Construct Tomorrow program grows, has big plans for next year

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/construct-tomorrow-program-grows-has-big-plans-next-year

By John See, Workday Minnesota
December 23, 2014

BROOKLYN PARK
Rich Krohn is a faculty member at North Hennepin Community College and an enthusiastic supporter of “Construct Tomorrow,” a Job fair for the construction trades that was held in Brooklyn Park on November 14. He is also a member of the Pile Drivers union. His first job when he got out of high school was working on the construction of the Minneapolis Convention Center.

“I understand the value of a craft education and the ability to earn while you learn," said Krohn. "I’d like to see these students get that same kind of opportunity.”

Over 350 students from area high schools attended the Brooklyn Park event to find out what it means to have a career in the Building Trades. It was the final in a series of "Construct Tomorrow" events in the Twin Cites and Rochester. The students were encouraged to ask questions of representatives of several different unions and try out some of the equipment they might be using as painters, iron workers, tile and brick layers, or electricians.

“We have some hands-on projects that the kids can come up and experiment with- try some tools, strip some wire, and get a little bit of an idea of this trade and how it might be a career option,” said Whitney Hunt, a long time member of IBEW Local 292.

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Final edit 12/12/14 Not public yet- needs article for Workday Minnesota. Planned publication is Wednesday, Dec 17.