Training program to offer certification to Mexican workers

Nov. 10, 2005
ConstrucNet International, Inc. hopes to fulfill growing need for skilled employees

ConstrucNet International, Inc. hopes to fulfill growing need for skilled employees

ConstrucNet International, Inc., in collaboration with Arizona State University, Monterrey Technological Institute of Advanced Studies in Mexico, and the National Center for Construction Education and Research in Gainesville, Fla., recently announced its plans to develop a certification program for electricians, plumbers, carpenters and other tradespeople from Mexico. The program expects to fill the growing lack of skilled construction workers across the United States.

The training will include an online component in Spanish and the teaching of English construction terms.

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