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	SHA Works

Overview

SHA Works offered training in the construction and skilled trades to youth living in Seattle Housing Authority and section 8 houses. SHA Works actively recruited at-risk youth for enrollment in a four to five-month building trades program. Training focused on painting and carpentry as well as other trades where demand for entry level workers is high. Port Jobs funded SHA Works through a grant from the Seattle Housing Authority from November 1998 to April 2000.

In Detail

The program included:

Enrollment in Renton Technical College/Private Industry Council Learning center classes for persons who need GED acquisition and improved language and math skills;
Safety and fitness training;
Communication and job readiness classes;
Pre-apprenticeship training in conjunction with the Western Washington Painting, Decorating and Drywall Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee;
CPR and Industrial First Aid training;
Traffic control certification;
Forklift certification.

Program Partnerships

Apprenticeship and Non-traditional Employment for Women and Men (ANEW)
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