ACE Mentoring Program Prepares Next Generation of Construction/Skilled Trades Workforce
A program supported by Construction Employers Association (CEA), for the last 13 years, The ACE Mentoring Program - Cleveland has worked to expose school students to careers in the Architecture, Construction and Engineering industry, including skilled trades.
But, most recently, their Career Pathway Committee decided to make the latter more of a priority.
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NEO Contractors Targeted by Ransom-Seeking Hackers
Did you remember to lock the side door? What about the windows? Who has your company's keys, and which doors do they unlock?
Multiple Northeast Ohio contractors have recently been hacked and temporarily incapacitated until significant monetary ransoms were paid to the online thieves. Having hit Fortune 500 companies like Sony, Target, and Equifax, online criminals are now finding easy targets in construction.
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Gen Z's Advice for Recruiting Gen Z to Construction
By Zachary Phillips, Construction Dive
Generation Z’s perception of construction is evolving, but there’s still a lot more contractors could do to attract the next generation of workers, according to three Gen Zers interviewed on Associated General Contractors of America’s ConstructorCast.
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Building a Career through ACE Cleveland
"I’m usually shy when it comes to communicating. My experience through ACE and advice from my mentors taught me to be more confident on the job site, speak well, and present myself confidently. Now, with so many job experiences it keeps getting easier as time goes on.”
Cesar isn’t due to graduate until 2021 from Kent State University but he already has six internships under his belt, setting him apart from the competition.
Cleveland Builds Program Launches Construction Careers
New Cleveland Builds program creates a pipeline to union building and construction trade careers in the Greater Cleveland region.
The program will launch new opportunities for construction trade unions. The program is a new workforce development nonprofit that connects hard-working Clevelanders with middle-class jobs and tuition-free training in union construction apprenticeships in the Greater Cleveland region.
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Empower, Rather Than Delegate
By Julia Felton, leadchange
Great leaders recognize that business success is a team sport and they cannot do it all for themselves. That is why the old paradigm of command and control structures will no longer be a successful leadership model.
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