很好的人生经历.——达文波特的马库斯·蒂格
[icon name=”comment” class=”fa-button”] “很好。. I’m ready to go out there and find a good trade.——达文波特的maveric Hedrick
[icon name=”comment” class=”fa-button”] “现在, if somebody’s not decided to sign up for this program, I think the person is wasting time.——Moline的komivi Nekou
HCCTP基础知识
Students complete construction projects, do stick welding and operate construction equipment. 他们也学习数学, 工作/生活技能, blueprint reading and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
“About half of it is getting into the field and rolling up your sleeves,” Fessler said.
的 Illinois Department of Transportation created HCCTP to increase the number of minorities, women and disadvantaged persons working on IDOT projects. Black Hawk College runs the full-time, 13-week program every spring and fall at no cost to students.
的re is an application process with up to 15 students selected for each class. 待考虑, applicants must be seeking work in the construction trades, 年满18岁, have a high school diploma or GED®, have a valid driver’s license and be drug-free.
的 first step of applying is completing an 定位会话. 下一节课从3月1日开始. Orientation sessions for it are available the last week of January and the first week of February. 会议结束后, applicants take a Math and Reading Skills Test if they want to proceed, then the program invites potential candidates for an interview.
Site locations for program projects can include Black Hawk College, parks or nonprofits. Cement work and carpentry work are frequent, and projects can also include a variety of other trade work, including plumbing and sheet metal.
为未来做准备
Fessler said it is easy to promote the building trades because there are opportunities available with good wages, pension plans and health insurance. HCCTP helps prepare students to apply for and obtain apprenticeships.
“Construction is a real career opportunity,他说. “HCCTP will take you from where you are to being ready for that first day on the job.”
In addition to getting hands-on experience with several trades, students learn about many more trades. 的y visit apprenticeship centers and representatives from the trades visit HCCTP classes to share their firsthand experiences.
“One of the easiest and most satisfying parts of my job is when graduates come back and talk to the other classes,他说.
Fessler keeps in touch with HCCTP graduates as they apply for apprenticeships. 的 application process can take awhile, so he keeps in touch for a year to help graduates find opportunities, send out reminders and keep up morale for anyone waiting.
“We’re there to back you up,他说.
Black Hawk College HCCTP graduates have become carpenters, 电工, 水泥石匠, 劳动者, 设备操作, 管道工和水管工.
的 Highway Construction 职业生涯 Training Program is part of Black Hawk College’s Business Training Center.