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...
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...
NCCER in the News: Carhartt Expands Commitment to Skilled Trades Education Through $375K Donation to NCCER
Carhartt, America’s premium workwear brand since 1889, is proud to announce a $375,000 grant through its “For the Love of Labor” program to the National Center for Construction Education...
NCCER’s 2025 Annual Report: Building the Skilled Workforce of Tomorrow
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has published its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting the past year of work toward improving lives through construction education and building a skilled industry workforce. In...
News Brief: Alabama Among Early Adopters of NCCER Agricultural Technology Curriculum
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is pleased to announce that the Alabama State Department of Education and its Office of Career and Technical Education have officially approved...
News Brief: NCCER Receives ANAB Accreditation for Two New Certifications
The National Center for Construction Education and Research’s (NCCER) accreditation with the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) has been renewed and extended to include two new crane operator certifications. NCCER’s Articulating Boom and Service Truck certification programs...