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Orientation & Industry Awareness
Construction Trade Awareness
Employability Documents
Apprenticeship Interview
Heritage of the American Worker
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What does MC3 stand for?
What is Multi-Craft Core Curriculum
100
What are the basic eligibility requirements of the Building and Construction Trades?
What is - High School Diploma or GED - Driver's License - Reliable transportation - Pass a drug test
100
What are the 3 guidelines suggested for your Letter of Recommendation
What is • Must be a professional recommendation • Highlight skills and traits that are desired in the construction industry • No family and friends.
100
Why are Interviews Used?
What is •To gain first hand knowledge of a candidate. •To give industry members an opportunity to assess a candidate’s behavior, attitude, and appearance. •To determine if an interviewee is a promising candidate for apprenticeship or employment with a company.
100
Name one historic labor leader
What is Eugene V Debs, Samuel Gompers, Marry Harris Jones "Mother Jones",
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Name the 6 sections that make up the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum
What is - Construction Industry Orientation - Tools and Materials - Construction Health and Safety - Blueprint Reading - Basic Math for Construction - Heritage of the American Worker Will also accept: - Diversity in the Construction Industry - Green Construction - Financial Responsibility
200
What is Apprenticeship?
What is Apprenticeship is a training strategy that combines supervised structured on the job training with related theoretical instruction and is sponsored by labor/management and employer groups that have the ability to hire and train in a work environment.
200
Why is a drivers license and vehicle needed to work in the construction industry?
What is to prove to your employee that you can be relied on to show up to work on time and everyday.
200
When are Interviews Used?
What is Interviews are conducted: •As part of the apprenticeship selection process; •Conducted after an aptitude test; •Following written application by a candidate for a job or entry into an apprenticeship; •On a jobsite by a superintendent or crew leader to fill a position.
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Name one of the 3 labor leaders that are featured in the MC3 as "The Changing Face of Labor in America"
What is A. Philip Randolph, Esther Peterson, and/or Cesar Chavez.
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What is a Union?
What is The union is a group of people that have come together for the benefit of all. As a union member you are expected to be a highly productive team worker that takes pride in your work.
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What is Role of the Apprentice?
What is • Be on time and motivated • Bring correct tools • Keep training materials • Follow directions • Use apprentice resources
300
If you are a minor you will need this document to work with a construction union?
What is a Work Permit
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What to Expect in an Interview
What is •Interviews are generally conducted by a panel that includes representatives of the employer and the union. •Interviewers are most likely volunteers conducting multiple interviews in the course of a day. •Interviews may last 5-20 minutes – be mindful of the time allotted for your interview. •Interviewers generally ask standard questions of all applicants. •An interview is a subjective measure – there may be guidelines but interviewers rely on their own perceptions and judgment.
300
What is Prevailing wage?
What is - The “prevailing wage” is a basic hourly rate of pay and fringe benefits that is determined by the Secretary of Labor
400
What are the career opportunities for a union construction worker?
What is - Apprenticeship - Journeyman - Management - Specialization - Teaching - Owning a business
400
Name one benefit of Union Membership?
What is • “Free” education • High-paying job opportunities • Unlimited career possibilities • Free or inexpensive continuing education • Clean and relatively safe working conditions • Marketing services for your skills • “Free” education • High-paying job opportunities • Unlimited career possibilities • Free or inexpensive continuing education • Clean and relatively safe working conditions • Marketing services for your skills
400
Name 3 of the 4 legal documents you need to work in the construction industry
What is California Driver's License, Social Security Card, Work Permit, Birth Certificate.
400
What are they looking for - MOST IMPORTANTLY
What is •Are you willing to put in the effort to complete an apprenticeship and work as a journeyperson? •Is it worth making an investment of the apprenticeship’s resources in you? •Can you demonstrate a commitment to completing an apprenticeship and making a career in the trade? •Will you stay long enough to contribute to the good of the industry/trade equal to the investment in your training?
400
What is the purpose of the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931
What is  To create equal opportunities among all contractors  To stabilize the local economy  To employ the local workforce  To protect the living standards of all local workers
500
What is YouthBuild
What is YouthBuild is a national program designed to provide the following to young adults age 16-24: -High School Diploma - Job Training (Construction) - Leadership YouthBuilds Nation Wide: approx. 300 YouthBuilds in CA: 33 YouthBuilds in SOCAL: 25
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Name at least 3 unions that make up the North American Building Trades Council
What is - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - International Union of Painters and Allied Trades - International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers - United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry - Laborers’ International Union of North America - International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers - International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Members of the Iron Workers assemble
500
What are the 5 suggested guidelines for your resume?
What is • Properly Formatted • Grammatically Correct • Contain Current Contact Information • Highlights construction experience • Contains a construction trade specific career objective
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Ways to Ace an Interview
What is •Arrive on time •Speak confidently and clearly •Answer questions thoroughly without rambling •Demonstrate knowledge of the trade and apprenticeship structure •Make a good first impression with a firm handshake, confident stride and upright posture •Make the interviewers feel comfortable and connected to you •Be memorable for the right reasons: your commitment, interest, enthusiasm and energy
500
What are the benefits of a Project Labor Agreement?
What is  Sets standard pay and benefit rates across the trades  Facilitates on-time and on-budget project completions  Prevents any work stoppages with provisions that include: No strike, no lockout and speedy dispute resolution mandates