National Center for Construction Education and Research

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Construction Education Building a better
future
National Center for Construction Education and
Research
Affiliated with the University of Florida M.E.
Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction Gaines
ville, Florida
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About NCCER
The National Center for Construction Education
and Research, affiliated with the University of
Florida, is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) education
foundation and is the leading source of workforce
development and image resources for the
construction, maintenance and pipeline industry.
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Construction Growth
USA TODAY Monday, December 13, 2004 Residential
and commercial development in the next
quarter-century will eclipse anything seen in
previous generations..according to a Brookings
Institution report
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Construction Growth
Brookings Institution Study ...nearly half of
what will be the built environment in 2030
doesnt exist yet..
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Workforce Growth
BLS Expected Growth for Top-10 Wage andSalary
Construction Occupations 2002- 2012 ()
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Workforce Shortage Predicted
FMI Sample Data
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NCCER
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The Workforce Gap
Where 9th Graders Are Headed
vs.
Where the Jobs Are
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will enter a 4-year college
require a 4-year college degree
will enter an associate degree program or
advanced training
require an associates degree or advanced training
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65
10
15
will lack the skills needed for employment
require minimum skills for employment
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will drop out of the system before completing
high school
Workforce 2020 Work and Workers in the 21st
Century
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Skilled Workforce Shortage

• Recruit 180,000/year
• Replace 95,000/year
• Nearly 2.5 Million by 2014
• Train (New)
• Retain Train Incumbent
• Owner Support
• Improve the industrys image

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Impact of Gulf Coast Devastation

• 81,000 Businesses in Alabama, Louisiana,
  Mississippi and Texas Are Still Closed!
• Predictions/Estimates
• Louisiana will spend 250b to rebuild
• Southeast Texas will spend 10b to rebuild
• Mississippi will spend 75b to rebuild
• No estimate on Florida costs from 2004/2005
• Over 1 billion worker hours to rebuild 350,000
  homes
• 60 Million cubic yards of debris to be removed by
  6/2006
• 5 years to repair/rebuild Off-shore oil rigs

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Southwest Louisiana Gulf CoastPre-Rita
Hurricanes Created Unprecedented Workforce
Shortages
Holly Beach in SW Louisiana prior to Rita
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Southwest Louisiana Gulf CoastPost-Rita
Holly Beach in SW Louisiana after Rita
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Signs of the Time
Construction Growth
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NCCER History

• Fluor Daniel
• Brown Root
• Zachry Construction
• Pace Power Constructors
• Metric Constructors
• KCI
• Austin Industrial
• TIC (The Industrial Company)
• SundtCorp
• Nova Group, Inc.
• NIC
• B E K Construction
• Becon
• Rust Constructors

• Created during the Aspen Summit
• Funded by Leading Contractors
• Designed the NCCER Standardized Training Process
  
• Initial Goal to Standardize 5 key Industrial
  Crafts
• Standardized Curricula Built by Subject Matter
  Experts (SMEs)
• Created a National Registry to Credential
  Students
• Over 30 Industry Association and Business
  Partners

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Vision and Mission
Our Vision... Universally recognized by industry
and government as the training, assessment,
certification and career development standard for
the construction, maintenance and pipeline craft
professional.
NCCERs Mission... Build a safe, productive and
sustainable workforce of craft professionals.
BUILDING TOMORROWS WORKFORCE
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Focus Areas

• Craft Training
• Safety (Integrated)
• Front Line Management Education
• Career Path Transition (crew leader, foreman,
  supervisor, entry level PM, safety
  technician/coordinator)
• Image
• Research

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Why Train?

• Sample Contractor Statistics
• OSHA Recordable Injuries down by 67
• First Aid Cases down 90
• Productivity up 10 to 24
• Turnover down 32 to 43
• Unexcused absences down 59
• Statistics provided by the Houston Business
  Roundtables Workforce Development Awards 2005

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Workforce in Registered Formal Training
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Standardized Training Process

• Standardized Construction, Maintenance
  Pipeline Curricula
• Craft, Safety Management Education
• Accreditation for the Organization
• Instructor Certification
• Craft Assessment and Certification
• National Registry

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Hispanic Workforce Needs

• Hispanic Issues
• Skilled Workforce shortages elevated in 2005
• Dramatic industry growth predicted through 2030
• Population of potential new US workers Flat or
  Shrinking
• Industry is dependant on Hispanic workers
• Some Industrial Owners relaxing English Only
  rules
• Hispanic Guest workers seen as part of the
  solution
• Population will grow 3 Xs faster than any other
  minority
• Minimal Resources for Hispanic Workforce
  Development

BUILDING TOMORROWS WORKFORCE
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Hispanic Workforce Needs

• NCCER Hispanic Strategies
• ShortTerm
• Translations for guest worker assessment
  training
• Translations for current worker assessment
  training
• Bilingual instruction
• English to Spanish Training
• LongTerm
• Literacy Training
• Spanish to English Training
• Cultural Training for Supervisors
• English Craft Training and Assessments

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Hispanic Workforce Needs

• NCCER Hispanic Resources
• Curriculum Translation
• Core Introductory Craft Skills
• Spanish Summaries on Contren Connect (Core,
  Electrical, Carpentry,
• HVAC, Plumbing, EST)
• Assessments Translation for Guest Current
  Hispanic Workers
• Core, Scaffolding, Painting, Insulation, Form
  Carpentry, etc.
• Developing relationships and partnerships
  (Mexican Contractors cNI)
• Diversity Task Force formed to provide guidance
  to NCCER
• Needs and Priorities
• Surveying Stakeholders for feedback on Hispanic
  Needs
• What craft assessments?
• What crafts for training?
• What is the priority?
• Legal issues surrounding standards,
  credentialing, etc.

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Accreditation Growth
Associations Contractors Owners Schools Consultant
s Corrections
Over 534 Training Sponsors
Over 312 Assessment Centers
Approximately 3000 schools 340
ATEFs
1/1/06
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Accreditation Process
Eligible Organizations Contractor Association
Chapter Owner Government Agency Training
Consultant For Profit School
ACCREDITED TRAINING SPONSOR
ACCREDITED ASSESSMENT CENTER
Authorized Assessment Site
Training Unit
ATEF

• Contractor
• Job/Plant Site
• School

• School

• Contractor
• Job/Plant Site
• School

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National Registry NCCER Credentials
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National Registry Statistics
Module Completions
3,000,858
05/01/06
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National Registry Statistics
Master Trainers
Craft Instructors
28,136
3,155
05/01/06
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Automated National Registry

• Nearly 300 Users
• Online Management of NCCER National Registry for
  Sponsors
• Training Verification

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Perkins funds
Performance Indicators
S.2686
(iii) Student rates of attainment of
technical skill proficiency credential
certificate apprenticeship programs
employment
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Perkins funds

• Performance Indicators
• S 2686
• New performance measures for secondary education
• Align with Nationally Recognized industry
  Standards
• (ii) Align with NCLB

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2005 Build Your Future
Won Gold Addy for Regional print media. Will
compete for National Award in June
INTRODUCED NATIONAL CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK
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2006 Build Your Future
NATIONAL CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK October
16-20, 2006

• 12 States Proclaim
• Wisconsin, Washington, South Carolina, Nebraska,
  Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Arizona, Kentucky,
  Louisiana, Minnrsota, Nevada
• 3 More States Commit
• California, New Mexico, Wyoming

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ccer.org
National Center for Construction Education and
Research
Affiliated with the University of Florida M.E.
Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction Gaines
ville, Florida