The world is changing fast. Rapid advances in technology, automation, and artificial intelligence have transformed almost every industry, the building trades included. New technologies, such as drones, automated machinery, and laser scanning, are being used more and more in construction projects and are changing the way work gets done.
The Future is Hands-On: How Apprenticeships Prepare You for Tomorrow’s Jobs
[fa icon="calendar'] May 21, 2024 9:00:00 AM / by Construct Your Future posted in apprenticeship, construction outlook, careers, Construct Your Future, Registered construction apprenticeships, job safety
What Do You Learn in an Apprenticeship Program?
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 21, 2023 5:50:25 PM / by Construct Your Future posted in apprenticeship, apprenticeships, Registered construction apprenticeships
Back to school is in full swing.
Why an Apprenticeship?
[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 14, 2022 9:00:00 AM / by Construct Your Future posted in apprenticeship, career opportunities, Registered construction apprenticeships, National Apprenticeship Week, registered apprenticeship program
With a record-high number of construction jobs available and hiring managers that are happy to hire just about anyone who is able-bodied, you may be wondering: why bother with an apprenticeship?
It all depends on your goals. If you simply want a job for the next 6 months or the next year, we’ll be honest: an apprenticeship probably isn’t for you. BUT, if you’re excited about a career and want to get started today learning and honing a true craft, there’s no better path forward than through an apprenticeship program.
How to Get Started in the Building Trades
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 8, 2022 9:00:00 AM / by Construct Your Future posted in apprenticeship, trades, career opportunities, Registered construction apprenticeships
You’ve heard about a career in the building trades and know that it’s an exceptional choice, offering great pay, incredible benefits, and almost limitless opportunities. You’re sold (and why wouldn’t you be?).
Construction industry offers opportunity to work outdoors
[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 5, 2019 1:00:00 PM / by Construct Your Future posted in careers, career opportunities, construction workers, Registered construction apprenticeships
Working in the construction industry provides individuals with the opportunity to have a career outdoors. You may find yourself working on high-profile jobs such as professional sports arenas or buildings that define a city skyline.
College graduate finds lifelong career in the trades
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 29, 2019 9:09:00 AM / by Construct Your Future posted in careers, Construct Your Future, career opportunities, Registered construction apprenticeships
Earn while you learn: An outstanding benefit of being part of an apprenticeship program
[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 15, 2017 4:01:00 PM / by Construct Your Future posted in apprenticeship, Registered construction apprenticeships, department of labor, National Apprenticeship Week
Now that this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is here, we think it’s a good time to focus on one of the best benefits of joining a registered apprenticeship program in preparation for a career: The ability to earn while you learn through a little-to-no-cost training program that teaches real-world skills to set you up for success.
Nation celebrates National Apprenticeship Week Nov. 13 to 17
[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 13, 2017 1:12:00 PM / by Construct Your Future posted in apprenticeship, Construct Your Future, Registered construction apprenticeships, department of labor, National Apprenticeship Week
The U.S. Department of Labor’s National Apprenticeship Week runs through November 17, and it provides an excellent way to recognize the benefits of apprenticeship and how it is helping so many Americans build solid, satisfying careers.
Many millennials can excel in the trades, economists say
[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 10, 2017 3:01:00 PM / by Construct Your Future posted in apprenticeship, trades, Construct Your Future, Registered construction apprenticeships
According to economists, not every young person is right for college, and the option to build a career in the trades may be just the answer for many millennials.
Building a better future, brick by brick, in the construction trades
[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 27, 2017 12:00:47 PM / by Construct Your Future posted in apprenticeship, Construct Your Future, career opportunities, Registered construction apprenticeships
Like many people in their early twenties, Emily Williams wanted a better future for herself and her family. She’d studied Criminal Justice at Wayne County Community College in Michigan and had worked in the concrete-casting industry, but she struggled financially and wanted something more.