WCCO & JCC ECOVILLAGES
Western Contractors Community Outreach (WCCO) offers Construction Trade Training to homeless individuals who want to work on the Village Construction Crews and also learn a professional trade. Our Program encourages Villagers to participate in the Village construction workforce and contribute to the building and development of their village home.
WCCO provides Construction Trade Training in: Roofing, Flooring, Carpentry, Plumbing, Masonry, Electrical, Painting, Sheet Metal, Mill Work, Pipe Fitting, HVAC, Welding, Drywall, Installers and Finishers, Renewable Energy Trades, Solar Assisted HVAC Installations, and Solar Panel Installations.
Job placement on village construction crews. Villagers learn basic trade skills and train on construction crews with Journeymen. Our Master Journeymen-instructors are professional craftsmen whose incomparable experience and knowledge is passed on to our crew members through direct training. From a combination of classroom learning and hands-on training, under the direct guidance of master-journeymen, village crew members will gain “real-life” experience, that makes them valuable to the village construction workforce.
1. Building Construction
2. Principles of General Building Construction
3. Trade Specific Training
4. Basic Trade Skills
5. Materials Handling
6. Construction Drawings
7. Construction Math
8. Blueprint reading
9. Fundamentals of plans
10. Building code requirements
Workforce Development
1. Village Construction Trade Training
2. Hand Tools
3. Power Tools
4. Materials Handling
5. Basic Communication Skills
6. Basic Employability Skills
7.Osha Training
8.Job Site Safety
Western Contractors Community Outreach (WCCO) offers Construction Trade Training to Village Residents who want to work on the Village Construction and also learn a professional trade. WCCO utilizes a vetting system to identify individuals with prior building construction experience, to work on crews with master journeymen. During their trade training, village construction crew members are taught through best practices, basic communication, skill training, technical knowledge, as well as hands-on experience. Our program teaches the highest level of building industry standards and principles, integrated into their training. WCCO Trade Training Model assures the skill level, workmanship, professionalism and ethical behavior of each village-crew member while performing their trade on the job site. We develop quality tradesmen trained by skilled knowledgeable journeymen. WCCO offers Construction Trade Training in: Roofing, Flooring, Carpentry, Plumbing, Masonry, Electrical, Painting, Sheet Metal, Mill Work, Pipe Fitting, HVAC, Welding, Drywall, Installers and Finishers, Renewable Energy Trades, Solar Assisted HVAC Installations, and Solar Panel Installations.
