Sean Ray Assumes National Construction Workforce Development Leadership Role

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Sean Ray, director of craft workforce development for Sundt Construction, has been named vice-chairman of the National Center for Construction Education and Research National Workforce Development Committee. He has been an active member of the WFD committee for eight years. Ray is an industry veteran and passionate advocate for the skilled trades, and who has dedicated the latter part of his career to helping close America’s skills gap. He oversees the recruitment and training of approximately 1,000 skilled craft professionals across a dozen trades at Sundt. Ray and his team recently developed and implemented a successful workforce development partnership with … Read more

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Training Grant Awarded Ironworker Skills Institute

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The Steel Erectors Association of America has awarded the Ironworker Skills Institute, located in Pell City, Alabama, this year’s SEAA Craft Training Grant. Designated for member companies who are newly implementing SEAA/NCCER Ironworker Training and Assessment programs, the grant covers initial setup, training for administrators, instructors and coordinators and custom training materials for Ironworker Levels 1-3, or similar curriculum. Now in its fifth year of operation, the Ironworker Skills Institute was established by John Garrison of Garrison Steel, for ironworkers to get training on rigging, welding and the use of safety equipment and tools. In 2017 Garrison was able to … Read more

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Kickoff Celebration Held for NCCER-Certified Apprenticeship Program

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Workforce Solutions of Williamson County in Texas, along with TDIndustries, recently held a kickoff celebration of TD’s registered apprenticeship program. In a partnership with North Texas’ Construction Education Foundation, TD provides a 20-week training program for HVAC and plumbing employees as their first step of apprenticeship. Participants can learn the basics of pipefitting, plumbing and sheet metal work in the first course, and receive advanced training in subsequent semesters. The National Center for Construction Education and Research has certified this program. The first class began Thursday, Jan. 23 and runs through June 11. Presently, 17 TD partners are enrolled in … 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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