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will be required to participate in a 4 week externship after completing the job-training program provided at Taller San Jose to allow them to gain real world experience. Students also learn medical terminology and anatomy, basic math skills and medication dosage calculations. Program graduates receive the Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers ce11ification and wallet card from the American Heart Association. This identifies the graduate as a provider of CPR, administrator of the automated external defibrillator (AED) and administrator of first aid measures. In its inaugural year, 47 students graduated from the Medical Careers Academy and: . 68% of graduates found employment or went on to community college . $11.20 is the average wage of graduates . 39% of employed graduates receive full health benefits. . Construction: Led by a licensed general contractor, the building-trades training program focuses on construction fundamentals and incorporates: safety awareness and training, industry-related math proficiency, construction theory, hands-on experience, adherence to attendance policies, mentoring, job coaching, and leadership development. Apprentices participate in two hoUl's of daily math training. Classes concentrate on the algebra, geometry and trigonometry needed for basic construction principles, such as estimating material costs, reading blueprints, rough carpentry, and so forth. The typical graduate experiences an average increase of two grade levels in their math abilities. Once students leam concepts in the classroom, they move to the lab for hands-on training and ultimately build a home from the ground up. Upon successful program completion, each graduate is awarded a fully- equipped tool belt to bring with them to their eventual job site. Taller San Jose certifies each graduate with 10 hours of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training. OSHA training gives employees in the construction industry the ability to minimize liability to the company and also reduces employee risk, Over the past two fiscal years, 127 students graduated from Taller Tech and: . 76% of graduates found employment within 30 days . $12.05 is the average wage of graduates . 36% of employed graduates receive full health benefits . 41 % of graduates went on to apprenticeship 01' community college. In October 2008 Taller San Jose launched Hope Builders, Inc. in an effort to provide employment for graduates and to generate a source of revenue for our agency's nonprofit programs. Hope Builders has recently completed building tlU'ee single-family homes for low- income residents of Santa Ana's Logan neighborhood and is now working on a facility- renovation project for Santa Ana-based Phoenix House, Hope Builders' next project will be in partnership with Jamboree Housing and'will focus on the renovation of 20 foreclosed homes currently owned by JPMorgan Chase. Taller San Jose's long-telm plans include launching a second Hope Builders crew that focuses primarily on weatherization. This crew would employ graduates of Taller San Jose's green construction program. Taller San Jose works very closely with industry partners to refine its cuniculum, serve as mentors to students and place students into employment. Each of the three training programs is overseen by an Honorary Board of industry specifi'c experts from local companies such as Toshiba, Insight Investments, Union Bank, Hensel Phelps, Lennar, Bristol Park Medical, S1. Joseph Hospital and McCarthy Construction. EXHIBIT A 14 ,ponm-ul by the SiJttrJ of St. Jouph of O"mge