unCommon Construction uses the build process to empower youth to lead the workforce after high school or college.

At unCommon Construction, youth from different high schools apply to join a diverse team to earn hourly pay and school internship credit for building a house in a semester. With the revenue from each project, apprentices also earn a matching "Equity Award Scholarship" for further education, industry certifications or the tools needed for long-term employment. Through more than 100 hours each semester, apprentices develop career awareness and exposure, technical, soft skills, and leadership abilities through a work-based learning experience in a real-world classroom.

 

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Have you heard? @bayou_brands brought back our #MakeItUnCommon T-shirt just in time for the new school year! Get yours today and the proceeds will buy a matching shirt for an unCommon Apprentice this year! https://bayoubrands.com/collections/uncommon-construction #backtoschool #Nolaed #followyournola #BayouBrands #DirtyCoast #Tools #handtools #powertools #worksmart #workhard #carpentry #construction #careertechnicaleducation #nomoreskillsgap
Feeling #grateful for this summer semester’s sponsor @wolverine @wolverineboots! Thank you for keeping our unCommon Apprentices’ hands working & feet moving on the build site! #Partnership #Construction #WorkWear #NoMoreSkillsGap #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
#TBT to last week’s end of semester Promotion Ceremony, where apprentices received personal tool belts & tools, donated by @homedepot AND Certificates of Completion, created by @neworleanslaserworks - Awesome! #Accomplishment #Completion #JobWellDone #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
It must be a new school year! We’re out doing prebuild for the upcoming semester! #PlanForSuccess
At the end of each semester, the unCommon Krewe of Apprentices sacrifice a chalk line through a ritual we call “unCommon Connections.” This is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions of each team member and bonds that they’ve built through hard work & a challenging experience. #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
Listen in on @wwno_fm today at 1pm – we’re on @itsneworleans biz show Out to Lunch - to hear our Executive Director Aaron Frumin talking about our apprenticeship program, how it works and more! Listen online here: http://bit.ly/2CrEd #Repost @itsneworleans ・・・ Today on Out to Lunch, Peter Ricchuiti’s guests are tackling solutions to two of New Orleans’ biggest problems: our poor education system and high crime rate. Aaron Frumin of Uncommon Construction is employing high school students to build houses and empowering them to join the workforce after graduation. Jeff Burkhardt of Active Solutions is responsible for a citywide network of real time crime cameras - a major step toward safer streets throughout New Orleans. Listen today at 1:00pm and tomorrow at 6:30pm on 89.9 WWNO. You can also listen anywhere you get podcasts or at http://bit.ly/2CrEd.
Grateful to @agc_of_louisiana for including us in yesterday’s district meeting in New Orleans! Getting excited to build with this community in the upcoming school year! #BuildingPartnership #BuildingCommunity #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
Major shout out to this summer’s amazing apprentices who are taking a well-deserved break from the heat this weekend! You’re awesome! . #ItsHardToReadALevelWithSweatInYourEyes
What are, “Things that can slow down a #construction project in #NewOrleans?” — Thanks for the reminder about the heat today, @nolaready! . #ItsHotOutside #TellMeSomethingIDontKnow #StayHydrated
Are you interested in #architecture? Sign up for Project Pipeline, a #mentorship program established by the National Organization of Minority Architects in 2009 designed to encourage #equality within the profession and provide an introduction to young students interested in the world of Architecture and #Design. The program consists of a summer camp, yearlong workshop series and year-end competition, all within the framework of sustained mentorship program.

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