High School

NCCER Recognizes Carpentry and Masonry Students at SkillsUSA

0 July 28, 2015  Careers in Construction, Construction Training, featured

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 […]

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Greater Michigan Construction Academy Receives The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Grant

0 May 7, 2015  Construction Training, featured, The Skills Gap, Workforce Issues

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 […]

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Meet Holley Thomas: Gold Medal Winner, Mentor and Craft Professional of the Year

3 March 13, 2015  Careers in Construction, featured, The Skills Gap

I had the opportunity to attend the National Craft Championships for Associated Builders and Contractors in Ft Lauderdale last week.  There were close to 200 craft competitors in addition to a competition for Craft Instructor of the Year and Craft Professional of the Year. But the highlight of my week was watching the Craft Professional […]

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Louisiana Course Choice Wins Praise for ABC Training Partnership

0 February 2, 2015  Careers in Construction, Construction Training, featured, On The Job

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 […]

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Education Professionals and Construction Industry Collaborate on Career Pathways

0 November 21, 2014  Careers in Construction, Construction Training, featured, The Skills Gap

As a response to Harvard’s 2011 Pathways to Prosperity report, national leaders from the construction industry joined forces with educators this week during the Construction Career Pathways Conference. Hosted by NCCER in conjunction with the Association for Career and Technical Education VISION2014 conference, the program highlighted examples of some of the highest performing career pathways in the […]

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Growing Awareness for the Skilled Trades

0 September 12, 2014  Careers in Construction

In Alabama, high school students are learning that a career in construction could provide them with a solid future. The Vice President of Membership and Workforce Development of the ABC North Alabama Wade Thompson met with more than 700 students at a local high school to encourage them to consider the skilled trades as career. […]

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