Build Your Future

If you read my post about the Construction Education Foundation of North Texas, you might recall I recognized this organization as a pocket of excellence. In this post I would like inform you about a program that could provide a foundation for pockets of excellence across the country.

Their website explains the mission:  “Build Your Future is an NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research) program that is being enhanced to support the Choose Construction Initiative (CCI), which is a collaborative grassroots Read more »

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has some very interesting videos on YouTube about what it is like to be in the construction industry.  They visit the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium while it is under construction and they talk to one of the construction supervisors about his role in the construction process.  They also visit the Navy Seabees training Center and a power plant in Florida.  Read more »