It’s difficult for contractors to easily find younger employees to fill the void left by an increasing number of retirees. But Neuworks Mechanical in Fort Collins, Colorado, is tackling the problem head-on by supporting a trades-oriented high school class and a plumbing apprenticeship program aimed at high schoolers.
Company employees volunteer to teach plumbing concepts in a Geometry and Construction course offered at Loveland High School and Poudre High School (in Fort Collins). Between 20 and 30 students per semester take the course, which centers on building a modular, prefabricated home for Habitat for Humanity, says Travis Slisher, the company’s vice
