Wed April 11, 2018
Construction Association Again Accredited to Offer Continuing Education Units By International Education & Training Group
The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has once-again awarded the Associated General Contractors of America with Accredited Provider status. As a result, the construction association will be able to continue offering IACET's Continuing Education Units to members who complete the association's relevant courses....
Tue April 10, 2018
Gould Construction Institute, Penn Foster Partner to Offer On-Demand Career/Skills Development Courses for the Construction Trade
Gould Construction Institute (GCI), the training affiliate of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Massachusetts, has partnered with Penn Foster, a leading middle skilled education and skills training provider, to make an array of construction courses available to those interested in pursuing a career in construction. The courses, all available online, provide individuals interested in the construction trade and current construction trade professionals with a convenient and affordable means to gain the knowledge and skills to be successful in the construction field or to advance their construction career....
Fri April 06, 2018
AEM, EDA Team Up to Support CASE Scholarship Program
One of the manufacturing industry's greatest challenges is inspiring young people to consider working toward a career in equipment manufacturing. A new initiative led by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)'s Ag Sector Board aims to change that fact by increasing the number of equipment-specific courses being taught in high schools today to help expand awareness of and enthusiasm for the equipment manufacturing industry....
AASHTO Journal - Wed April 04, 2018
ARTBA Foundation Taking Final Applications for 2018 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarships
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's Transportation Development Foundation issued a "last call" for applications through April 6 for the 2018 round of its "Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program."Since 1999, that program has provided up to $5,000 in individual college scholarships to children of highway workers who have been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 03, 2018
Welty Building Company to Deliver SSC's Akron Location
Crews hired by the Welty Building Company Ltd. (WBC) are months away from completing the construction of Stark State College's (SSC) new $15.7 million Akron location. The facility is a 68,414-square-foot, three-storey structure that is expected to serve up to 5,000 students within the next five years....
Wed March 28, 2018
Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters Opens New Carpenters Training Center in Edison, N.J.
On Thursday, March 29, the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (NRCC) will open the doors of its new, state-of-the-art New Jersey Carpenters Apprentice Training Center in Edison, N.J. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place from 10 a.m....
Mon March 19, 2018
HCSS Awards $50,000 in College Scholarships to Construction Interns
Construction software developer HCSS announced the winners of its annual Construction Intern Awards. The company's third-annual program awarded a combined $50,000 in college scholarships to students in construction-related fields who interned with construction companies for at least two months during the 2016-2017 school year or summer of 2017....
Emily Buenzle - Wed March 14, 2018
Caterpillar's CHIP Program Gives Students the Basis to Excel in Industry Post-High School
One industry giant is making strides in supporting technical education. The Caterpillar Hiring Innovation Program, or CHIP, works with high school students from Peoria's Manual Academy to ready them for careers in welding, The Peoria Star Journal reported....
Wed March 14, 2018
N. California Laborers Program Graduates 655 New Journeypersons
The Laborers' Apprenticeship Program of the Laborers' Training and Retraining Trust Fund of Northern California is a major contributor to California's flourishing construction workforce. In 2017, 655 apprentices completed a Laborers' apprenticeship program — Construction Craft Laborer (630), Hod Carrier (8), and Parking and Highway Improvement (17)....
The Associated Press - Tue March 13, 2018
Union, Community Colleges to Offer Pipeline Jobs Training
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A labor union has reached an agreement with regional community colleges in Virginia to train workers hoping to nab construction jobs on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Roanoke Times cited a release from the Laborers' International Union of North America that says one- to two-week courses with an emphasis on workplace safety will be offered at the Virginia Western, New River and Danville community colleges in a few weeks, although details are still being hammered out....
