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WORK FORCE SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING Kim Bryan, Petticoat-Schmitt, is NUCA of Florida’s Appointee. The second Workforce Taskforce meeting is set for September 29th, 2016 at the FRSA Education and Training Center in Winter Park, Florida. - - - - - - - - - - - FRSA LOCATION 7071 University Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792 | Contact - Meghan Roth: 407-671-3772 HOTEL INFORMATION Hampton Inn & Suites Orlando | 3450 Quadrangle Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, 32817 | 407-282-0029 Click here to use the FRSA code and link below for room rate of $95, which includes breakfast buffet and internet. The committee is tasked with the following: • To address the existing critical shortage of trained individuals in the building construction and inspection industry • To create a consensus path for the training of the next generation of construction workers in Florida • To tackle the current shortage of a trained construction industry work force which is holding back the full effect of the real estate recovery • To review the current methods and sources of resources available for construction training • To review the existing state of construction training available in the K-12 system SEPTEMBER 2016 • DITCHMEN 7