New York skills program sets standard for US

Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA) president Louis J. Coletti told the U.S. Conference of Mayors that New York City’s thriving construction skills program could be a pathway for other cities to reduce income inequality and create middle class jobs.
The construction skills program is a publicly and privately funded course of study that places graduates in well-paying apprenticeship jobs and serves as the first step on the road to becoming a journey-person in the trade in which they are trained.