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HBI Job Corps Students Win State Championship
On April 8, six Home Builders Institute (HBI) plumbing and electrical students from the Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center (JCC) in Tucson, Ariz. participated in the annual SkillsUSA Arizona Championships.
High school and college students participated in 70 skill and leadership competitions to determine who would represent Arizona at the national SkillsUSA Championships.
Four NAHB student members from John Gallagher’s plumbing class took part in the plumbing secondary (high school) and plumbing post-secondary (college) competitions, and two students from Gerardo Ortiz’s electrical class competed in the electrical post-secondary division.
Provided with an isometric drawing of a bathroom, the plumbing students were required to complete the rough-in plumbing for sewer and water. Electrical students took a 50-question written exam and were then given a schematic drawing to wire up boxes.
All six HBI students placed first or second, earning a gold or silver medal in their respective divisions.
Kris Poola, who was an HBI student ambassador at the International Builders’ Show in January, took first place in the plumbing post-secondary division. Patrick Fitzpatrick won the plumbing secondary division and Matthew Heaton won the electrical wiring post secondary division. All three winners will compete in the national championships in Kansas City, Mo. beginning June 22.
“HBI is very proud of its work with Job Corps,” said HBI Chairman M. M. “Mike” Weiss. “For many years, HBI has been a leader in trades training and job placement, and this type of competition further illustrates the strength and quality of our curriculum, faculty and students.”
HBI, the workforce development arm of NAHB, is the largest national training contractor in Job Corps, placing more than 2,000 young people annually in jobs in residential construction. NAHB members work through their local home builders associations to help develop the curriculum, mentor students and provide internships or work-based learning opportunities.
For more information on HBI’s Job Corps programs, e-mail Keith Albright or Maria McIntyre at HBI, or call them at 800-795-7955 x8911 and x8912, respectively.
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