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TRAINING & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Rich Hair, Senior Project Manager, explaining
the importance of proper wire placement.

Tony D., Rosendin Project Manger, teaching
high school students proper writing
techniques.
Not only are high school students showing
an interest in joining Rosendin, but people
of all ages are welcome to learn!

Rosendin Inspires Arizona Students This year, AZCCD welcomed “Our industry as a whole is

more than 3,000 students growing, and we need more
to Join the Construction Industry from 106 schools located in people. The great thing “This event is the perfect
10 Arizona counties from as
about coming into this field
far as Flagstaff, the Navajo is that you’re getting paid
Courtesy of EC&M Nation, and Yuma. Rosendin while you’re learning and place for us to reach
was one of more than 60 taking on little-to-no debt.” the next generation
construction companies
participating under the Rosendin has worked on
shared goal of introducing a multitude of landmark by introducing and
Arizona youth to the projects in Arizona include
s the workforce shortage continues, there is a push to introduce more young people to construction industry. the Tempe Streetcar, educating students
career avenues that do not require a college degree. Rosendin, one of the nation’s largest Phoenix’s Veterans Affairs
A Primavera High School Clinic, Downtown Phoenix about careers in the
Aemployee-owned electrical contracting companies, sponsored and participated in the 20th student planning to go into Court Tower, Scottsdale
annual Arizona Construction Career Days (AZCCD), run by the Association for Construction and construction said his biggest Stadium renovations, construction field. Our
takeaway from the event and a semiconductor
Career Development, that was held Nov. 4-5 in Phoenix. The event exposes more young people
was that the industry is a manufacturing facility hope is to inspire young
to the various career opportunities that the construction and contracting industry have to offer. lot bigger with a lot more in Chandler. Rosendin’s
to it than what most people Tempe regional office is women and men of all
see and that this event is growing rapidly and recently
showing how far the career announced the need to hire backgrounds about
Demonstrating its innovative technologies, Rosendin was able to show the way can take people. 500 workers before the end
it is shaping the future of construction and contributing to the development of of the year to help build the opportunities
the state of Arizona. Rosendin’s 55 volunteers gave students insight into STEM “This event is the perfect Facebook’s new Mesa Data
careers using computer modeling and augmented reality, as well as offering place for us to reach Center in the East Valley.  available to them
hands-on activities including basic electrical wiring, fabricating tubes, and the next generation by
Source Article: www.ecmweb.com/training/
bending electrical conduit. introducing and educating article/21182142/rosendin-inspires-arizona- outside of college...”
students about careers in the students-to-join-the-construction-industry
“We thank Rosendin and the 60 other exhibiting companies for supporting construction field. Our hope
our event annually and showing high schoolers in Arizona the multitude of is to inspire young women Ben Mlinar
opportunities that are available to them, whether they choose to go to college and men of all backgrounds
or enter the workforce after graduation,” said Rose Ann Canizales, AZCCD about the opportunities Rosendin Division Manager
president. “I’m happy to see the success of this event in its 20th year and the available to them outside
way we have been able to change the perception of the construction industry of college,” said Ben Mlinar,
by showcasing the innovation at Arizona companies.” Rosendin division manager.
John Loukusa, General Superintendent,
speaking with AZ news reporter about the
impact AZCCD has in the community.
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