The MoDOT Commitment

MoDOT is committed to increasing the number of minority, female and economically disadvantaged individuals working on the kcICON project.  Up to $1.25 million has been designated for training programs and contractor incentives as part of this project.

Community roundtable meetings attended by MoDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Mid-America Regional Council, short-listed project teams, local contractors and union representatives, minority contractors and community groups, were held throughout 2007.  The roundtable partners agreed to a Workforce Utilization Partnering Agreement August 13, 2007, that will increase the number of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals trained for work on the kcICON project.

A Workforce Utilization Advisory Committee was formed to draft a Request For Proposal to identify pre-apprenticeship training programs, and in December 2007, the committee recommended Full Employment Council to produce trainees ready for highway construction apprenticeships.

 

 

Workforce Efforts

The kcICON Project participates in an On-The-Job training program, offering minorities, women, and economically disadvantaged individuals a chance to learn a trade and earn a career in heavy construction.

Here is more information about what the project team is doing to diversify its workforce; including a list of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and profiles of three on-the-job trainees working on the kcICON Project.

Are You Looking For A New Career?

Have you already trained for 3 to 5 years in a specific trade as an apprentice to reach journeyman status? If so, click here for information on local unions for your trade.

If you haven't received any specific training in a construction trade but are at least 18-years old, have a high school diploma (or GED) and a copy of your birth certificate, click here for information on local apprenticeship programs.

Are you looking to further basic job skills in addition to learning a construction trade? If so, click here for information on Project Prepare.

Project Prepare applications should be taken to one of these locations.

Notice

MoDOT does not hire or train individuals directly.  If you are seeking training or employment in the heavy highway construction trades, please contact those trade unions directly or use job resources including the Full Employment Council at 816-471-2330.