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Local High School Students To Participate In Construction Competition In Atlanta
COLUMBUS, GA -- More than 5,000 Georgia high school, middle school and technical college students will take part April 16 and 17 in the fifth annual Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) Construction Career Expo at the Georgia International Convention Center.
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Trades Expo Attracts Students To Future Construction Careers CHARLESTON, IL -- "Whether it's sweating actual copper pipe or glazing actual windows, students from 17 area high schools are getting a wealth of information about possible careers in the construction trades as part of the expo...where eight local unions set up exhibits to give students some realistic experiences and maybe even recruit future apprentices." A co-sponsor of the event said that another goal of the expo is "to lure women into fields traditionally dominated by men," since "less than 25 percent of people in such trades are female." |
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PLTW Conference Offers Career-Themed And Hands-On Sessions
BLOOMFIELD, IN -- "A cooperative effort between the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI and the Indiana Department of Education brought together more than 300 students from 17 Indiana high schools in Indianapolis" for a "Project Lead the Way (PLTW) student conference during National Engineers Week." While attending "the conference, students had the opportunity to engage in two career-themed sessions where professionals discussed careers including "mechanical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, construction technology, biomedical engineering, motorsports engineering, computer graphics and more." |
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North Carolina Bill Would Require CTE Courses In Low-Performing Schools
RALEIGH, NC -- "State officials say that students who take the career and technical education (CTE) path in high schools have higher graduation rates than the overall student population and want to boost such educational programs in North Carolina's high schools." State Sen. Harry Brown (R) "has a bill in the works" which "would require high schools that have a graduation rate lower than 60 percent for two years in a row provide more career and technical education courses. Work experience courses would count toward meeting course requirements." |
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Green Initiatives May Attract Potential Students, Survey Indicates
JACKSON, MS -- The new engineering building at Jackson State University is the "first state-funded LEED-certified project, one of several examples of Mississippi universities' increasing emphasis on 'going green.'" The article notes that "green initiatives can not only help schools save money but also help them attract potential students." According to a recent survey, "this year's college freshmen reflect a trend of growing support for 'going green,' with some even considering environmental efforts when deciding where to go to college." The article outlines "green" programs at Jackson State, as well as other institutions of higher learning across the state. |
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Preparing Austin Students for Real Life Futures
AUSTIN, TX -- Former Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff asked this question during a recent discussion with us about public schools: Which is more difficult to find, a doctor or an electrician? |
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Study Finds Hands-On Learning Is Superior To Traditional Teaching Methods
INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Youngsters taught science in classes where the goal was to design and build a device to perform a specific task scored significantly higher on a final test than students who got traditional classroom instruction, a Purdue University study has found. |
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Gwinnett County Changes its Approach to Repel Technical School Stigma
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -- Technical education suffers from SID: severe image disorder, Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said.
"Nobody opposes it for the neighbor's kids, but when it comes to (their) kid, they really backpedal," Wilbanks said recently during a Gwinnett County Board of Education work session.
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2nd Annual Southwest GA Construction Career Days a Huge Success
ALBANY, GA -- Paul Deloach of Pellicano Company had a big smile on his face. He was standing in the middle of an event he knew was possible. On October 1, 2009, it became reality. |
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MAGIC Camp Instills Confidence, Life Long Skills for Young Women
It's the final day of MAGIC camp. Thirteen girls sit, reflecting on the past week. Pink helmets pasted with stickers, lively toolboxes, homemade lamps and welded designs lay behind them in a colorful line. Their work is proof that art and construction can combine to create beauty. And the girls? They're a reminder that women can do anything. |
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First Annual Albany Careers in Construction Day a Success
A.J. Adams, a freshman at Lee County High School, was just the type of student organizers of the first annual Albany Careers in Construction Day were hoping to reach. "I thought I might want to take a welding class someday; now I know I do.” |
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CEFGA Wins Prestigious National Workforce Development Award
CEFGA – a nonprofit foundation dedicated to addressing the construction industry’s labor shortage – was selected for the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) Workforce Development Award, the organization announced Wednesday. |
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Industry Leaders Travel to KC to Observe SkillsUSA National Championships
Local construction industry leaders traveled to Kansas City last month to observe the nation’s best construction students competing in the SkillsUSA National Championships. |
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Georgia Branch, AGC Young Leadership Program Sponsors SkillsUSA Georgia Champions
When 13 young men represent Georgia at the SkillsUSA National Championships next month, there’s one thing they will not have to worry about: Their travel expenses. |
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CEFGA Executive Director Featured in Atlanta Business Chronicle
At last April's Construction Career Expo, more than 2,000 high school students from across Georgia got to try their hand at everything from laying bricks to operating a crane. But what really put a smile on Scott Shelar's face was hearing that a number of these students hooked up with construction companies and got jobs. Shelar is the executive director of the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA), which organizes the event. "That's what keeps me going every day," he said. |
