KBR Honored for Veterans Recruitment and Training Program

KBR’s “Camo to KBR: Veterans Recruitment and Training Program” has received a Workforce Development Award from the Construction Users Roundtable. According to CURT, the award recognizes companies for “extraordinary, exemplary and innovative recruitment, training and education programs, which encourage people to pursue careers in construction.” Camo to KBR is a comprehensive initiative to hire, train, develop and transition military service members into the next generation of craft professionals and create leaders for KBR and the overall construction industry. The initiative is one approach to address craft workforce shortage issues and develop strong military talent into future supervisors and leaders in … Read more

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Hard Hat Heroes Wins CURT Award

NCCER’s Hard Hat Heroes Credentialing Portal won a 2017 Construction Users Roundtable Workforce Development Award. CURT presented the award at its 2017 Awards of Excellence Celebration in November. CURT founded the Workforce Development Awards to recognize companies and organizations for extraordinary, exemplary and innovative recruitment, training and education programs, which encourage people to pursue careers in construction. The Build Your Future military initiative, Hard Hat Heroes, provides a credentialing portal as a way for veterans to receive NCCER credentials for skills and training they received while in the service. Today, there are over 70 task alignments available with more scheduled … Read more

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