Welcome to the Employer Information Session!
Holly Fraccaro
CEO, Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties (HBADOC)
Executive Director, HBADOC Foundation
Steering Committee Member, Summer Careers Academy
Managing Director, Building Our Future
Katie Loovis
Vice President for Community, Economic, and Workforce Development, The Chamber
Steering Committee Member, Summer Careers Academy
Contractor, Building Our Future

8:30am-8:35am (5 minutes): Welcome and Ice Breaker (Katie Loovis)
8:35am-8:45am (10 minutes): Overview of the Summer Careers Academy and Building Our Future
Registered Youth Apprenticeship Program (Holly Fraccaro)
8:45am-8:55am (10 minutes): Roles and Responsibilities of Employers (Katie Loovis)
8:55am-9:25am (30 minutes): Group Discussion and Q&A (Katie Loovis and Holly Fraccaro)
9:25am-9:30am (5 minutes): Closing Remarks and Adjourn (Katie Loovis)
Agenda

In the chat:
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most serious,
rate and describe your talent recruitment challenge.

Part I: Overview

Summer Careers Academy
What: The Summer Careers Academy is an innovative, eight-week career training model (est. 2021)
that connects residents, who are underrepresented and underserved, with new skills and paid work
experiences in compelling career pathways.
How: The model is based on the employer-led Catawba Valley Community College Construction Careers
Academy, which blends free in-classroom training and paid on-the-job work experience.
Who: The model is governed by a Steering Committee of educators, employers, elected and senior
government officials, and community activists, who operate according to Collective Impact principles.
Why: To meet the needs of the most disadvantaged in our community, including refugees, low-income
students, and students of color.
Equity: The model crates a level playing field
● Open to all (no experience required)
● Pays students a competitive “Learning Wage” ($12.56/hour) and completion bonus taking
compensation to “Living Wage” ($16.60/hour)
● Provides students with equipment, critical support services (food, transportation,
language, and career development services), and advocacy from caring adults.

Summer Careers Academy Steering Committee

Building Our Future
What: The inaugural program of the Summer Careers Academy is “Building Our Future,” a Registered
Youth Apprenticeship program in the skilled construction trades (launched 2022).
Why: To develop a robust talent pipeline for careers in the skilled trades, including carpentry, plumbing,
electrical, masonry, and heating and air conditioning.
How: This eight-week summer career training program offers young adults (“Pre-Apprentices”), ages
16-24, with free in-classroom training and a paid work experience.
When: The 2023 cohort will take place from June - August, 2023.
Who: Currently recruiting 20 Pre-Apprentices and 15 employers for the 2023 cohort. Seeking a diverse
group of employers representing small, mid-size, and large public, private, and nonprofit enterprises.
Acknowledgement: Made possible through generous support from the NC Education and Innovation
Workforce Commission and the Kenan Charitable Trust. The Home Builders of Durham, Orange, and
Chatham Counties Foundation serves as the managing director.

Pre-Apprentices Employers
1) BOLD Construction
2) Brown Brothers Plumbing and Heating
3) Bryant-Durham Electric
4) BuildSense
5) CARROLL
6) Green Horizon One Hour Heating & Air
Conditioning
7) Marcoplos Construction
8) Orange County Government
9) Piedmont Electric Cooperative
10) The Lundy Management Group
11) Town of Chapel Hill
The Inaugural 2022 Cohort

In-Classroom Training & Paid Work Experiences
Photos of Summer Careers Academy “Building Our Future” Pre-Apprentices doing in-classroom learning at Cedar Ridge High School
and on-the-job paid work experiences throughout Orange County, NC (Summer 2022)

Competitive wages:
● $12.56/hour “Learning Wage” and completion
bonus taking overall compensation to
$16.60/hour “Living Wage.”
● Hours determined by employer.
Diverse employers:
● The cohort is made up of small, mid-size, and
large employers from the public, private, and
nonprofit sectors with jobs in the skilled trades.
Deliverables:
● Pre-Apprentices must complete all assignments,
including the Apprenticeship Agreement Form,
Career Development Plan, Resume, Weekly
Journal, Time Sheet, Reflection Paper,
Presentation, and Evaluation Forms from
Employer.
In-Classroom Training
Building Our Future
Widely-adopted curriculum:
● National Center for Construction Education and
Research (NCCER) core construction curriculum.
● Prepares students for construction careers,
including occupations in carpentry, plumbing,
electrical, masonry, and HVAC-R repair.
● Offers streamlined academic experience in Orange
County from K-12 through college.
Industry-recognized certificates and credentials:
● Construction Core high school credit and CTE
Internship course credit
● NCCER, OSHA-10, and First Aid/CPR certificates
● College scholarships and prior learning credit
towards the college-level apprenticeship programs
Paid Work Experience

Graduates of the inaugural Summer Careers Academy “Building Our Future” skilled trades career training program at the
Graduation Celebration on August 5, 2022 at Cedar Ridge High School in Orange County, NC.

The 2022 cohort enjoyed the following results:
● 100% of Pre-Apprentices who started the program completed the program and 80% (12 of 15) earned
the NC Registered Youth Apprenticeship Certificate.
● By the end of the program, a majority (87%) of Pre-Apprentices reported they are interested in a
skilled trades careers (6 strongly interested and 7 interested).
● Five of the fifteen Graduates received job offers from their employers and four accepted.
The other graduates are continuing their studies in high school or college.
Results

Graduates of the inaugural Summer Careers Academy “Building Our Future” skilled trades career training program at the
Graduation Celebration on August 5, 2022 at Cedar Ridge High School in Orange County, NC.

Part II: Roles & Responsibilities

*Proposed
2023 Schedule
(Schedule subject
to change)
June - August Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1:
June 12, 2023
In-Classroom
& Orientation
In-Classroom In-Classroom In-Classroom
Week 2:
June 19, 2023
Holiday (No
In-Classroom)
In-Classroom In-Classroom In-Classroom In-Classroom
Week 3:
June 26, 2023
In-Classroom On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job In-Classroom
Week 4:
July 3, 2023
Holiday (No
in-classroom)
Holiday (No
on-the-job)
Holiday (Optional
on-the-job)
Holiday (Optional
on-the-job)
Holiday (Optional
on-the-job)
Week 5:
July 10, 2023
In-Classroom On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job In-Classroom
Week 6:
July 17, 2023
In-Classroom On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job In-Classroom
Week 7:
July 24, 2023
In-Classroom On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job In-Classroom
Week 8:
July 31, 2023
On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job
Week 9:
August 7, 2023
On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job On-the-Job Graduation

Employer Eligibility and Benefits
Eligibility
All small, mid-size, and large employers in the
public, private, and nonprofit sectors that meet the
following guidelines are eligible:
✓ Have job(s) in the skilled trades (especially
carpentry, plumbing, electrical, HVAC-R, and
masonry) in Orange County, NC.
✓ Understand that the Pre-Apprentice will work a
staggered, part-time schedule over the
summer.
✓ Will assign the Pre-Apprentice a Supervisor who
is well-equipped to provide mentoring and
training.
✓ Can commit to the three-step registration
process.
Benefits
✓ Enjoy access to a nontraditional talent
pipeline.
✓ Grow your workforce through a low-risk,
high-reward program.
✓ Increase interest in and appreciation for the
skilled trades as a dynamic profession with
in-demand jobs that pay family-thriving
wages.

Employer Roles and Responsibilities
Enrollment
(January through June 2023)
✓ Complete the Employer Interest Form by Friday, February 17, 2023.
✓ Participate in the Matching Process, including interviews the week of March 6-10 followed by a collaborative
matching process that culminates in a job offer from your organization to the Pre-Apprenticeship by end of March.
✓ Attend to logistics and training. The Supervisor (and/or management) coordinates with SCA staff in April and May
to finalize logistics for a smooth Pre-Apprenticeship, and attends the Orientation in June.
Program
(June through August 2023)
✓ Supervise the Pre-Apprentice. The Pre-Apprentice is your employee, under your supervision, and paid hourly by
your organization. You must provide an appropriate and safe work environment, make expectations clear, train and
mentor the Pre-Apprentice, assess progress, and adapt work as necessary to ensure learning and success.
✓ Communicate with SCA staff. To ensure mutual success, the Supervisor must review weekly email updates from
SCA staff to reinforce on-the-job what the student is learning in the classroom, and the Supervisor (or management)
must participate in monthly employer working group zoom discussions to ensure the program is employer-led.
✓ Complete the SCA pre- and post-survey and the Student Evaluation Form to certify learning
and technical skill proficiency.

Step 1: Complete the Employer Interest Form!
Takes about 15 minutes
Accessible at www.SummerCareersAcademy.com
or go directly to: https://bit.ly/BOF2023EmployerInterestForm
Deadline is Friday, February 17, 2023
For questions, contact Katie Loovis at (919) 696-0781 (m) or
KLoovis@CarolinaChamber.org

What question do you have?

www.SummerCareersAcademy.com
Holly Fraccaro, Holly@hbadoc.com
CEO, Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties (HBADOC); Executive Director,
HBADOC Foundation; Steering Committee Member, Summer Careers Academy; and Managing Director,
Building Our Future
Katie Loovis, KLoovis@carolinachamber.org
Vice President for Community, Economic, and Workforce Development, The Chamber; Steering Committee
Member, Summer Careers Academy; and Contractor, Building Our Future

Appendix

What is Youth Apprenticeship? Youth Apprenticeship is an educational program that provides a qualified student
the opportunity to begin learning an occupation using a system that combines on-the-job learning and related
academic and technical classroom education. The North Carolina Community College System, a participating
employer, and the school cooperatively put together an apprenticeship agreement that will require at least 2,000
hours of on-the-job learning plus an additional amount of classroom instruction. It is intended that upon high school
graduation, the high school apprentice will continue as an adult apprentice until all of the apprenticeship requirements
are fulfilled. (p. 35)
Who covers pre-apprentices and apprentices under their workers’ compensation and liability? In North
Carolina statute defines “employee” and a company’s responsibility to provide worker’s compensation. Apprentices
are employees and are covered under a company’s guaranteed cost policy. Company managers should verify
general liability coverage with their carriers to determine exclusions. School districts can also purchase liability
coverage for work-based learning students. NC G.S. §97-2 can be found at:
http://www.ic.nc.gov/ncic/pages/statute.htm (p. 15)
Can staffing agencies be used to hire apprentices who are under the age of 18? Some companies hire
apprentices under the age of 18 through a staffing agency due to insurance and company policy issues. Information
from the USDOL about the use of staffing agencies can be found at:
http://www.apprenticeshipnc.com/sites/default/files/file-uploads/usdol_oa_sop_on_staffing_agencies.pdf (p. 15)
Source: https://www.apprenticeshipnc.com/sites/default/files/basic-page-files/nccc-printablehandbook-final-r1-print_quality.pdf
Common Questions

Mission
To connect residents, especially young adults
(ages 16-24) who are underrepresented and
underserved, with new skills and paid work
experiences in compelling career pathways.
Vision
All residents in our community have access to
exciting, high paying careers and receive
support along the way to achieve their dreams,
and our community has a dynamic talent
pipeline that delivers value for our residents,
employers, and economy.
Values
We are committed to our shared vision and believe
cross-sector collaboration is critical to our success.
We are committed to justice and equity, and believe
establishing a level playing field and inclusive environment is
a fundamental component of our programming.
We are committed to honesty and integrity, and believe that
is reflected in our ethical operations, trustworthy fiscal
management, and transparent annual reporting.
We are committed to evidence-informed decision making
and believe quantitative and qualitative data are essential for
our continuous improvement.
We are committed to quality and demonstrate this both in the
way we work as an organization and the professional pride
and work ethic we instill in the classroom among our
participants.
Summer Careers Academy

Pre-Apprentices Employers
The Inaugural Cohort