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will be required to participate in a 4 week exterllship after completing the job-training <br />program provided at Taller San Jose to allow them to gain real world experience. Students <br />also learn medical terminology and anatomy, basic math skills and medication dosage <br />calculations. Program graduates receive the Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers <br />certification and wallet card from the American Heart Association. This identifies t11e <br />graduate as a provider of CPR, administrator of the automated ex#ernal defibrillator (AED) <br />and administrator of first aid measures. <br />In its inaugural year, 47 students graduated from the Medical Careers Academy and: <br />^ 68% of graduates found employment or went on to community college <br />^ $11.20 is the average wage of graduates <br />^ 39% of employed graduates I•eceive full health benefits. <br />Construction: Led by a licensed gelleral contractor, the building-trades trailing program <br />focuses on construction fundame-Itals and incorporates: safety awareness and training, <br />industry-related math proficiency, construction theory, hands-on experience, adherence to <br />attendance policies, mentoring, job coaching, and leadership development. Apprentices <br />participate in two hours of daily math training. Classes concentrate on the algebra, geometry <br />and trigonometry needed for basic construction principles, such as estimating material costs, <br />reading blueprints, rough carpentry, and so forth, The typical graduate experiences an <br />average increase of two grade levels in their math abilities. Once students learn concepts in <br />the classroonl, they move to the lab for hands-oII training and ultimately build a home fiozn <br />the ground up. Upon successful program completion, each graduate is awarded a fiilly- <br />equipped tool belt to bring with theln to their eventual job site. Taller San Jose certifies each <br />graduate with IO hours of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training. <br />OSHA training gives employees In the construction industry the ability to minimize liability <br />to the company and also reduces employee risk. <br />Over the past two fiscal years, 127 students graduated from Taller Tecll and: <br />^ 76% of graduates found eznploylnent within 30 days <br />^ $12.OS is the average wage of graduates <br />^ 36% of employed graduates receive full health benefits <br />^ 41% of graduates welrt on to apprenticeship or community college. <br />In October 2008 Taller San Jose launched Hope Builders, Inc. III an effort to provide <br />e1llploylnellt for graduates and to generate a soul•ce of revenzte for our agency's nonprofit <br />programs, Hope Builders has recently completed building tlnee single-family llomes for low- <br />income residents of Santa Ana's Logan neighborhood and is Ilow working on a facility- <br />renovation project for Santa Ana-based Phoenix House. Hope Builders' next project will be in <br />partnership with Jamboree Housing and' will focus on the renovation of 20 foreclosed homes <br />currently owned by JPMorgall Chase. Taller San Jose's long-term plans include launching a <br />second Hope Builders cI•ew that focuses primarily on weatherization• This crew would employ <br />graduates of Taller San Jose's green construction program. <br />Taller San Jose works very closely with industry partners to refine its curriculum, serve as <br />mentors to students and place students into employment. Each of the three tIaining programs is <br />ovexseen by an Honorary Board of industry specific experts fi•oIn local companies such as <br />Toshiba, Insight Investments, Uiuon Bank, Hensel Phelps, Lennar, Bristol Park Medical, St. <br />Joseph Hospital and McCaI•thy Construction. <br />14 <br />EXHIBIT A f~antortd6yt6eSiutrfafst.~oteP~~afor~,JB~ <br />