Tag: Construct Your Future
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Success In The Trades Has Nothing To Do With Luck
With careers that provide exciting projects, meaningful work, fantastic benefits, great pay, limitless opportunities for growth, and an enviable work-life balance, it’s no wonder that construction tradespeople hear “wow, you’re so lucky!” quite often. For many people and in many professions, success often does come down to luck – who you know, who you meet,…
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Health and Wellness in the Building Trades
Our health is indeed our greatest asset, and if COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that good health isn’t guaranteed for any of us. It’s no surprise then, in a time when we’ve all been worried about what happens if the worst does happen, that quality health and wellness benefits have never been so valued.…
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Safety is Front and Center in a Registered Apprenticeship Program
For the men and women who work in construction, the most important goal is to go home safe at the end of each shift.
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History of Labor Day Led to Registered Apprenticeship Programs
Every year in September, the men and women who built this country and fought for better conditions and protections on behalf of all workers are remembered and celebrated.
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Apprentices Keep Learning On-the-Job During COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic forced the United States and the rest of the world’s educational systems to switch much of its learning online, construction industry apprentices were able to adapt much quicker because a major component of their learning was unchanged.
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Apprenticeship offers different paths for prospective electricians
Do you have an interest in building or renovating the stadium where your favorite sports team plays? Love heights and want to climb utility poles? Or perhaps you want to help companies become more efficient through improved telecommunication? All of these career paths begin with a registered apprenticeship program.
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Moving Up as an Electrician
Opportunities are endless for those who start their career as an electrician through a registered apprenticeship program. Just like most jobs, you get what you put into it. If you set goals and work to accomplish them, you will get where you want to be.
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Despite Technology Advancements, Construction Jobs Are Here to Stay
The use of technology in construction has aided the industry in ways that go largely unnoticed by those who do not spend time on job sites or work in the industry. And despite these technological advancements, construction jobs are not going anywhere.
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Apprenticeship Programs Adapt to Distance Learning
Educational institutions adapted quickly to distance learning due to the Coronavirus pandemic; registered apprenticeship programs have done the same.
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National Women in Construction Week seeks to continue changing the industry
The week of March 1st was dubbed National Women in Construction Week by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). It served as an initiative to not only celebrate women in construction, but spread the word about this viable career opportunity.