A four-week Trinidad program trains people for construction jobs
At Trinidad State College in Southern Colorado, students are getting paid to learn a trade — renovating rundown homes. Proponents say the program could help alleviate the affordable housing issues found all over the state. But it's not that easy.
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"COPERR training — students typically spend just four weeks learning the trade — could help draw in underserved communities or low income people motivated to try something new. In addition to the hands-on training, students also get paid $12 an hour as well as a tool belt and the books they need to learn for no cost.
Students who complete the course come away with a certification from the National Center for Construction Education and Research."
US Census estimates 5,412,403 vacant homes margin of error +-54,782