NCCER and BYF Congratulate 2022 NTHS Scholarship Winners

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The National Center for Construction Education and Research and Build Your Future in conjunction with The National Technical Honor Society are recognizing recipients of this year’s scholarship. The NCCER & BYF/NTHS Scholarship can help bridge the skills gap in the construction industry by providing financial help to those seeking craft training. Recognizing that both nonprofit organizations have a shared interest in supporting students who have chosen a career and technical education pathway, NTHS and NCCER partnered in 2018 to provide a unique scholarship opportunity that supports students who plan to continue their education in a construction pathway. Scholarship winners are … Read more

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NCCER, BYF Announce Sixth Annual I Built This! Video Contest

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The sixth annual I BUILT THIS! video contest, presented by NCCER and Build Your Future, is now open. Designed to promote the value of craft skills and construction as an industry of choice, the contest encourages secondary and post-secondary students and trainees to showcase their building projects. For the first time ever, the 2020 I BUILT THIS! video contest has a special theme: Construction is Everywhere! This year has brought some unique circumstances into the lives of students, trainees and instructors. But while education and training may look and feel different, construction remains critical to our future. Students are invited … Read more

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NCCER, BYF Announce Sixth Annual I Built This! Construction Video Contest

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The sixth annual I BUILT THIS! video contest, presented by NCCER and Build Your Future, is returning this October. Designed to promote the value of craft skills and construction as an industry of choice, the contest encourages secondary and post-secondary students and trainees to showcase their building projects. For the first time ever, the 2020 I BUILT THIS! video contest has a special theme: Construction is Everywhere! This year has brought some unique circumstances into the lives of students, trainees and instructors. But while education and training may look and feel different, construction remains critical to our future. Students are … Read more

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Build Your Future Shipbuilding Established to Address Workforce Shortages

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Working to prepare, educate, recruit and inspire the next generation of shipbuilding and ship repair craft professionals, Build Your Future Shipbuilding was created in partnership with Build Your Future and National Maritime Education Council. Funded by the National Shipbuilding Research Program and supported by several trade organizations, Build Your Future Shipbuilding connects students and professionals in the industry to help bridge the skills gap and provide a path from career exploration, to education and training, to career launch. With an aging workforce, continued talent shortages, call for a 355-ship navy and need to increase the industry’s workforce by 40% over … Read more

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NCCER, BYF Congratulate 5th Annual I BUILT THIS! Video Contest Winners

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NCCER and Build Your Future have announced the winners of the fifth annual I BUILT THIS! video contest. Intended to help promote construction as an industry of choice, the contest showcases outstanding construction projects from the unique perspective of trainees, students and instructors. NCCER and BYF congratulate the winners for all five categories: Jordan Stambaugh and Gavin Rouse of Carroll County Career and Technology Center in Westminster, Maryland (group secondary); Moshe Udy and Curtis Choi of ABC Southern California in Anaheim (group postsecondary); Joey Arrington of Carroll County Career and Technology Center (individual secondary); Russ Jackson of Southern Air in … Read more

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