CEFGA Partners with Georgia Contractor on New Magazine

CareerExpo to Attract More than 2,000 High School Students

"Construction" Moves Up Career- Ranking List, but Still In Basement
Career Expo Aims to Address Problem by Reaching 2,000 High School Students The Wall Street Journal publishes a book each year called the "Jobs Rated Almanac." It ranks the "best and worst" jobs - 250 in all.

Nine Football Fields Under one Roof!
Georgia Students Shine at National SkillsUSA Contest

CEFGA Showcases Success Stories at Business Social
More than 130 industry leaders gathered for the Builder's Business Social on June 17. The event, a sponsor appreciation for CEFGA supporters, was held at the Capital City Country Club in Brookhaven.

Contractors evaluate future talent as construction students test themselves in state competition
LAWRENCEVILLE - Ninety-five of Georgia's best high school construction students competed in the SkillsUSA state construction competition recently.

Builder's Business Social to Replace Ball in 2004
The CEFGA Board of Directors is proud to announce its spring sponsor appreciation event for 2004.

Patton Supports High School Construction Training in GA
Patton Construction's Jeff Landefeld had 2,400 split-face CMU block left over from a recent job and remembered a presentation that he heard at a Georgia Branch, AGC meeting.

Winter Helps Students Build Careers (Atlanta Business Chronicle Article)

CEFGA Nationally-recognized as Top Training Organization
For the second year in a row, CEFGA was recognized as one of the top training organizations in the country by the National Center for Construction Education and Research, based in Gainesville, FL.

Statesboro Wins Construction State Championship - Again
Statesboro High School's Jonathan Taylor led his team to the state championship in the SkillsUSA TeamWorks construction competition on May 1-2 in Duluth, GA.

Georgia Construction Teachers Go "Back to School"
High school construction teachers from around the state went "back to school" recently at CEFGA's sixth annual Construction Instructor's Summer Workshop in Lawrenceville, June 16-20.

Governor's Proposed FY05 Budget 'Catastrophic' for Construction Programs
Governor Sonny Perdue's proposed Fiscal Year 2005 Budget would slash state funding for Career and Technical Education in Georgia's high schools by more than 50-percent.

Summary of Concern Re: Governor's Proposed Budget for FY 2005
High School - State Funding for Technology and Career Education in FY2004 was $14,679,568.

Executive Director of CEFGA- Scott Shelar,
The Construction Education Foundation of Georgia.