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OZ Workforce & Education

Build the workforce. Build the future.

Practical training for the next generation of sustainable housing, energy, and community development.

OZ Home & Decor is developing a workforce built for the future of housing, energy, and sustainable living—teaching practical, marketable skills while creating pathways to meaningful employment, entrepreneurship, and community opportunity.

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The OZ Approach

From training to real-world opportunity

OZ Home & Decor is not training people simply to fill jobs.

We are building the people who will build the places where people live.

Our workforce-development model connects education directly to real-world development, giving participants exposure to technologies and skills that can be applied within housing, construction, energy, property management, and home services.

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Core Technology Pathways

Three pathways into the industries of tomorrow

Appliance Repair & Home Systems
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Appliance Repair & Home Systems

Train participants to diagnose, repair, maintain, and extend the life of residential appliances and essential home systems—developing technicians who serve homeowners, property managers, builders, contractors, and communities while reducing unnecessary waste and replacement costs.

  • — Appliance diagnostics
  • — Electrical fundamentals
  • — Mechanical systems
  • — Preventive maintenance
  • — Troubleshooting
  • — Repair and replacement decisions
  • — Home-service fundamentals
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Solar Technology & Energy Systems
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Solar Technology & Energy Systems

Introduce participants to the rapidly expanding world of solar energy and distributed power, including installation fundamentals, system components, battery storage, energy efficiency, electrical safety, and emerging renewable-energy technologies.

  • — Solar fundamentals
  • — PV system components
  • — Battery storage
  • — Energy efficiency
  • — Electrical safety
  • — System installation fundamentals
  • — Distributed energy systems
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SIP Panel Construction Technology
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SIP Panel Construction Technology

Teach advanced construction methods using Structural Insulated Panels—a building technology designed to create highly efficient, durable, and energy-conscious structures, with exposure to panel fabrication, assembly, installation, and building-envelope principles.

  • — SIP fundamentals
  • — Panel fabrication
  • — Panel assembly
  • — Installation
  • — Building-envelope principles
  • — Energy-efficient construction
  • — Modern construction workflows
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From Workforce to Community

We are not just creating workers.

We are creating the people who will build the communities of tomorrow.

OZ Home & Decor

Develops the Workforce

Skills • Training • Materials • Technology • Workforce Pathways

R2 Homes

Builds the Community

Housing • Construction • Development • Property Operations

Paradigm Energy

Powers the Community

Solar • Energy Systems • Storage • Infrastructure • Energy Innovation

Intentional Communities

The Model

Train. Build. Power. Live. Grow.

01

Train

Develop practical skills and technical knowledge.

02

Build

Apply those skills through real-world construction and development.

03

Power

Integrate efficient and innovative energy systems.

04

Live

Create attainable, efficient, intentional communities.

05

Grow

Generate employment, entrepreneurship, economic opportunity, and long-term community value.

Instead of building communities and then asking, "Where will the jobs come from?"

We build the workforce and economic infrastructure alongside the community itself.

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Intentional Communities

Housing is only the beginning.

The communities envisioned through the OZ Home & Decor, R2 Homes, and Paradigm Energy partnership are designed around more than houses.

They are designed around opportunity.

Residents can have access to energy-efficient homes, sustainable infrastructure, workforce training, employment pathways, educational resources, and opportunities to participate in the local economy.

Energy-efficient homesSolar installationsGreen spacesCommunity gathering areasEV infrastructureFood-growing elements

A Repeatable Model

A model built to scale

OZ Home & Decor is helping establish a workforce-development model that can be replicated across communities.

Train the workforce.

Build the homes.

Deploy the technology.

Create the jobs.

Develop the community.

This is workforce development with a destination. It is sustainable construction with a human purpose. And it is community development designed to create lasting economic value—not simply physical structures.

Modern homes under construction with solar panel installation

Program Participation

Your next skill could build somebody's next home.

Whether you're beginning a career, developing a trade, expanding your technical skills, or looking for a pathway into sustainable industries, OZ Home & Decor is creating opportunities to learn skills with real-world application.

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Build people. Build technology.
Build homes. Build communities.

OZ Home & Decor — Workforce Development for the Next Generation of Community