1. HBI Your Resource for Apprenticeship
Keith Albright

2. Overview
HBI is a national leader of career training in the building industry. Through certified programs, mentoring, pre-apprenticeship training and job placement services, HBI prepares its students with the skills and experience they need for successful careers in the building industry.

3. Mission
To advance and provide education, career development, training and placement of men and women serving the building industry.

4. Training
HBI training combines technical and employability skills with basic academics.
HBI students’ trade training is grounded in
National Construction Skills Standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
National Green Building Standards
The programs are taught by experienced instructors through HBI’s Residential Construction Academy Series textbooks and instructional aides.
All HBI Job Corps Pre-Apprenticeship programs and curriculum are approved through the Department of Labor (DOL).

5. Training (continued)
HBI does more than provide job skills: It builds character and self-esteem, providing students with interpersonal skills they need to succeed on the job and in life. Along with technical skills, they learn:
Leadership
Sense of responsibility
Time management
Team work
Effective communication

6. Graduates
Upon completion, HBI offers graduates job placement and school-to-work transition assistance securing employment, housing and transportation as necessary.
HBI places over 85 percent of its graduates in construction sector employment or additional training programs including registered apprenticeships.

7. Information
To recruit apprentice candidates or acquire more information about our graduates contact the Apprenticeship Coordinator assigned to your state (shown on next slide).
For more information on HBI training programs, please visit HBI.org

8. Apprenticeship Coordinator Contact
John Gaddis- (618)
Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Eugene Manguso- (607)
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky
Alex Navarrete- (503)
Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota.