Building a Second Chance Through Construction Education
Anthony Hernandez stood behind the podium and looked out at the crowd in front of him. He was the keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony for the Community Construction...
News Brief: Lifting Lives, One Skill at a Time: NCCER 2024
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has published its 2024 Annual Report, showcasing a mission-driven year of success and achievement toward the goal of improving lives...
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 positions, the labor shortage is more...
NCCER in the News: Construction Executive – Best of the Best: ABC’S 2025 Construction Workforce Awards
NCCER was recently mentioned in an article by Construction Executive about the 2025 ABC Construction Workforce Awards Article Excerpt: Craft Instructor of the Year: Sponsored by the National Center...
NCCER in the News: Transylvania Times – BRCC celebrates first graduates of construction program
NCCER was recently mentioned in an article by the Transylvania Times about Blue Ridge Community College’s Level Up: Core Construction program, part of the Rapid Recovery Construction Academy partnership...
Maximizing the Potential of Mentorship with Formal Training Programs
This article was originally posted on behalf of NCCER by the Foundation of the American Subcontractors Association. Foremen are at the forefront of a construction project’s success. Acting as...
The Builders’ Table Ep. 138: Dick Hannah
Dick Hannah, Director of Research at NCCER, joins the Builders’ Table Podcast.
Explore The Trades and NCCER Launch Free Career Co-Kit During CTE Month
Explore The Trades and NCCER have announced a free career co-kit designed to simplify access to construction career exploration and readiness resources for students, educators, counselors and industry volunteers...
Voices from the Field: What the Construction Industry Is Saying [Infographic]
In 2025, a comprehensive survey was conducted for NCCER to help understand how the organizations it supports utilize craft training resources and how they value them. This infographic offers...
NCCER In the News: Study reveals craft training ROI
Jeremy Osterberger, President and COO of BIC Magazine, breaks down key findings from a new NCCER study on the ROI of structured craft training Via BIC Magazine