Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Strategic Workforce Development Inc. 

The Build It KC  is a free  Pre-Apprenticeship Vocational Certification Training program, for qualified candidates.  Our program prepares candidates for development and rehabilitation projects across Kansas City, MO. Our program and training, take into consideration existing and planned employment opportunities in the Kansas City area and tracks 120 hours within a three-week period.  This program has been designed as a public-private partnership to improve the overall well-being of the participants by supporting them in becoming self-sufficient via (1) hard-skills training and certifications, (2) in-depth social survival skills seminars (3) On The Job Training. SWD has an additional fourth week of  'creating resumes, interview mock-ups, job leads, and work attire', as part of their strategy to make sure SWD program graduates are employed.   Strategic Workforce Development Inc team then works with its extensive network of allied trade unions/ or contractors, who actively look for qualified workers,  as well as other 7-sector employers to place trainees in jobs, upon successful completion of the Built It KC program.  We also employ retention with supportive services and job-shadowing (for a year) to make sure candidates stay employed. 

Our Candidate profile:

18 + years and above, all genders, citizen or legal resident green card holders,  have GED or high-school equivalent diploma, two government state ID's, Driver's license, prior enrollment in Selective Services and has a reliable transportation. Must speak and understand English. 

Our Employers look for "Reliability, Consistency and Team Spirit"

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