CEWD and NCCER Commit to Building a Skilled Future Workforce Together
Washington, DC and Alachua, FL – The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) and the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) today announced a strategic curriculum-focused partnership...
Construction Industry Trends for 2025
The construction industry enters 2025 with optimism about the economic outlook for the sector in the year ahead. However, ongoing struggles to fill both craft and leadership roles continue...
4 Stats That Show the Exploding Demand for Career and Technical Education
Career and technical education (CTE) has historically been a staple in American schools. Once called vocational education, these types of classes taught students specific skills that were tangible and...
NCCER In The News: Construction Dive – Poor leadership pushing women out of construction
Building Better: Rethinking Leadership in Construction, a 2025 women in construction-focused study published by NCCER and Ambition Theory, was featured in a recent article by Construction Dive. Article...
NCCER in the News: EC&M – What’s Driving Women Out of Construction?
Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M) recently published a story and slideshow featuring research from “Building Better: Rethinking Leadership in Construction,” a report about women in construction from NCCER and...
NCCER in the News: NationalWorld – What can be done to fix the construction labor shortage?
NCCER was recently featured in an article by NationalWorld about the construction labor shortage: Article Excerpt: “The construction industry is flatlining. After the National Center for Construction Education...
NCCER Subject Matter Experts: The SME Experience
At NCCER, we are always looking for top industry professionals to help us build NCCER's standardized curriculum and assessments.
News Brief: NCCER’s HVACR Level 2, 6th Edition Now Available
Level 2 for the sixth edition of NCCER’s Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) curriculum is now available. The second level of the four-part HVACR curriculum continues trainee...
News Brief: NCCER’s Drywall Level 2, 2nd Edition Now Available
Level 2 for the second edition of NCCER’s Drywall curriculum is now available. Completing the full second edition of the two-part curriculum, this update follows the release of the...
3 Content Tips for a Construction Business to Enhance Employer Branding
How can a construction company ensure that it attracts top talent? One strategy is to build a strong employer brand. Employer branding is the cornerstone of a good talent...