Workforce Training

 
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Our Workforce Training Program is made possible through grant funding, individual donors, fundraisers, and a lot of community support.

 

What is workforce training?

Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse’s Workforce Training Program is a paid career training initiative offering comprehensive instruction in deconstruction, construction, warehousing and customer service as well as professional readiness skills for individuals facing barriers to employment. Our program is designed to help our trainees get and keep jobs in the building trade.

We take a holistic approach to job training supporting barrier reduction from onboarding through graduation. The program is strengthened through our partnerships with The Moran Center, Curt’s Cafe, Opportunity Advancement Innovation Inc. (OAI), McGaw YMCA, the City of Evanston and National Able Network.

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Who can join our Workforce?

This program is for women or men facing barriers to employment due to any number of factors, including former incarceration. Trainees must be, be at least 18-years-old, physically fit and, most importantly, motivated to enter into the construction industry as a skilled member of the emerging green workforce.  

What Does the ERW’s Workforce Training Include?

The Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse’s Workforce Training Program is a 20-week paid ($13/hr- 4 days per week – max 32 hrs.) career training program that includes:

  • Essential job readiness skills training to help individuals get, and keep, jobs in deconstruction, home repair, renovation and construction fields.

  • Training through an accredited curriculum in Deconstruction.

  • OSHA 10 Construction, EPA RRP-Renovator accreditation and forklift certification

  • Mentorship and on-the-job experience in deconstruction.

  • Connection to our vast and ever-growing construction employer network.