AGC’s Build Up Kansas recently connected over 150 Kansas high school, community college and vo-tech college instructors for its third Instructor Workshop. Hosted in Wichita, this hands-on workshop trained attendees on how to utilize AGC’s NCCER construction trade materials. Instructors also received training on the NCCER online testing materials for student credentialing. The event brought together […]
Learning the skilled construction trades is a true collaboration between student and instructor. Secondary and post-secondary career and technical education instructors say the Build Up Kansas initiative is a valuable partner in that collaboration, bringing together instructors and industry experts from across the state to share best practices and insights.
Construction industry leaders and educators agree on the value of Build Up Kansas as a pipeline for energizing the skilled trade workforce. The initiative supports and connects the secondary and post-secondary skilled trade instructors training Kansans and the industry professionals hiring them. As one educator says, “Nobody else in the country is doing what Build Up […]
AGC of Kansas-Build Up Kansas held the Skilled Trades Instructor Workshop in November, hosting industry professionals on the education side as well as those in businesses across the state that employ skilled tradespeople.
AGC of Kansas-Build Up Kansas’ inaugural conference drew over 100 skilled trades instructors from high school, community college and technical college programs across the state.
