Ironworkers build bridges, buildings, and even skyscrapers in some cases. They're also entrepreneurs in their own way because they have to literally think outside the box when building structures that can't be built on land.
Cindy 0:00
We're in the business of promoting our particular industry. We have an entire department that focuses on apprentice training. So if an individual wants to join the union, they start out as an apprentice. And there's no cost to the training. So they just simply join.
Felipe Engineer 0:21
The EBFC Show exists to serve people in the construction industry.
Cindy 0:24
But we will train them and we have apprentice training centers. In virtually well more than one in every state, we have 157 some more than one in every state, plus Canada hold the provinces. So they take care of the apprentice training, which are called skills training. On my side, I tend to do more, I call it for foreman above and above if you need a project management course we've got one, if you need leadership, training, communications, business fundamentals, okay. I say fundamentals like accounting, insurance, if you want to start your business or if you're already in business, but you need help. So we've got business fundamentals, we've got Business Administration. So very specific courses on once you've got your business up and running, how do you be successful. We've got project management, leadership, we have two types of leadership, just kind of general leadership when we have field leadership, a very specific focus on training the iron workers to be really solid field leaders.
Felipe Engineer 1:34
As an iron worker coming up in the trades, you can start a business and get support from impact. That's true, make a viable business, learn all the skills necessary to grow your business, right, and then create the next generation or another wave of iron workers serving the construction industry. We were at a conference and we met a few individuals that had had their own iron worker and steel business. I think that's a testament to the entrepreneurship, encouragement that impact is doing.
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