Apprenticeship
How Apprenticeships Empower Adult Learners and Bridge the Construction Workforce Gap
With half a million new workers needed in 2025 to meet construction industry demands and 94 percent of contractors struggling to fill open...
Immersion Experience Drives Construction Career Interest in Maine
This article was originally published in ACTE Techniques – February 2025 Edition. Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Maine, located in Augusta, Maine,...
Unraveling the Red Tape for Apprenticeship Opportunities
Apprenticeship programs offered by employers play a vital role in developing the construction workforce. They present paid opportunities for young people to learn...
SkillsUSA Illinois Empowers Youth with Construction Opportunities
Founded in 1965, SkillsUSA has become one of the United States’ top student workforce development organizations. With nearly 400,000 current student, instructor and...
Community Conscious: Waterloo’s Second Chance for Hawks and Homes
The WE Build Waterloo program, a building trades quality pre-apprenticeship program at Hawkeye Community College, is giving individuals in Waterloo, Iowa, a chance...
Creating a Viable Workforce through Apprenticeships for the Solar Industry
A Growing Industry The solar energy industry is experiencing tremendous growth. As a power source, solar rivals other energy industry players and is...
Higher Education in the Toolbelt Generation
The four-year college degree is widely considered to be a pathway to a sustainable economic future for young people. This very often holds...
Contractors: Focus on the Skills Gap, Not the People Shortage, for Immediate Impact
This article was originally published by NCCER via ENR and Construction Dive. As the construction industry navigates through a labor shortage, the...
The Resiliency of Apprenticeship: Upward Mobility in Today’s Industrial Workplace
Today’s industrial workplace will develop tomorrow’s industrial leaders. However, those leaders will not have the simplicity of home-grown group dynamics as enjoyed in...
Apprenticeship Programs Can't Do It Alone
In recognition of National Apprenticeship Week, November 14-20, The National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) congratulates all apprentices currently training in...