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Pulte Homes Promotes Diversity Among Its Interns
 Sponsoring the “Team Builders” program for a second summer, Pulte Homes has welcomed 10 college interns into its regional offices across the country, assigning them to jobs according to their area of study.
Developed in 2006 as a joint effort of the Home Builders Institute (HBI) and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation's (HHF) “Latinos on Fast Track” (LOFT) program, Team Builders was created to increase Latino representation in the home building industry’s managerial ranks.
Student participants have reported that Pulte Homes has made a strong impression and that their internships have started them thinking about a possible career in home building.
“My supervisors here at Pulte have been mentors to me. When I arrived, I was thrown right into the fire and everyone has shown patience and dedication to furthering my professional development,” said Manuel Mejia, a finance intern in Pulte’s Granite Bay, Calif. office. “In just the few weeks that I’ve been here, I can say confidently that Pulte Homes is a company that values its employees highly.”
 Pulte puts a great deal of effort into maintaining a staff that fully represents the diversity of the housing market, and its work environment is ideal for introducing college students to residential construction and presenting them with a desirable career path.
“My experience with Pulte Homes and the Team Builders program has been beneficial to my growth and development in the pursuit of my professional career,” said Joseph Frye, who had experience in home building before interning in the Construction Management Department at Pulte’s Atlanta office.
For more information on Team Builders, e-mail Page Browning at HBI, or call her at 800-795-7955 x8918.
Home Builders Institute Offers New Program to Teach English to Spanish Speakers
Sed de Saber™-Construction Edition is an easy-to-use, take-home learning tool created by Home Builders Institute (HBI) to improve job site communication, construction quality and safety by teaching English to Spanish-speaking workers, who make up 25% of today’s construction industry workforce.
 Sponsored by Lowe’s Commercial Services, Sed de Saber™-Construction Edition was developed by a team of subject matter experts — including superintendents, craft skills experts, remodelers and builders — to ensure that its contents was relevant to today’s home building workforce. HBI also created a seventh book based entirely on the NAHB-OSHA Job Site Safety Handbook to address job site safety issues related to the language barrier.
 Sed de Saber™-Construction Edition uses proven LeapFrog technology to allow learners to listen, record and play back their pronunciation of more than 500 vocabulary words and 340 phrases. Participants who practice 30 minutes each day will complete the program in about five months. Learning at home, on their own time, also eliminates scheduling conflicts.
NAHB members can purchase the learning system, all seven books and a skills assessment to chart progress for $395 per kit. The non-member price is $495. Order today at www.seddesaberconstruction.com or at www.lowesforpros.com.
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