LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada's construction industry is growing faster than the workforce that keeps it going. Now, one local tech school is helping close that gap by putting tools directly into students' hands.

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Practice makes perfect, and these students are practicing for jobs that can't wait.

Across Southern Nevada, construction sites are hiring faster than they can find workers. The demand is sky-high with school programs looking to help fill the gap.

At the Southeast Career Technical Academy, students are learning the basics of building from the ground up.

"We're trying to give them hands-on skills so they're ready to work th

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