Contributes time and material to high schools seeking industry partnership within their VoTech classes
Partners with high schools by providing skilled young talent to come out and spend Discovery Day with Tile for their students
Actively participates in the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia Expo by sponsoring the World of Tile each year since 2009
Actively participates in the Georgia Skills USA Event each year, and was responsible for establishing the first Tile Setter Skills USA Competition in Georgia
Has a current department of labor approved Tile Setter apprenticeship course for developing trained & credentialed professionals
Routinely partners with manufacturers for continuing education units or training sessions for continued professional growth of current employees
Rod Owen, JR, the President of C. C. Owen Tile Company, Inc. currently sits on:
Two local school systems Industry Advisory Board
On the Board of Directors for CEFGA (Construction Education Foundation of Georgia)
On the Training and Education Committee for the National Tile Contractors Association