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July 24, 2007
Journeymen
Youth is the future of any industry and keeping an eyeball on the young guns is smart.
If you're running crews or bringing a new guy on, getting the work to keep them busy is likely top of mind. But while ours is a service industry, we must build a product that performs. And that means mechanics, carpenters, apprentices and journeymen that learn.
I'm largely self-taught, but I had some teachers -- guys who showed me a few ropes enabling me to complete the knots later on.
I'm not sure you need a formal program to teach people, but I am positive you need to explain things to apprentices. And NAHB and NARI/a> have great programs that can fast track young carpenters etc. (Of course, they're not free.)
A building is a system, not just a bunch of parts you slap together. You know that, but do your guys? Are they finding out? Are you prying the lid off your head and letting then look inside before you race to the next bid?
Posted by Mark Clement at July 24, 2007 10:14 AM
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