Inside an unassuming warehouse on the outskirts of Denver, 18 students are learning to saw, tile, drill, plaster and paint.
They are mastering how to build a house. While that number might not sound like a lot, today's homebuilders are desperate for all of them.
The students are some of the first to enroll in an eight-week "boot camp" at the Colorado Homebuilding Academy, a nonprofit organization that opened this year. The course is free, founded and funded by Oakwood Homes, a Denver-based homebuilder.