ThE National Electrical Contractors Association is celebrating the recent launch of the Educational Advancement Research Network (EARN) Program. This new benefit is designed to bring industry stakeholders together with...
As the energy grid becomes more diversified, employment opportunities grow. Those opportunities also increase the need for training. Recognizing that need, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a major award for...
Recently, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) released an analysis of federal employment data that shows construction employment is on the rise in a majority of metro areas across the country. Ironically, this...
Contractors are increasingly getting involved in workforce development initiatives aimed to attract more millennials and Gen Zers to the industry. In California, an industry coalition is stepping up recruitment efforts with...
Rosendin Electric Inc. is playing a key role in transforming a 20th-century office building into North America’s first Whittle School and Studio campus. The campus, located on approximately 13 wooded acres in Northwest...
Try this tomorrow morning: When you’re ready to take a break, go outside your office building. Face the side of the building with the signage bearing the company name and logo. Now try as hard as you can to crank up your...
In September, Eaton hosted a media event at its Power Systems Experience Center outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. The Experience Center gives visitors a concentrated, hands-on training experience for virtually every electrical...
Congratulations! Since you are reading this column, you are most likely employed as a professional in the electrical construction industry. If you’re a seasoned veteran, you already know a lot. If you’ve just gotten started...
At the end of July, the seventh annual Science of Smart Cities (SoSC) program wrapped up at New York University's (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering. This year's four-week program focused on four broad areas—energy, wireless...
As demand for renewable energy projects increases, particularly solar and wind, employers are facing a challenge—finding a sufficient number of qualified workers to design, build, install and maintain these systems...
After a modest launch in 2005, the Construction Trades Career Fair hosted by the San Joaquin Area Apprenticeship Coordinators Association, in partnership with the San Joaquin County Office of Education, recently held its 13th...
A recent event at the Minnesota State Community and Technical College (Wadena, Minn.) is just one component of an overall strategy by the college to begin to attract elementary and high school students to careers in...
According to data from the National Electrical Contractors Association, 7,000 new electricians join the industry each year, but 10,000 retire from it, leaving contracting firms and their customers struggling to manage a net...
Teams are made up of individuals with different skill sets, expertise and years of experience, not to mention different personalities. Someone needs to be in charge and direct the diversified team to accomplish the objectives...
The Rochester, Minn., office of LVC Inc., a low voltage contractor with six offices nationwide, works closely with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Chapter 346 in Rochester in a number of ways to...
How early is too early to get youth interested in a career in electrical contracting? According to management at Thompson Electric Co. (Sioux City, Iowa), fifth grade may not be too early. For a couple of years, Kent Grange...
The construction labor shortage isn’t going away. In fact, it’s growing. In response, the value of a trade education also is rising. It’s beginning to change minds and attitudes. Tradespeople are today’s salespeople...
At JBKnowledge's first of four 2017 ConTech Roadshows, the presiding theme in Philadelphia on July 13 was advanced technology with practical applications for contractors looking to gain an edge in their competitive markets...
In the effort to bring more young people into construction and the trades, it could pay off to look even younger than you might think. That is certainly the belief of Robert Romanoff, president of Absolute Electric, New York...
As the total integration of low-voltage systems grows more feasible and technology evolves, contractors must take a two-pronged approach to training and certification to install and integrate disparate systems such as fire...
