AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A free, eight-week construction training program is offering adults hands-on experience and connections to employers.
Construction Ready and the Home Builders Institute are partnering on the pre-apprenticeship program, which runs through Sept. 9 at Augusta Technical College.
The goal is to help fill a need for skilled workers as more Georgians retire from the trades than are entering them.
Students are spending the next few weeks building a tiny house, an effort that puts carpentry and tool skills to work in a real project.
‘Making a difference’
Construction Ready President and CEO Scott Shelar said the Augusta program is part of a broader push to connect more Georgians to trade careers…