Programs

For more than 40 years, HBI has trained and placed thousands of youth and adults in residential construction careers, ensuring that America has a skilled workforce today and for the future. HBI offers a range of education, training, job placement, mentoring and curriculum development programs. In addition, youth and adults in HBI programs contribute to community service projects, helping build and remodel homes and communities across the nation.

Career and Certification Services: These programs provide students with the information they need to determine if a career in home building is right for them and ensure that home building education instructors and their students are trained to the national skill standards created by the home building industry.

Mentoring: HBI Construction Coaching Opportunities to Reach Employment (C-CORE)  matches youth interested in careers in home building with mentors from the industry.

Pre-Apprenticeship:  Students who complete training through HBI’s Job Corps, Project CRAFT, Operation Reconstruct and YouthBuild programs meet the standards for pre-apprenticeship, qualifying them for entry-level employment in their respective trades. 

NAHB Student Chapters: Students who participate in NAHB Student Chapters at HBI Job Corps programs, high schools and two and four-year colleges and universities have all the privileges of NAHB membership.