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Meet the Future 2022: With Latest Graduating Class, Construction Academy Expands Vision to Introduce, Train D.C. Students for Building Industry Careers

Some might call it the start of a new day for the graduating seniors of the Academy of Construction and Design (ACAD), who on May 18 completed their high school

The Blueprint: In Honor of John McMahon

By Arnesa A. Howell

When John McMahon decided to make the transition from vision to reality with the creation of the Academy of Construction and Design (ACAD), he reached out to the industry he

Meet the Future 2021: A Reimagined Story for the Academy of Construction and Design

By Arnesa A. Howell

On a grassy lot at 4950 East Capitol Street in Northeast, Washington, D.C., a small group of students from high schools across the city readied for this year’s reimagined Meet

Our Vision

Working to overcome employment challenges so the District’s most vulnerable residents can succeed.

Mission

We will work together to develop a long-term strategy that creates an environment where aspiring District residents will have unprecedented opportunity to succeed. We strive to create a fair and open system, supported by government, industry, employers and the education and faith-based communities, which seeks to properly train today’s apprentices while making an unparalleled commitment to educating students and others not yet in the workforce.

“The JOBS Coalition will continue its efforts to engage the faith community and clergy of the city in meaningful dialogue on how we can work together to open employment doors for residents.”

Rev. Stephen E. Tucker

President, JOBS Coalition

Technical Education, Apprenticeship Programs Shift to Distance Learning In Wake of Coronavirus Pandemic

By Arnesa A. Howell

This past summer, Ama Akoto woke up each morning knowing the task ahead: get dressed and be ready to work as a team leader for the ACAD BUILDS Internship (ABI),

JOBS Outlook 2020: Pivotal Year, Pivotal Issues

By Rev. Stephen E. Tucker

The year 2020 may be remembered as one of the most pivotal years in our nation’s history. It’s an election year of major proportions, with efforts underway to impeach the

The Real World: 2019 Academy of Construction and Design Grads Leverage Skilled Trades Training to Strive, Thrive in District

By Arnesa A. Howell

Daybreak has already cracked through the sky by the time De’Andre Williams arrives at Fort Myer Construction’s asphalt plant at 1155 W Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. At 7 a.m.,

National Apprenticeship Week Opens Doors of Opportunity, Student Call CTE Training Programs a ‘Gift’

By Arnesa A. Howell

Ty’reek Wylie didn’t hesitate to praise the benefits of career and technical education (CTE) training during the National Apprenticeship Week job fair at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School

Labor Secretary Scalia Visits DCSCTF-Sponsored Career Fair at Phelps Ace Senior High School

By Arnesa A. Howell

The latest National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) High School celebrated careers in construction with a student-centric career fair, and newly appointed U.S. Secretary of

JOBS Outlook 2019

By Rev. Stephen E. Tucker

It is with the utmost excitement that JOBS Coalition announces its 2019 theme, “Becoming!” Inspired by the bestselling memoir by former First Lady Michelle Obama, the Coalition’s one-word theme emerges

2019: A Year in Review

By Arnesa A. Howell

From students flexing their networking skills during a National Apprenticeship Week job fair to examining African-American lives transformed after incarceration this year’s JOBS Coalition Pathways newsletter dove into the issues

A Sneak Peak 2020

By Arnesa A. Howell

Look inside the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of JOBS Coalition Pathways for insight into the student experience at the National Apprenticeship Week career fair sponsored by the D.C. Students Construction Trades

Lives Reinvented: Congressman Danny K. Davis CBC Session Examines Stories of Reentry

By Arnesa A. Howell

While there’s been progress in recognizing the need for outreach to returning citizens reentering their communities following incarceration, more needs to be done to break the revolving door cycle before

Talking the Mass Incarceration Epidemic

By Arnesa A. Howell

“The mass incarceration epidemic is a stain on our society,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 2019 Annual Legislative Conference. These words underscored the theme