PYDC Workforce Development : Envision, Invest, Employ

Training

PYDC Career Pivot Center: Urban Campus

Tribal Members, Experienced Construction Workers, and Apprentices from Sonoran Pueblo Contracting working on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation

PYDC Career Pivot Center: New Pascua-Site Plan

PYDC Career Pivot Center: New Pascua- Site during construction phase.

PYDC is focusing on the following training to develop our workforce:

Thanks to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe ARPA Grant, the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business Development Grant, and the United States Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA), the Pascua Yaqui Development Corporation is excited to launch its state-of-the-art trades training centers. The PYDC Career Pivot Centers will provide training facilities for construction trades and real estate career training.

Training/Certification opportunities

PYDC is focusing on the following training to develop our workforce:

(i) National Center for Construction Education & Research certification (NCCER),
(ii) property management certification,
(iii) property & cyber security certification,
(iv) facilities maintenance certification, and
(v) real estate certification.

In January 2022, Sonoran Pueblo Contracting (SPC) launched its first apprenticeship program. SPC’s CEO is an NCCER Master trainer. As an instructor, he provides training to a cohort of 17 students in three construction trades: (1) Heavy Equipment Operator, (2) Concrete Finisher, and (3) Carpentry. There is already a waiting list for the next cohort.

What is the Pivot Center?

Skills Training = Higher Wages = Stronger Tribal Economy

PYDC’s Career Pivot Center (CPC) provides a training location and training path for tribal members, employees, and community members to:

improve their skills
increase their employment opportunities; and
increase earning capacities.

CPC’s goal is to provide a wage increase of at least 60% after completing the training and provide a job to the trainee. A wage increase of 60% takes an entry-level wage of $12/hr to a living wage of $19.20.

The PYDC Career Pivot Center addresses skilled workforce shortages. It focuses on the following training: (i) National Center for Construction Education & Research certification (NCCER), (ii) property management certification, (iii) property & cyber security certification, (iv) facilities maintenance certification, and (v) real estate certification.

Certifications require different time commitments. For the construction trades (NCCER) training, three to four-year training programs will be offered to 45 participants in year one, 90 participants in year two, and 135 participants in the third year of operation.

The Career Pivot Center’s capacity allows additional certifications to be provided inter-tribally or to meet the needs of neighboring businesses, thereby creating program income to sustain future operations while further strengthening surrounding economies.

PYDC Career Pivot Center - Renovation Concept