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...
Private Construction Spending Patterns [Fact Sheet]
Private construction spending patterns have shifted considerably over the past decade. This fact sheet displays monthly spending estimates from 2014 to 2026 for two private construction categories: general office...
Credentials Are Key to Getting Hired and Promoted [Fact Sheet]
A 2026 NCCER study examined how the construction workforce perceives the value of industry-recognized credentials. The majority of construction workers said credentials are valuable in the hiring process and...
Construction Employment and Payroll Spending [Fact Sheet]
This fact sheet highlights the size of companies where construction employment in concentrated and how it compares to annual payroll spending. Click here to explore more construction...
NCCER Subject Matter Experts: The SME Experience
At NCCER, we are always looking for top industry professionals to help us build NCCER's standardized curriculum and assessments.
News Brief: NCCER’s HVACR Level 2, 6th Edition Now Available
Level 2 for the sixth edition of NCCER’s Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) curriculum is now available. The second level of the four-part HVACR curriculum continues trainee...
News Brief: NCCER’s Drywall Level 2, 2nd Edition Now Available
Level 2 for the second edition of NCCER’s Drywall curriculum is now available. Completing the full second edition of the two-part curriculum, this update follows the release of the...