CIEF - Construction Industry Education Foundation
  • ABOUT
    • Board of Trustees
    • STAFF
    • DEI Statement
    • Job Opportunities
    • Grants
  • Programs
    • CREATE Mentoring Program
    • Photos
    • CREATE Summer Camp
    • Design Build >
      • NorCal Design Build
      • SoCal Design Build
    • NEXT Young Professionals
    • Scholarships
  • Get Involved
    • Committees
    • Mentor
    • Instructors
    • Volunteer
  • Classes
  • Events
    • Crab Feed
    • Spring Golf Tournament
    • Design Build Competition
    • Spring Clay Shoot
    • Charity Golf Classic
    • Harvest Fest BBQ
    • Tri-tip Shootout
    • Trades Day >
      • Orange County
      • Humboldt
      • Chico
      • Sacramento
      • San Jaoquin - Coming Soon!
      • Dallas - Coming Soon!
      • Houston - Coming Soon!
    • Women in Construction Conference
    • CREATE Awards Lunch
    • Contractors Caring for Kids
  • Calendar
  • Donate
Picture
Picture
The CREATE Mentoring Program exists to educate and inspire high school students to pursue career pathways which create the built environment.

Picture

click here to view 2021 project materials

The CREATE Mentoring Program is a 10-week project in which students will:

  • Work with various mentors from the engineering, architecture, trades and construction industry to simulate the comprehensive process of planning, designing, and building a structure
  • Participate in hands-on trades based projects
  • Visit active jobsites
  • Gain hard and soft skills including computer software programming, scale modeling, public speaking, and project management
  • Attend the annual competition/awards banquet to present their projects against other participating schools from California.​ ​
Picture
THERE IS NO COST TO A SCHOOL OR TO ANY STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATE MENTORING PROGRAM
​THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR PROGRAM SPONSORS.
Want to get involved? 
i'd like to mentor
DONATE/SPONSOR

Meet the 2022 CREATE Advisory Board

Board Chair
Heather Lim | Pacific Coast Building Services, Inc.
Vice Chair
Drake Costa | Turner Construction Company
​Brian Andrew | Millie and Severson, Inc.
Paul Austin | Royal Electric Co.
Keith Bauer | Buehler

Drake Costa | Turner Construction Company
Tom Franco | Simpson Strong-Tie
Chris Garcia | Studio W Architects
Brian Giambastiani | Swinerton
Kyle Glankler | Rudolph & Sletten
Josh Hatfield | Livingston Concrete
Andy Lee | Southland Industries 
Mark Roddy | CSU Sacramento
 Claire Seger |  Lionakis
Ginger Thompson | Dreyfuss + Blackford
Rebecca Weldon | Degenkolb Engineers
Picture

Picture

Registration is now open for Fall of 2022. 
CLICK HERE to get your school involved.


Picture
CREATE SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP
Current sophomores and juniors in the 2021-2022 school year are eligible to apply for a $1,250 scholarship toward attending the 2022 CREATE Summer Camp (to be hosted July 17-23, 2022). The CREATE Summer Camp is a six-day, five-night program that introduces students to careers in construction, re-development, engineering, architecture and the trades. Students will design and build a project for a local nonprofit, complete a needs assessment, meet industry executives, tour active job sites, explore Sacramento and San Francisco, and stay at CSU, Sacramento. Summer Camp Scholarship Applications are due April 29, 2022. 
SUMMER CAMP 2022 scholarship APPLICATION

CREATE SCHOLARSHIP
Seniors pursuing a career in the built environment (architecture, engineering, construction management, or the trades) through direct hire, apprenticeship programs or post-secondary education including two and four-year universities are eligible to apply for the CREATE Mentoring Program Scholarship through November 21, 2022.
CREATE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CAREER Q&A'S

 

THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 SPONSORS!
Presenting Sponsor:
Picture
Cornerstone Sponsor:
Picture
Platinum Sponsors:
Picture
Picture
Picture
Signature Sponsor:
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Pillar Sponsor:
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Foundation Sponsors:
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Education Sponsors:
Picture
Picture
Host and Advertising Sponsors:
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Contacts: 
CREATE Program Coordinator
Carlisle Sanden
csanden@cie.foundation
916.465.8348
SRBX Construction Industry Education Foundation Executive Director
Jordan Blair
jblair@cie.foundation
916.465.8345
Picture
Picture
CREATE is a program of the 501(c)3 SRBX Construction Industry Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Tax ID 20-0595531.
© Copyright 2004-2022 Construction Industry Education Foundation
In Partnership with the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange
​5370 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95819 p: 916.442.8991
  • ABOUT
    • Board of Trustees
    • STAFF
    • DEI Statement
    • Job Opportunities
    • Grants
  • Programs
    • CREATE Mentoring Program
    • Photos
    • CREATE Summer Camp
    • Design Build >
      • NorCal Design Build
      • SoCal Design Build
    • NEXT Young Professionals
    • Scholarships
  • Get Involved
    • Committees
    • Mentor
    • Instructors
    • Volunteer
  • Classes
  • Events
    • Crab Feed
    • Spring Golf Tournament
    • Design Build Competition
    • Spring Clay Shoot
    • Charity Golf Classic
    • Harvest Fest BBQ
    • Tri-tip Shootout
    • Trades Day >
      • Orange County
      • Humboldt
      • Chico
      • Sacramento
      • San Jaoquin - Coming Soon!
      • Dallas - Coming Soon!
      • Houston - Coming Soon!
    • Women in Construction Conference
    • CREATE Awards Lunch
    • Contractors Caring for Kids
  • Calendar
  • Donate