Congratulations to the 2015 Build Your Future Scholarship Recipients
Ten students pursuing craft professional training in the construction industry were awarded the first annual Build Your Future scholarships through ABC’s Trimmer Construction Education Foundation. The scholarships are given to the top 10 students attending an NCCER-accredited program or a state/federally approved apprenticeship program in a merit-shop training facility. The 2015 winners are: Dylan Bruening […]
NCCER Recognizes Carpentry and Masonry Students at SkillsUSA
Last month at the 51st annual SkillsUSA competition, more than 6,000 career and technical education (CTE) students competed in nearly 100 different craft, technical and leadership fields on a national level in Louisville, Ky. As a part of the competition, NCCER has sponsored the SkillsUSA National Carpentry Competition and the National Masonry Competition. NCCER congratulated the winners […]
Training Center Dedicated to ABC Georgia Member
The ABC Georgia Chapter recently dedicated its training center June 19 in the name of one of the chapter’s most impactful members, the late David R. Hendrick, Esq., of the law firm Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Flatt. More than 50 individuals attended the dedication ceremony at ABC Georgia’s headquarters in Sandy Springs, Ga., where a […]
Public Workforce System Rulemaking Addressed in Comments
As part of a coalition, ABC submitted comments June 15 to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of Education (DOE) on proposed rules for the implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). ABC and the coalition offered their input on areas where the public workforce system under WIOA can be better […]
Continuing Your Education with ABC Craft Training
A career in construction offers a lot of different things to different people—financial stability, a chance to travel, challenging work—but for those who commit to their training, they’re also getting a chance to continue their education and expand their knowledge. Finding the right training program can open up opportunities that might have seemed unreachable before, […]
Greater Michigan Construction Academy Receives The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Grant
The Greater Michigan Construction Academy (GMCA) is excited to announce it is the recipient of a $317,000 grant to construct a welding lab within the GMCA Midland Training Center to support Midland County high school students. With the demand for quality, certified welders increasing not only in Michigan but across the United States, the need […]
[Video] Relive the National Craft Championship Experience
During the National Craft Championships March 3-6, we got to see some of the top craft trainees and apprentices in the country compete in their craft and show off their skills, hard work, and passion for their career. The excitement of the event radiates throughout convention center when you walk onto the exhibit hall floor […]
Construction Trades Programs Growing at Community Colleges
It’s no secret that there are huge workforce skill shortages in the construction industry. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the US Gulf Coast states, where petrochemical companies are investing billions of dollars in new construction. Before these massive chemical manufacturing plans and refineries can be put in place, the local workforce will need […]
Louisiana Course Choice Wins Praise for ABC Training Partnership
As we often preach around these parts, traditional classroom learning isn’t for everyone. Many students who fall behind as they sit through the standard college-prep curriculum, excel when they’re put in a hands-on learning environment focused on career ready skills training. This is certainly the case for one student in Louisiana who, thanks to the […]
Merit Shop Training Center Adds Three New Apprenticeship Programs
The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington (CITC) has added three new statewide apprenticeship programs to its offerings: laborers, residential electricians and low energy electricians. CITC’s laborers program is the first open shop laborers program in the State and the tenth craft recognized by the State for CITC. The residential electrical program and low […]
