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| Shirley Howard, a recent graduate from the SAHBA Institute of Construction in Tucson, Ariz. |
Tucson Job Training Shores Up Local Labor Pool
With a mission to ease the construction labor shortage in Southern Arizona, provide a needed community service and raise the profile of the home building business as a great place to pursue a career, the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association's Institute of Construction (TSIC) opened its doors last October and has already garnered the success that makes it a model for builders in other parts of the country.
Roger Yohem, vice president and director of communications for the association, said that TSIC has become a valuable resource for the community while helping to fill an important member need.
“After a while, you have to stop complaining about the lack of skilled labor and do something to solve it,” said Greg Miedema, president of Dakota Builders in Tucson.
“We wanted to make people feel better about being in a trade,” Miedema said. “Not everyone needs to go to college, and for years, we’ve told our kids that you have to have a college degree to be a productive member of society. We wanted to help get rid of that condescending attitude.” ...
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