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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TFW you receive a #letterofrecommendation from an alumni #apprentice on behalf of a new applicant! . #womeninconstruction #jobapplication #construction #apprenticship #buildinghousesframingcharacter
Tune in to hear unCommon featured in the latest #podcast episode from the architects & designers at @studiocicada! . Many thanks to Seamus & James for a great conversation & for shining a light on our #apprenticeship program! #Repost @theswarm . https://studiocicada.podbean.com/e/uncommon/ ・・・ our latest episode is out with Aaron Frumin from Uncommon Construction here in New Orleans. It’s his story of how this successful non for profit originated and how they’re making an impact on the children and context of the community. Link in bio. @uccnola @nolanews #cicadapodcast
What did you learn today? Let us know in the comments!! . Through unCommon Construction’s #apprenticeship program, #students from different #nola schools apply to join a diverse team, earning hourly pay, school credit, and scholarships for #buildingahouse in a semester. In process, Apprentices develop technical & #softskills, relationships & #lifelessons that will stay with them forever. #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter . #construction #constructionworker #womeninconstruction #constructionlife #carpenterlife #carpenterfamily #buildabetteryou
Stay safe & dry this week! #Repost @cityofnola ・・・ A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for southeastern Louisiana. This means tropical storm conditions are EXPECTED within the next 36 hours or less. Plan to shelter in place during severe weather, gather emergency supplies, prep for power outages, bring pets indoors, sign up for the special needs registry if you need power for medical devices Stay @NOLAready ready.nola.gov
APPLY TODAY! If you attend @noscihigh @w.e.c.h.s @walterlcohen_cp @thenetnola @rahs_bluedogs or @ihsnola, are curious about construction related career pathways, and eager to meet new people and test your limits, then we want to meet you! Submit your application through our website today!! . unCommon #Construction is a #nonprofit that uses the #build process to empower #youth to #lead the #workforce after high school or college. Through our selective #apprenticeship program, students from different schools join a diverse #team to earn hourly pay and school credit for building a house in a semester. Upon the sale of each home, apprentices also earn a matching "Equity Award" #scholarship for further education, industry certifications or the #tools they need for a full time job. With 100+ hours experience in a real world learning environment per semester, apprentices develop #skills and relationships that last as long as the house they use to do so. #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
This was #NewOrleans 13 years ago. Today, the biggest challenge facing #Louisiana is coastal restoration & protection. Our region is prone to increased flooding and stronger storms due to the loss of land and the strain on our aging infrastructure. . The biggest #jobs needs in the face of these challenges begin with exposure to #carpentry and #construction. We need to elevate homes, #build #levees, improve our infrastructure, and cultivate the next generation of our #workforce to lead our #community into a more sustainable future. #Katrina13 #Nola #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter #Repost @visit_thnoc ・・・ On this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina batters coastal Louisiana and Mississippi causing widespread destruction. Initially, it seems that New Orleans is spared, but soon water begins to rise. Levees constructed on drainage canals fail, and a loose barge on the Industrial Canal destroys the flood wall, inundating the Lower Ninth Ward. All told, the effects of Hurricane Katrina cause unprecedented destruction to New Orleans. This photograph from the base of an overpass looking onto Tulane Avenue shows a swath of the city underwater. #hurricanekatrina #neworleanshistory #visitthnoc . . 📸 7:28AM August, 30, 2005.; photograph by Neil Alexander; THNOC, gift of the artist, 2017.0253
AND, 81% of HS dropouts say real world, work-based learning experiences would keep them in school. Another reason we’re proud to work together with #NOLAED schools like @ihsnola @noscihigh @rahs_bluedogs @w.e.c.h.s @thenetnola & @walterlcohen_cp. #Repost @ihsnola (@get_repost) ・・・ We are working hard to keep our students in school, focused and always moving forward...and you should too! Everyone wins.
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

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