The Open Shop, Union Contractors, and Workforce Development Committees jointly presented a forum on Best Practices in Craft Training at AGC's Annual Convention on March 4. The program featured presentations by Glenn Hillegas, executive vice president of the San Diego Chapter AGC's open-shop Apprenticeship and Training Trust (AGCSDATT), and William K. Irwin, Jr., executive director of the union Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF).
Irwin informed the audience about the CITF training program and award-winning International Training Center. The center opened in Las Vegas in 2001, the train-the-trainer facility has been expanded in recent years and is planned for continued expansion to reach over 1 million square feet. Hillegas talked about AGCSDATT's three centers offering apprentice training in seven different crafts based on needs assessment and curriculum developed with help from the chapter's Education Committee. The chapter also offers journeymen leadership, instructor professional development, and safety training courses.
For more information about the Carpenters training program, contact Irwin at (702) 938-1111 or visit www.carpenters.org. For more information about the San Diego Chapter program, contact Hillegas at (858) 558-7444 or visit www.agcsdatt.org.
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