Tag: construction education

Workforce

Students pursuing college construction degrees up 30%

College students are showing more interest in the construction trades, with a 26.4 percent increase in enrollment, according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit organization that collects and distributes education data. Construction trades include many subjects, such as carpentry and management, and many four-year schools offer a bachelor’s degree in the […]

August 17, 2017

Driver/operator coaching/training

AGC of North Dakota awards scholarships to students in construction programs

The Associated General Contractors of North Dakota‘s (AGCND) Education Committee awarded 32 scholarships totaling more than $57,000 for the 2017-2018 school year to outstanding students enrolled in North Dakota post-secondary construction programs, The Jamestown Sun reports. The following students from the Jamestown area received scholarships: Michael Kelly — North Dakota State University, $1,500 Diederich Scholarship; Nicholas […]

August 14, 2017

Workforce

Just about every type of skilled construction profession got a raise last year

Wages for skilled construction workers are up nearly across the board, according to the latest wage survey from the National Center for Construction Education and Research. NCCER surveyed 30 U.S. construction companies and found that 15 of the 17 craft professions included in the study saw wage increases in 2014. As you can see in the graphic […]

February 11, 2015

Business

STEM graduates are finding a weak job market. Why that could be a big opportunity to fix construction’s skilled labor woes

A recent article at Business Insider revealed an odd wrinkle in the job market. According to Census Bureau statistics, less than half the college graduates with STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and math) find jobs in STEM related fields. This wouldn’t be surprising except for the fact that so many people bleat on like a […]

July 11, 2014