2016-2017
MILESTONES
INDUSTRY MILESTONE ASSOCIATION MILESTONE EVENT MILESTONE
RENTAL HOMES IN
METRO DENVER RENTAL HOMES
REPRESENTED IN AAMD
MEMBERSHIP OWNER / MANAGEMENT
ATTENDANCE AT
MAINTENANCE OLYMPICS
325,000
AS OF MAY 2017
216,474
AS OF MAY 2017
1,408
ACHIEVED IN APRIL 2017
NEW TALENT
AAMD Receives Grant to Launch Maintenance
Apprenticeship Program
In the fall of 2015, the Apart-
ment Association of Metro Den-
ver began a partnership with
Emily Griffith Technical College
to create a new maintenance
training in an effort to bring in
new maintenance professionals
to the multifamily industry. The
AAMD consulted with industry
subject matter experts and de-
veloped six core competencies.
The Maintenance Apprentice-
ship Program (MAP) will consist
of 48 hours of hands-on mainte-
nance training and a minimum
of 96 hours of a paid on-site
internship with Industry Partners.
In November 2016, the
AAMD applied to the Colorado
Department of Labor and Em-
ployment (CDLE) for the WORK
Act Grant. The grant is provided
www.aamdhq.org
pating in this program as an In-
dustry Partner, please contact
Lisa Godbehere at lisa@aamdhq.
org for more information.
by the state of Colorado to help
fund recruitment and outreach
efforts for industry trad e training.
It was announced in April that
the AAMD had been award
$474,000 to assist in these ef-
forts for the MAP.
There are five programs
scheduled to take place over the
next 12 months. The first pro-
gram is scheduled to begin in
July 2017. It is the goal of the
AAMD to have a minimum of 20
students per program to reach
a total of 100 new maintenance
professionals in the industry by
June 2018. The AAMD has hired
a New Talent Recruitment and
Outreach Manager and invested
in a new media campaign to en-
sure that these goals are met.
The MAP is reliant on recruit-
ing qualified individuals to enroll
and complete the program. In
addition, it is crucial that Indus-
try Partners participate in this
program by hosting at least 100
interns over the next 12 months.
If Property Management com-
panies are interested in partici-
The AAMD and National
Apartment Association Educa-
tion Institute (NAAEI) have come
together to pay the $700 tuition
for at least 100 students. The
hope is that the demand for the
program training and exposure
to the industry will increase dra-
matically. According to the 1st
Quarter 2017 Apartment Insight
Construction report, there are
27,187 apartments under con-
struction, which will create more
than 200 jobs in the next two
years. This program and its suc-
cess is vital to the continued
growth of the Multifamily Indus-
try in the Denver area.
JUNE 2017 • TRENDS | 15