The Zachry Craft Experience – Day 2 (Monday)
Ten members of Associated Builders and Contractors’ National staff are spending the week taking part in The Zachry Craft Experience—a week-long training experience to give office professionals an idea of what it takes day in and day out to be a craft professional. The staff will be chronicling their time learning what our industry is […]
The Zachry Craft Experience – Day 1 (Sunday)
Ten members of Associated Builders and Contractors’ National staff are spending the week taking part in The Zachry Craft Experience—a week-long training experience to give office professionals an idea of what it takes day in and day out to be a craft professional. The staff will be chronicling their time learning what our industry is […]
Finding a Career Through Craft Training [video]
The National Craft Championship brings the best craft trainees from across the country together in one place every year to compete for one of the top three spots in their craft. In May 2014, Franklin Noble walked away a silver medalist and the safety award winner in the Commercial/Industrial Electrical competition, but the road to […]
Solving the Construction Skills Gap – ABC of Wisconsin Apprenticeship
Turning to the Trades: Today’s Industry
This is the second of a three-part series on the career opportunities in the construction industry written by David Schell, an Account Manager for H.B. McClure Company in Pennsylvania, a member company of Associated Builders and Contractors Keystone Chapter. When I look back at my high school years, I don’t remember anyone telling me […]
Turning to the Trades: Perseverance Pays Off
By David Schell After graduating high school in 2000, I did the same as many of my peers and enrolled at the local community college. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but the advisor told me to enroll in liberal arts. After about two years, I decided to switch to nursing, but […]
Leading the Way to a Better Education
As a Year 4 HVAC apprentice, Dakota Clark has a lot on his plate between attending class, working a full-time job and balancing his personal life. So when he was asked to be the spokesperson for his class, the task seemed daunting, but for Clark, it turned out that being the leader of the Year […]
Be a Part of the 2014 National Craft Championships
With the looming workforce shortage, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) believes the future of the industry relies on the ability to attract and retain top talent with skills to fill the needs of the companies who are building America. Through the annual National Craft Championships (NCC), ABC hopes to promote life-long learning and to recognize […]
Video: Military to Construction
We are halfway through Careers in Construction month and Build Your Future and NCCER are continuing to schedule events and create excitement around craft training and career and technical education. Here one of their videos on why construction is a great career choice for former military, according to veterans:
Building Blocks: Adam Bailey’s Journey into Construction
Adam Bailey grew up playing with tinker toys and Legos, learning how he could put pieces together to make a finished product. When it was time to choose a career, it seemed only natural that he would join the construction industry. During his time competing in the 2013 National Craft Championships electrical competition, Bailey shared […]
