WAYNE TWP., Ind. -- A local teacher wants more kids to
consider a career in the construction trades.
That's why he's created a week-long summer camp at Wayne
Township's Lynhurst 7th and 8th Grade Center.
15 students are learning the tricks of the construction
trade by renovating an old shed behind their school, turning it into a
concession stand.
Camp creator and Area 31 Construction Teacher Doug Sisk
says in the last ten years, he's seen his class sizes dwindle by 65 percent.
And it's not just his classes that are hurting, the
industry is too.
86 percent of contractors surveyed by the Associate
General Contractors of America in 2015 said they've had trouble filling job
openings.
"The Carpenters Union tells us every year, for every
100 carpenters that retires this year, there are only 30 to take their place.
The numbers are awful and what's happening is people are having to hire people
with fewer skills and put them out there to represent them because otherwise
they're falling behind," said Sisk.
Sisk says the camp won't solve the construction trade shortage but it's
important all the same.
Also tackling the skilled trade workers shortage, Lebanon
schools announced Thursday that they just received a grant that will allow them
to create new classes, exposing kids to construction-related jobs.
Source: The
Indy Channel
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