In conjunction with Tyler Lane Construction Inc.

This initiative is an innovative and strategic program aimed at providing an internship towards skill-based training and job placement for graduating high school students in Chicago, Illinois.  

High School students are not informed of the tremendous opportunities for young workers in the construction industry. Most high school students graduate in May. The majority of union apprenticeship programs start in the fall or winter months. There remains a huge disconnect in between the time students graduate until the time they can attend a union apprenticeship program. It is the unfortunate fact that if some of these students do not begin a program immediately upon graduation, they may be tempted to attain wages in a more unsavory fashion, which will hinder any previous interest in joining a trade. If these students are allowed to experience an internship in the construction industry and they participate for the entire duration, we could potentially save many young men and women from taking the wrong path in life. This program should be a feeder program to the apprenticeship schools.