When Steve Smith, of Marion, Indiana sat in on a presentation given by the Indiana Department of Workforce Developement, State TAA administration staff and IVY Tech - he listened as he was told he could find a program he wants and not just on e off a list offered at IVY Tech. He heard how a guy wanted to learn how to clean horses teeth - presented his training program plan and is cleaning horses teeth along with his farrier business. Steve immediately knew he wanted to go to learn to build with logs - and had to push for it all along the four months - but persevered he did. Today, he's in his third week, and you can too! TAA is paying for travel, lodging, food, a tool package and books he gets to keep, and, tuition. What's keeping you from reaching for something you've been wanting to do for a long long time? Nearly all of our students for the past 20 years have said, they wished they'd have come years ago - is now the time right for you?
Our 12 week Log Builder Training Program has recieved certification by the Indiana State Approving Agency, the VA GI Bill Education Programs and now, the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to Displaced Workers Grant Program as an Approved Training Program.
Training includes learning the traditional, requisite skills to build with logs from scratch, but also includes learning about how to replace logs in milled kit log homes and a host of log home care, maintenance and restoration skills as well. The demand is high for those with such skills allowing them to create or duplicate the logs needed to replace or restore logs in a log building. Graduates will have recieved instruction and skills training enabling them to not just find a job - but create one for themselves by starting a services oriented business of their own!
More and more we are moving towards getting the program approved for the many programs being funded right now through the Stimulous Bill passed in February of 2009 - Indiana alone has recieved over $7,500,000.00 for TAA alone!
