Careers via Education
Students preparing for a career in the residential building industry have opportunities to gain skills and knowledge in a wide variety of jobs by first earning a degree or certificate at many technial colleges and universities! Upon successful completion of any of these programs, students are able to enter the building industry and begin earning a great income right away.
Graduates of Wisconsin technical colleges get the education and training that provides skills to compete in today's competitive technical job market. The Wisconsin Technical College system provides a relevant occupational training in some of the fasterst growing fields in the U.S. today. Students can choose from one- and two-year programs and be virtually assured of a job when they graduate. Apprentice-related construction programs offer a combination of on-the-job training and classrom-related instruction in which workers learn the practical and theoretical aspects of a highly-skilled occupation from two to five years.
For more information, visit the Wisconsin Technical College System website
or contact them at:
Wisconsin Technical College System Office
345 West Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
Madison, WI 53703
General Information: 608-266-1027
TTY: 608-267-2483
FAX: 608-266-1690
A degree in construction offers a blend of management, business, communications, science, math, liberal studies, architectural and construction courses to prepare you for the multitude of career options in construction.
For more information, visit the University of Wisconsin College System website
or contact them at:
Program Director
281G Technology Wing, Jarvis Hall
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54741-0790
Phone: 715-232-2416 or 715-232-2696
e-mail E-Mail Program Director
School to Work Program
The Dane County School Consortium offers this program which builds the bridge between high school and on-the-job experience. In this Construction Skills Program, a special partnership is made between a student, an employer and the school's counselor who helps coordinate this experience for the student. High school juniors and seniors can qualify for this program. Contact them at:
Dane County School Consortium
4513 Vernon Blvd., Suite 12
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: 608-232-2869
FAX: 608-232-2870
Operation Fresh Start
1925 Winnebago St.
Madison, WI 53704
608-244-4721
www.operationfreshstart.org
Blackwell Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
4155 County Highway H
Laona, WI 54541
Phone: 715-674-2311
Fax: 715-674-7640
http://jobcorps.dol.gov/centers/wi.htm
ASSOCIATED TRAINING SERVICES
7190-C ELDER LA
SUN PRAIRIE WI 53590
Phone: 608-837-0000 x000
http://WWW.EQUIPMENT-SCHOOL.COM | | | | |
