As the U.S. confronts a critical shortage of skilled trades workers, the Lowe's Foundation announced an expanded $250 million commitment to help train and develop 250,...
Career Development
The construction industry stands alone in its diversity of occupations, crafts and breadth of opportunities for learning and leadership. Career development choices include crafts training, apprenticeships, advanced equipment operations, supervising, information technologies, project management, engineering and general management. Good educational systems should build awareness and prepare students of all ages for selecting among the many options for getting started.
The following article was originally published in the NCCER Newsroom:The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) and the National Center for Construction Education and...
The following article was originally published in the MAREK blog:Matthew didn’t always plan on a career in construction. Early on, he just knew he liked working with his hands and...
The Arizona Builders Alliance, a leading trade association for commercial contractors, partnered with SkillsUSA Region 6 for its annual Construction Competition...
Curiosity can open the door to construction. But it doesn’t build careers.Contractors do.In our last blog, we shared how Construction Career Collaborative (C3) is working to spark...
Houston’s construction industry is busy.Projects are moving. Demand is high. And one conversation keeps coming up: “We need people.”At Construction Career Collaborative (C3), we...
Wow! Can you believe it’s 2026 already? Time flies, and as we look back on 2025, we see it marked a pivotal change for C3. As we embrace 2026, our focus shifted towards positivity...
Originally published in the NCCER Newsroom:In the dynamic world of construction, making timely and informed decisions is the cornerstone of project success. The complexity and...
The following was originally published on the MAREK blog:Choosing a career is rarely a straight line. Sometimes you explore a few different directions before you finally land on...
