Adapting Training to Next Gen Learners
This post was originally featured on Centered on Safety and was reprinted with permission. By Debbie Dickinson, Guest Contributor. As contractors, colleges, and workforce development groups focus on...
View ArticleBest Practice Profile: ABC, Greater Michigan
This blog has been reprinted from pathways.nccer.org. For more program profiles, visit the Best Practice Profiles resource page. In 2012, as a response to the growing shortage of craft professionals...
View ArticleSupporting Girls in STEM Careers
This blog was originally posted on the ACTE Educators in Action Blog and was reposted with permission. By Eboni Camille Chillis, Ph.D., Coordinator of Career, Technical & Agricultural Education,...
View ArticleWhy Women are Good for Construction
This blog was originally featured on Centered On Safety and has been reprinted with permission. By Debbie Dickinson, Guest Contributor In the United States, women represent less than 9 percent of...
View ArticleBarbies, Bows and Steel Toed Boots
By Kirstyn Quandt, Communications Manager for NCCER “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s the age-old question we are asked throughout the course of our childhood and for some, the most...
View ArticleRedefining Success
This article was originally featured on constructionnews.net and was reprinted with permission. By Kirstyn Quandt, Communications Manager for NCCER From the time we are young, parents, teachers and...
View ArticleBuild Me Up, Buttercup
By Carrington Fox, Author of Build Me Up, Buttercup Blog Before enrolling in construction school at my local college of applied technology last fall, I was a writer. For two decades, I worked for...
View ArticleThe Power of Passion
By Kirstyn Quandt, Communications Manager for NCCER When you’re new to the construction industry and sit down with Dr. Mittie Cannon, you can’t help but feel inspired. Her undeniable passion and...
View ArticleSoft Skills: The Other Side of Construction
By Kirstyn Quandt, Communications Manager for NCCER What defines a craft professional? Technical skill constitutes a large portion of the job description, but the professionalism of our industry is...
View ArticleThe Importance of Career Readiness and Authentic Business Engagement
Editor’s note: This column originally appeared on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation blog. By Candy Johnson, Director of Policy, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Imagine interviewing a candidate...
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