Section
2:
Texas Construction Career Academy
The Texas Construction Career Academy (TCCA)
program is a recruitment and pre-employment training program. The
TCCA offers pre-employment sessions throughout the state designed
to offer participants courses related to highway construction trades;
industry recognized certifications in OSHA safety, flagger, and
heavy equipment operation; and job resume preparation.
The key benefits of the TCCA are listed below:
- Provides contractors with a means to demonstrate good faith efforts in meeting EEO objectives by participating in the program;
- Assists contractors in filling positions in under-represented classifications;
- Recruits motivated individuals for contractor employment consideration;
- Provides participants with a true understanding of the construction work environment;
- Provides participants with transportation assistance; and
- Hosts job fairs where contractors and potential employees will be introduced.
Additional program and contact information can be found at
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