Greater Houston Construction Careers Initiative

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Greater Houston Construction Careers Initiative
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Construction Labor Situation

• Workload Increasing
• Commercial Projects at extremely high levels
• Recovery and rebuilding in hurricane impacted
  areas drawing labor away

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Construction Labor Situation

• Aging workforce
• Construction industry unattractive
• Traditional recruiting methods not working
• Rising Wages

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HBR Labor Forecast Trend
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Golden Triangle Labor ForecastTotal Industrial
Commercial
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Construction Careers Initiative

• Created to address the craft labor concerns
• Began in 2006 as a joint association effort
• Initiative includes
• Leadership Team
• Marketing Committee
• Recruiting Committee
• Youth Committee

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2006 Accomplishments

• Increased funding for CMEF to 6 cents
• Implemented Basic Training for Future Craft
  Professionals
• Achieved a TWC grant through Lee College

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2006 Accomplishments

• Construction Expo and Craft Championship held at
  Lee College
• 1760 college craft training units
• 3300 skills assessments
• Over 200 Performance Verifications
• Revitalized High School Program

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Basic Training for Future Craft Professionals
(Piloted at Lee College)

• A collaborative effort to bring new individuals
  into construction industry
• Includes NCCERs core modules, soft skill
  training, basic safety, and a formal mentoring
  program
• Class is for 25-30 students and lasts two weeks
• Students recruited by Contractors
• Owners allow student to work at site as craft
  helper-trainee

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Business Roundtable - Gulf Coast Workforce
Development Initiative

• Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative
  offered Im GREAT marketing program with
  possible funding

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Greater Houston ConstructionCareers Initiative

• Incorporation of IM GREAT marketing efforts
  creates
• Greater Houston Construction Careers Initiative
  

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HBR Owner Involvement

• Provide volunteers to support activities
• Encourage contractors to commit as grant partners
• Support new industry recruits at facilities
  through contractors
• Continue to support industry initiative
  financially encourage others to do so.

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2007 Plans

• Work with TWC to fund a multi-college training
  skills grant
• Work with the WorkSource on screening process
• Develop recruiting database methods
• Develop industry commitment to fund training not
  covered by grants
• Get multiple associations to sign grant as
  partners for basic skills training

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2007 Plans

• Get employers to sign on as business partners
• Develop commitments from industry to support
  initiative and employ those who complete training
  
• Pilot Basic Skills training programs and the
  entire process at a few community colleges in
  April 2007
• Kickoff Im Great marketing campaign March 2007
• Hold Construction Careers Expo in late April 2007

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Broaden Industry Involvement

• Only a handful of owners and contractors are
  involved
• Need more owners and contractors involvement in
  hiring these employees and keeping them employed
• Close the gap on resource shortages.

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CCI - Careers Youth CommitteeCollege/Career
Nights At Schools

• Completed
• Friendswood High School
• Channelview High School
• Deer Park High School
• Hargrave High School
• Upcoming
• South Houston High School
• Sam Rayburn High School

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CCI - Youth CommitteeClass Visits

• Terry High School
• Dayton High School
• Clear Creek High School
• Pearland High School
• Gulf Coast CATE Directors Meeting
• Now attending meetings, and they are invited to
  the CCYC meetings.
• Upcoming
• Deer Park High School

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The Initiative

• Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative
• Public/private partnership
• Goal 20,000 new employees in 4 years
• Support nations goal to re-construct areas
  devastated by Hurricane Katrina
• Provide meaningful employment and career
  opportunities
• Assist people who have been displaced to return
  to their home locations
• Attract additional qualified workers
• Drive recruitment through Im GREAT campaign

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Im GREAT Campaign

• Gulf Rebuild Education, Advancement Training
• Recruitment program launched in Louisiana,
  Mississippi and now Texas
• Website www.imgreat.org
• Information about training and career
  opportunities
• Toll-free 888-52-GREAT
• Whats available Eligibility criteria How to
  sign up
• Initial assessment QA
• Collect contact information refer to
  appropriate program
• Available recruitment tools
• Campaign fliers, payroll stuffers and collateral
• Billboard, bus shelter and radio advertising
• T-shirts, bumper stickers, posters, etc

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Training Progress
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What we Need from You

• Commitment to support initiative and employ those
  who complete training
• Give applicants priority
• Keep individuals employed
• Report participants employment status for Grant
• Hiring date, rate, position
• Changes to employment/position
• Termination date
• Reason for leaving

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What we Need from You

• Commitment to continue to train these individuals
  
• Help Recruit from within
• Fund small portion of CCI requirements
• Volunteers for Committees Construction Careers
  Expo

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GH-CCI - Commitment Form

• Please indicate your willingness to support this
  effort
• GOAL 100 Contractors signed up to support this
  Initiative
• DONT LET THIS INDUSTRY WIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR
  IMPROVEMENT PASS US BY!!!!

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Contact Information

• Wayne Oswald Project Director
• waynesworldtx_at_sbcglobal.net
• Jimmy McBride CCI-ELT Co-Chair
• jimmy.mcbride_at_lyondell.com
• Rodney Page CCI-ELT Co-Chair
• rodney_at_ref-chem.com
• Russell Hamley ABC President
• russell_at_abchouston.org
• Bill Bobo HBR Executive Director
• Bobo_hbr_at_msn.com