NCCER Unveils CraftPro to Unlock Full Potential of Construction Workforce

The National Center for Construction Education and Research has released CraftPro, its online craft training tool designed to enable contractors, regardless of size, to train and upskill their teams. The tool offers contractors the ability to choose the targeted training their employees need without the cost of an onsite trainer or the expense of pulling workers off the jobsite. This new solution addresses a need in the construction industry as many contractors struggle with the logistics of providing effective training programs while they face record backlogs amid a workforce shortage.

“The workforce shortage is an industry-wide issue, but the real challenges are felt by individual contractors as they see fewer qualified candidates applying to open positions. They must be able to build better teams,” said Boyd Worsham, NCCER president and CEO. “CraftPro will allow more companies to invest in their people through self-guided learning and shape the skilled workforce their company needs for the specific types of work they perform.”

Courses are self-paced and mobile-friendly, enabling individuals to train when they have time regardless of where they are. Rich instructional videos, in English and Spanish, delivered by industry experts walk learners through challenging concepts and demonstrate hands-on skills for key competencies. Courses also include interactive activities to extend and reinforce knowledge, recommendations for experiential skills practice, self-review quizzes to ensure learners grasp the concepts and help them practice for the course test, as well as performance evaluations for contractors to assess increases in field performance.