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• Phase II will identify and quantify the pain points throughout the construction workforce <br /> pipeline to make clear the current and future challenges and opportunities. <br /> • Process: Interviews with key stakeholders to verify current and future needs <br /> • Deliverables: Research deliverable 4. <br /> o (4) List of potential sponsors for apprenticeship programs. <br /> -� February in-person meeting with TTSG+ to review and discuss findings <br /> Phase III: Estimate Costs <br /> [March-April 2020] <br /> • Findings from Phase I and II will inform the challenges and opportunities in the skilled <br /> construction trades in Orange County and help inform the scope of a possible training <br /> center. Phase III will use that information to shape questions related to possible size, <br /> locations, and administration. <br /> • Deliverables: Research deliverable 6, 7, 8. <br /> o (6) List of potential sites in Orange County to locate a Tradescraft Training <br /> program. <br /> o (7) Estimate Total Cost to develop a Tradescraft Training Center. <br /> o (8) Outline a potential administrative structure to manage a center and to <br /> coordinate all the elements in the pipeline flow. <br /> 4 April in-person meeting with TTS to review and discuss findings <br /> Phase IV: Present Report <br /> [May 2020] <br /> 4 Submit report to County Administrators and possibly present to County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> Definitions <br /> Tradescraft: "Skill acquired through experience in a trade." (Retrieved from <br /> https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/tradecraft) <br /> Skilled Trades: "Skilled trades are occupations that require a special skill, knowledge, or <br /> ability which can be obtained at a college, technical school, or through specialized training. <br /> ...are generally divided into the following three categories: (Retrieved from <br /> https://www.jcisd.org/domain/307) <br /> 1) Skilled Industrial Trades: welders, machinists, mechanics, tool and die makers, <br /> programmers <br /> Page 2 of 12 <br />