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Generation Next:
Feedback from Students on Construction Career Guidance

The Construction Center of Excellence and New Market Skills Center conducted research with students to obtain ideas to improve career guidance.  Their feedback is summarized in this report, and can be useful to anyone who is interested in making their K12 construction career activities more effective.

2006 Annual Conference

The second annual Washington State Construction Workforce Conference was hosted by Renton Technical College on March 1 and 2, 2006. The following products were distributed at the event:


Conference Program (1.76 MB; suggested download to your desktop in order to open document)

Excellence in Construction Education Awards
This document summarizes the 2006 award recipients' and nominees' projects, and includes contact information.
2006 Catalog of Power Point Presentations


The OTHER Jobs in Construction - presented by Ed van der Bogert, Edmonds Community College

Connecting Business to Workforce Development - presented by Dave Mecklenberg, Workforce Seattle-King County

The Business of Math Standards - presented by John House, Transitions Math Project and the Center for Learning Connections.

Safe Workers, Safe Worksites - presented by Chuck Bailey, Ironworkers Local 86

What's the Cost of an Accident - presented by Mike Farley,
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries


Construction Skill Panel Showcase - presented by Kathy Thomas, South Central Workforce Development Council

Green Building - presented by Stuart Simpson, Washington State Department of General Administration

Navigation 101 and Construction - presented by Dan Barrett, Franklin-Pierce School District

Statewide Construction Standards for High Schools - presented by Ed Prevatt, National Center for Construction Education Research

Labor Shortage vs. Skill Shortage - presented by Stephen Baldwin, Snohomish County Workforce Development Council/Employment Security


Marketing Construction as an Attractive Career Choice - presented by Wendy Gage, PlanMan.com

Construction - Now and in the Future - presented by Dave Wallace

Construction Management as a Career for Women - presented by Darlene Septelka

 

To see the schedule from the 2005
Construction Workforce Conference click here.