CEWD and NCCER Commit to Building a Skilled Future Workforce Together
Washington, DC and Alachua, FL – The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) and the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) today announced a strategic curriculum-focused partnership...
The Builders’ Table Ep. 138: Dick Hannah
Dick Hannah, Director of Research at NCCER, joins the Builders’ Table Podcast to discuss the latest research exploring the return on investment of craft training.
BuilderFax Mobile Wallet Enables Instant Sharing of NCCER Credentials
Palo Alto, CA – Feb 3, 2026 – BuilderFax from Lumber is now the official credential management platform for the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). NCCER is the nation’s leading provider of construction education...
Construction Industry Trends for 2025
The construction industry enters 2025 with optimism about the economic outlook for the sector in the year ahead. However, ongoing struggles to fill both craft and leadership roles continue...
4 Stats That Show the Exploding Demand for Career and Technical Education
Career and technical education (CTE) has historically been a staple in American schools. Once called vocational education, these types of classes taught students specific skills that were tangible and...
NCCER In The News: Construction Dive – Poor leadership pushing women out of construction
Building Better: Rethinking Leadership in Construction, a 2025 women in construction-focused study published by NCCER and Ambition Theory, was featured in a recent article by Construction Dive. Article...
NCCER in the News: EC&M – What’s Driving Women Out of Construction?
Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M) recently published a story and slideshow featuring research from “Building Better: Rethinking Leadership in Construction,” a report about women in construction from NCCER and...
NCCER in the News: NationalWorld – What can be done to fix the construction labor shortage?
NCCER was recently featured in an article by NationalWorld about the construction labor shortage: Article Excerpt: “The construction industry is flatlining. After the National Center for Construction Education...
2025 State of the Construction Workforce Shortage [Infographic]
The construction industry continues to face a skilled workforce shortage, according to the 2025 Workforce Survey published by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the National Center...
New Report: Craft Training Remains Powerful, Yet Underutilized Tool for Contractors
Providing construction craft training to workers can increase productivity and work quality, accelerate career readiness and technical proficiency and improve behavior and accountability, according to a new report from the National Center for Construction Education and Research...