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Workforce development participants talking with visitors at the Colonial Brickyard on the campus of ACBA run by Cary Briggs.

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THE PROGRAM The Joseph Kershaw Labor Readiness Training Program (LRTP) was created to provide underemployed and unemployed young men and women, that have graduated from youth development programs like “YouthBuild”, with the opportunity to work for large commercial and industrial companies as support labor at a living wage. Participates in the program are pre-placed with large commercial or industrial companies and/or contractors. All employers are within a fifty-mile radius of the training location and provide ample opportunity for advancement within their companies. LRTP also opens the door for graduates to work as red brick apprentices or refractory masonry support labor level II through the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.

LRTP participants are taught pre-apprentice bricklaying skills and the fundamentals of Refractory and Point-Caulk-Clean (PCC) masonry support using hand tools. Both Refractory and Point-Caulk-Clean (PCC) highly paid masonry trowel trades still taught through the International Bricklayers Union and Allied Craftworks apprentice system.

Once participants have mastered their pre-apprentice skills and fundamentals using hand tools LRTP starts to focus on commercial and industrial labor support training using power hand tools like a Chop Saw and Pneumatic Chipping Hammers. Participants also learn how to us large variety of commercial and industrial equipment including but not limited to Portable Compressors, Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI’s), Stick Welders, Continuous Mixers, and Scissor Lift.

TRAINING LOCATION

The Brickyard at Historic Camden is not just for the interpretation of the 18th century trowel trades and brick making it is also a teaching platform for the LRTP, a 21st century workforce development program. The advantage of running the LRTP at the Historic Camden brickyard is that participants in the program develop a true understanding of history and legacy of becoming a journeyman in the trowel trades. It is also a great place to learn the fundamentals of Refractory and Point-Caulk-Clean (PCC) highly paid masonry trowel trades.

INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT LABOR A support laborer’s job, on a commercial or industrial jobsite, is to assist skilled construction or extraction personnel, freeing them to perform their jobs efficiently and without interruption. Support labor must be able to operate with confidence a wide variety of power and non-power hand tools. They must also be able to setup and operate with confidence, a large variety of equipment used on commercial and industrial job-sites.

EMPLOYMENT Before we open a LRTP training location we work with commercial and industrial companies within a 50-mile radius of our training location. Through those companies Human Resource departments, we secure job placement for our graduates, guaranteeing them employment at a living wage with opportunities for advancement.

A LIVING WAGE All our graduates are guaranteed employment with a commercial or industrial company with in a 50-mile radius of the training location at living wage. A graduate that goes to work for a refractory contractor can make over $40,000 a year as a support laborer. If the LRTP gradate decides to join the BAC and completes their apprenticeship program as a refractory bricklayer they can make over $90,000 a year with full pension and health insurance.


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INTERNATIONAL UNION of BRICKLAYERS and ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Once a LRTP participant has graduated, they are eligible for a Union Card as Refractory Masonry Support II or as a Red Brick Apprentice with the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers. As a member of the union you will receive negotiated wages, pension/annuity, medical insurance, further training, representation, and work assistance.

PREREQUISITES FOR ENTRY

Applicants should have job readiness skills, be dependable, have a strong work ethic, be self-motivated, and must be able to pass site specific drug screening.

AGE: Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

EDUCATION: Applicants must have completed a high school education or the equivalent.

PHYSICAL: Applicants must be physically fit and able to perform the work of the trade.

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES Once a participant has completed LRTP they will have received the following certificates, licenses and specialized training:

• OSHA 30-hour Construction Card

• OSHA Compliance Training: o Stairways and Ladders o Rigging and Material Handling o Compressed Air

• OSHA Operating License: o Counterbalance Forklift o Rough Terrain Forklift (Lull) o Aerial Platform o Scissor Lift o Bobcat o Skid Loader

• MSHA Part 46 Card

• Respiratory Protection & Fit Test

EQUIPMENT SETUP & OPERATION Participants in LRTP will be trained to setup and operate the following equipment:

Basic Masonry Hand Tools • Trowels (Brick, Finishing, Gauging, Margin) • Masonry Tools (Brick Calibers, Brick Pencils, Masonry String) • Hammers (Brick, Claw, 3-Pound Sledge, Rawhide Mallet) • Levels (Line, Torpedo, 2-foot, 4-foot) • Squares (Common, Speed, Level) • Chalk Lines • Tape Measures • Rulers


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• Chisels

High Pressure Air Supply • Portable Compressors • Air Hoses • Air Manifolds • In-Line Oilers

Pneumatic • Chipping Hammers • Rivet Buster • Jack Hammers • Ram Gun

Electrical Equipment • Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI’s) • Extension Cords • Lighting • Temporary Electrical Supply Panels

Power Tools • Masonry Saws • Circular Saws • Jig Saws • Reciprocating Saws • Chop Saws • Drills • Grinders

Cutting • Oxy/Acetylene Torches • Oxygen Lance

Welding • Arc or Stick Welders • Spot Welder

Mixing Mortars & Castables • Paddle Mixers • Continuous Mixers • Drill Mixers

Lifting & Transporting • Knuckle Boom Crane • Hoists • Dollies • Forklift • Telehandler • Bobcat / Skid Steer


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Elevated Construction • Fall Protection Harness • Aerial Platform • Scissor Lift • Scaffolding • Catwalks • Ladders

DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCIES

Participants in LRTP will have been trained and have demonstrated that they are competent in the following areas of refractory labor:

Pre-Apprentice Masonry Skills • Masonry Tools: Demonstrate the ability to properly use the handheld masonry tools such as a

mason hammer, mason trowel, rulers, levels, utility knives, gloves, and pencil.

• Mix Mortar: Demonstrate the ability to properly mix both cement and lime based mortars by hand and in a mixer.

• Lay to the Line: Demonstrate the ability to properly lay bricks into a straight, level and plum wall.

• Create a Pillar: Demonstrate the ability to properly build a brick pillar that is straight, level, and plum.

• PCC Repair: Demonstrate the ability to properly Point, Clean, and Caulk refractory bricks in a wood-fired kiln as well as replace damaged refractory bricks.

Set-up & Material Logistic • Rigging & Material Handling: Using hydraulic knuckle boom crane hoists, dollies, and other

moving and lifting equipment.

• Transporting: Using forklift, bobcat/skid steer and other conveyance equipment to transport tools and machines to installation sites.

• Scaffolding, Catwalks, Ladders: Demonstrate the ability to properly set-up and work on scaffolding, catwalks, and ladders at heights well above 8 feet. Also, demonstrate the knowledge and ability to use a safety harness properly and identify the four generally accepted categories of fall protection.

• Electrical Equipment: Demonstrate the ability to properly set-up and work with temporary electrical supply panels. Also, demonstrate the knowledge and ability to properly use extension cords, drop lights, string lights, and quartz-halogen lamps.

• High Pressure Air Supply: Demonstrate the ability to properly set-up and work with portable compressors, air hoses, air manifolds, and in-line oilers.

Industrial Demolition: Demonstrate the ability to properly setup and use demolition tools such as jackhammers, rivet busters, pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes etc. that are used in the demolition of refectory walls. Also, demonstrate the knowledge and ability to remove damaged tile, brick, mortar, and other refractory material, using demolition tools.


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Industrial Cleaning: Preparing installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.

Industrial Masonry

• Surface Prep: Prepare surfaces for finishing. Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials.

• Formulating: Mixing mortar, plaster, grout, protective coatings, cleaning solutions (manually or using machines) according to standard formulas as noted by the manufactures standard operating procedures.

• Masonry Cutting: Demonstrate the ability to properly cut masonry materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws, utility knives, and tile cutters.

• Grouting: Appling grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels. Also, the removal of excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.

• Coating: Appling protective material to fill gaps in surfaces, caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces or other protective coatings.

• Ramming Plastic Refractories: Demonstrate the ability to properly set-up a pneumatic ram gun. Demonstrate the ability to use a ram gun or mallet to pound plastic refractories into place. Also, demonstrate the knowledge and ability to identify plastic refractories ramming mixes.

EMPLOYERS EXPECTATIONS

The following is what employer expectations are for commercial and industrial support laborer during a 12-hour shift:

• Has Personal Protective Equipment needed to safely work on a construction site.

• Can exert oneself physically, lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying objects over long periods of time without getting winded.

• Can locate and supply materials to skilled construction or extraction personnel following verbal and written instructions, drawings or numbered sequences.

• Can remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas.

• Can move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.

• Can arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.

• Can clean surfaces in preparation for work activities.

• Can handle loads up to 50 lbs. and sometimes up to 100 lbs.

• Can climb ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and poles.

• Can judge how far away an object is, or which of several objects is closer or farther away.

• Can bend, stretch, twist, and reach repeatedly or over time without tiring.

• Can see clearly both at a distance and close-up.

• Can use abdominal and lower back muscles repeatedly or over time without tiring.


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• Can work in a confined space.

• Can work in an awkward position.

WORKING CONDITIONS The following is the working conditions that a commercial and industrial support laborer will find during a 12-hour shift.

• Temperature on the jobsite can fluctuate from above 90o F to under 32o F depending the job being performed.

• Most of the work is outside or in enclosed environments that are neither heated or air-conditioned.

• Frequent exposures to hazardous equipment such as saws, machinery, or vehicular traffic.

• About one-third of a refractory support laborer’s time is spent: o Bending or twisting their bodies.

o Climbing ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and poles.

o Using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects.

o Kneeling, crouching, stooping, and/or crawling.

o Making repetitive motions.

• Some of the working areas will: o Have poor ventilation that will require the use of respiratory protection, which is

provided by the employer.

o Require special protective items, such as safety harness, full protection suit, or radiation protection depending on site policy. All special protective gear is provided by the employer.

o Have sound and noise levels that are loud and distracting.

o Have poor lighting conditions that are either extremely bright or inadequate.

o Require working at heights above 8 feet on structures such as ladders, poles, scaffolding, and catwalks.

ADVANCEMENT

At LRTP we emphasize the importance of an LRTP graduate to understand the logistics of any project they are working on. They need to know specifically how their role as support labor fits into the overall project. And by being proactive and anticipating needs of the skilled construction or extraction personnel on the jobsite increases your potential for advancement.

RETENTION To help the commercial and industrial companies retain our LRTP graduates we are focused not just on developing participant’s equipment and trade skills but also on developing their job retention skills so they are solid and lasting workforce development hires. Support labor retention is critical to commercial


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and industrial companies that can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year hiring and training individuals, only to have a new employee depart after an exceedingly short timeframe.

To help with retention after a person graduates from LRTP we continue to provide insight and assistance with personal and the workforce challenges that arise from having a demanding job with long hours. Some of the issues we address are time management, advancement, respect, responsibility, and workforce grievance.

Before and during a participants LRTP training we teach, verify, and perform the following pre-hire activities to help assure a strong and secure fit for our LRTP graduates at their new jobs:

• Teach all aspects of the job and the challenges associated with support labor. • Verify completion of a youth development or similar workforce program. • Verify work dependability at their previous youth development program. • Verify work dependability while part of LRTP. • Verify an acceptable background. • Perform drug testing.

TUITION

Tuition for LRTP is $5,750.00 and covers 240-hour of training. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides financial assistance to underemployed and unemployed men and women to pursue certification training programs like LRTP. Because LRTP is a WIOA training provider tuition for the program is free for anyone that qualifies for WIOA assistance. All personal protective equipment, and the tools and industrial equipment participants need to with is supplied by the LRTP. The refund policy for a student leaving the program before completion is as follows: 100% is refunded within the first 60-hours of class; 50% is refunded after 60-hours of class; 25% is refunded after 120-hours of class; and 0% is refunded after 180-hours of class.

GRIEVANCE POLICY At LRTP we emphasize, practice and inforce a workforce grievance policy that is universally used by most companies. If a participant becomes concerned that he or she is not being treated fairly by the program, the instructor(s), or fellow participant(s), that individual has a right to file a grievance with LRTP. The first step in the grievance process is to attempt to resolve the problem directly. For example, if a participant is having a problem with an instructor, the two of them should try to solve the issue on a one-to-one basis. Should that fail to resolve the problem, the student should report the grievance to the manager of the program by filing a Grievance Form obtainable through the Historic Camden office. The participant should keep written records of each step in the process.

INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS It is not uncommon for Support Labor to work overtime on time sensitive shut downs at a plant. As an example, refractory contractor’s jobsites commonly run 24-hours day on two 12-hour shifts until the job is completed which can take weeks. Instructional hours for LRTP at Historic Camden reflect a 12-hour shift and run from 6am to 6pm Monday through Friday for 4-weeks. The program is a total of 240-hours and covers the same material that is in a 6-week / 8-hour a day program.

TIME MANAGEMENT At LRTP we emphasize, practice and inforce being on time and understand the importance of time management. Often the location of a commercial or industrial jobsite is not easily assessable and in many


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cases, involves going through a security check point. This means an employee or contracted labor must plan to arrive at the employee or contractor’s parking area 30-minutes before the shift change to avoid delays in getting to the jobsite. LRTP participants must be at the Historic Camden brickyard 10-minutes before classes start and be ready to go to work.

STUDENT ASSESSMENT • Graded Tests and Assignments on Certifications

• Pass or Fail Demonstrated Competencies

• Attendance Verification

EXCUSED ABSENCES It is the responsibility of the participant to notify the instructor in the event of an unanticipated absence. Anticipated absences should be discussed with the instructor well in advance. An excused absence is defined by advanced notice to and approval by the instructor.

UNEXCUSED ABSENCES Prompt attendance in class is required. More than two unexcused absences will result in a notice of possible failure of training. Two late arrivals will count as one unexcused. More than three unexcused absences will result in the removal from the program.

POLICY ON LATE / MAKE UP WORK Instructors expect work to be handed in on time. Instructors will strive to work with committed participants if they must make up work missed due to unforeseen events beyond a participant’s control. NOTE: given the short nature of the program the ability to make up for lost time is difficult.

SAFETY Participants will be taught to observe and practice safety procedures. A participant observed continually working with an unsafe attitude or behaving in an unsafe manner will be removed from the program. The wearing of safety glasses, steel toed boots, long belted trousers and plain T-shirts is mandatory. Also, gloves when necessary, as well as sound abatement equipment when subjected to high noise levels or using machinery.

WORK INTEGRITY At LRTP we emphasize, practice and inforce the workforce integrity code of conduct which is important for retention and advancement at any job. When working for any company there are shared rights and responsibilities requiring all participants to follow the principles of workforce integrity. A commitment, even in the face of adversity, to the six fundamental values of honesty, trust, honor, fairness, respect and responsibility.

CIP CODE 46.0101 Mason/Masonry: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the laying and/or setting of exterior brick, concrete block, hard tile, marble and related materials, using trowels, levels, hammers, chisels, and other hand tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, blueprint reading, structural masonry, decorative masonry, foundations, reinforcement, mortar preparation, cutting and finishing, and applicable codes and standards.

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