6 Ewa Beach Residents successfully completed the PACT Program

On Thursday, August 22, 2013, 6 students successfully completed CTC's Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) Program.

The Hawaii Building Industry Foundation (HBIF) was awarded a grant from the Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) Haseko Training Fund, to provide it's PACT Program for residents in the Ewa Beach community. 

The HCF PACT students completed an accelerated 6-week Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) program at CTC-Pacific.  Training consisted of Basic Principles for Construction, First Aid & CPR w/AED, Introduction to OSHA, Fundamentals of Green Building and Introduction to Construction Skills courses. The students also participated in a job site tour led by Larry Hawkins at Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii's Nohona 3 project in Kapolei.

Mahalo to Hawaii Community Foundation and Haseko for a successful partnership, and a big mahalo to our education sponsor - Hawaii Energy Connection who took time out of their busy schedules to familiarize the students with their line of work.

Congratulations to:

Brandon Dalere

Makanaona Dias

Lee-J Gatewood

Kaniala Kaleo

Nikolao Paese Jr.

Alexander Ramos

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Congratulations to the Waianae Health Academy PACT graudates!

On Thursday, August 15, 2013, 11 students participated in the Waianae Health Academy Awards Ceremony held at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.

The Construction Training Center of the Pacific (CTC-Pacific) partnered with the Waianae Health Academy (WHA), the educational arm of the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Center, to provide it's Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) Program for Native Hawaiians living in the Waianae community. 

The WHA PACT students completed a 9-week Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) program at CTC-Pacific.  Training consisted of Basic Principles for Construction, First Aid & CPR w/AED, OSHA 10-Hour, Fundamentals of Green Building, Introduction to Construction Skills, and Job Readiness courses. The students also participated in a job site tour led by Larry Hawkins at Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii's Nohona 3 project in Kapolei.

Mahalo to Waianae Health Academy for a successful partnership, and a big mahalo to our education sponsors - Hawaii Energy Connection and Simpson Strong-Tie Co., who took time out of their busy schedules to familiarize the students with their line of work.

Congratulations to:

 Aren Aldeguer

Keane Ching

Diana Filoteo

Sarah Kauhi

Blyke Marinas

Phoebe Morimoto

Jamal Shamon Outlaw

Caesar Paishon IV

Lenore Pascubillo

Jeri Rodrigues

Corina Wilcox

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CTC Instructor Spotlight - Larry Hawkins

From Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii May 2013 Newsletter Article

 By learning you will teach; by teaching you will understand.
Latin Proverb

Larry Hawkins is working as an instructor with the Construction Training Center of the Pacific (CTC) at the BIA facilities. For six years he has been an instructor for the PACT (Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training) program. PACT’s curriculum uses NAHB residential construction academy text and programs. This program works with the general public and sponsored by Community and Government agencies.

Larry has taught with the Probationary Department at the Federal Detention Center (near Honolulu Airport) and also taught at the Waianae Comprehensive Health Center with this program.

He is certified by NAHB to lead this PACT Program Residential Academy and is a Certified Green Professional thru NAHB.

Larry has given classes in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, building maintenance and green building fundamentals (sustainability).

As a teacher, Larry Hawkins uses his understanding of the many things involved in the building industry and enjoys relating it to his students. Currently, Larry is teaching Youth Build Programs for the State of Hawaii to about 70 students. In local Youth Build programs, low-income young people ages 16–24 work toward their GEDs or high school diplomas while learning job skills by building affordable housing for homeless and low-income people and participating in leadership development activities in their communities. Since 1994, more than 110,000 Youth Build students have produced over 21,000 units of affordable, increasingly green housing in rural and urban communities across the United States.

Ask him why he chooses to teach he simply says,

“I was given the opportunity to learn all that I could in this industry by very talented and knowledgeable individuals, and I want to pay back to my community and help others find their career path.”

 Someone once said - “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” And Teachers are surely helping to change the world!

Congratulations YouthBuild 2013 Graduates!

On Friday, June 14, 2013, 32 students participated in the 2013 YouthBuild Honolulu Awards Ceremony held at CTC-Pacific.

The YouthBuild Honolulu program is administered by the City & County of Honolulu's Youth Services Center.  In this program, low-income young people ages 16 to 24 work full-time for 6 to 24 months toward their GED's or high school diplomas while learning job skills by building affordable housing in their communities. Emphasis is placed on leadership development, community service, and the creation of a positive mini-community of adults and youth committed to each other’s success. Students may earn AmeriCorps education awards through their home building and other community service. At exit, they are placed in college, jobs, or both.

The YouthBuild students completed a 9-week Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) program at CTC-Pacific.  Training consisted of Basic Principles for Construction, First Aid & CPR w/AED, OSHA 10-Hour, Fundamentals of Green Building, Introduction to Facilities Maintenance, and Job Readiness courses.

Mahalo to our education sponsors - 1st Look Exteriors, Hawaii Energy Connection, and Simpson Strong-Tie Co., who took time out of their busy schedules to familiarize the students with their line of work.

Hawaii Building Industry Foundation receives grant from Haseko Training Fund

HONOLULU - The Hawaii Building Industry Foundation (HBIF) has received a $15,000 grant from the Haseko Training Fund which is administered by the Hawai’i Community Foundation to support its work force development efforts. This grant will offer adults 18 and older in the Ewa Community an opportunity to participate in a pre-apprenticeship construction training project named ComPACT: “Building Skills to Build Lives”.

Karen Nakamura, Executive Director of the Hawaii Building Industry Foundation stated, “This generous grant from the Haseko Training Fund will support our community educational outreach programs. We target non-traditional students who are unemployed and under-employed, so these funds will provide opportunities for participants to gain the necessary knowledge and job skills for entry level positions in the construction industry.”

Project ComPACT is scheduled to begin in July 2013 and scholarships are still available. Download an application here.

For more information, contact Barbara Nishikawa at (808) 629-7505 or email BLN@biahawaii.org.

Construction Training Scholarships Available for Ewa Beach Residents

Press Release

The Hawaii Building Industry Foundation (HBIF) has received a $15,000 grant from the Haseko Training Fund which is administered by the Hawai’i Community Foundation to support its workforce development efforts. This grant will offer adults 18 and older in the Ewa Beach Community an opportunity to participate in a pre-apprenticeship construction training project named ComPACT: “Building Skills to Build Lives”.

Applications are available on-line (click here) or may be picked up at the Construction Training Center of the Pacific and the Hale Pono Ewa Beach Boy’s and Girls’ Club.

The Deadline to submit an Application is Friday, June 14, 2013. 

For more information, contact Barbara Nishikawa, Construction Training Center of the Pacific, at (808) 629-7505 or email at bln@biahawaii.org .