Construction Trades
Construction + Safety
A beginner hybrid pathway combining virtual job readiness with hands-on NCCER Core construction skills and OSHA 10 safety training.
Schedule
Job readiness: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-noon, virtual for 1 week. NCCER Core: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM for 2 weeks.
Location
SERJobs Workforce Opportunity Center · Houston, Texas
Cost
Contact SERJobs to confirm tuition and funding eligibility
Construction Trades opportunity
About the program
SERJobs' Construction + Safety program prepares eligible Houston residents for entry-level construction and industrial work. Learners begin with virtual job-readiness training, then practice construction math, drawings, materials handling, rigging, and safe use of hand and power tools through the NCCER Core curriculum.
OSHA 10 credential with NCCER Core construction curriculum
What participants will learn
- +Construction safety
- +Hand and power tools
- +Construction mathematics
- +Materials handling
- +Construction drawings
- +Basic rigging
- +Employability and job readiness
Who this program is for
- +Must be at least 18 years old
- +Must reside in the City of Houston
- +Must be authorized to work in the United States
- +Low-to-middle income documentation is required
- +Must pass a drug test
- +No sexual offenses on the criminal background check
- +Must have basic computer skills, reliable internet, and a computer or tablet with camera and microphone
Program highlights
- +Designed for construction beginners
- +Hybrid job-readiness and hands-on training
- +Direct online application
- +NCCER Core curriculum
- +Broad entry-level construction career exposure