Company Description:
Building Skills NY was created by leaders in the affordable housing industry who realized the need for greater access to economic opportunities in the communities where affordable housing is being built. These leaders understood that although the creation of affordable housing is a critical aspect of community revitalization, true sustained community improvement could not occur without corresponding employment prospects for local residents. Unfortunately it was often the case that local residents, living in the neighborhoods where projects were being built, did not possess the skills and training necessary to be safely employed at a construction site.
The program began by offering underemployed and unemployed New Yorkers training and job placement in the affordable housing industry. We initially provided low cost construction training and education, including required safety courses, and job placement through coordination with a local community college. Over the past several years, the program has expanded and evolved into an eightten week course, available at no cost to the student that provides construction education and hands on training, industry certifications, and job placement with leading developers and contractors in the affordable housing industry.
Building Skills NY was created by leaders in the affordable housing industry who realized the need for greater access to economic opportunities in the communities where affordable housing is being built. These leaders understood that although the creation of affordable housing is a critical aspect of community revitalization, true sustained community improvement could not occur without corresponding employment prospects for local residents. Unfortunately it was often the case that local residents, living in the neighborhoods where projects were being built, did not possess the skills and training necessary to be safely employed at a construction site.
The program began by offering underemployed and unemployed New Yorkers training and job placement in the affordable housing industry. We initially provided low cost construction training and education, including required safety courses, and job placement through coordination with a local community college. Over the past several years, the program has expanded and evolved into an eightten week course, available at no cost to the student that provides construction education and hands on training, industry certifications, and job placement with leading developers and contractors in the affordable housing industry.