ABC Local Chapters Practices

Careers in Construction "Resource Guide" for Chapters

(1) What is Careers in Construction for the ABC Local Chapter

- Objective: what do we want to accomplish?

- What are we currently doing?

- Overview: what can we do? (options to promote careers in construction)

- What are some other ABC Chapters doing? (highlight 3-5 chapters)

(2) Engaging Your Members / Building a Local CIC Committee

- How do we identify and recruit members to participate?

- Who does what?

- How to keep members engaged

(3) Sample Articles and Press Releases

- "What is Construction?" (written by the committee)

- "Developing a Training Culture" excerpts (from ABC Wisconsin)

(4) Classroom Visit Ideas

- High School (1 hour)

- High School (2 hours)

- Middle School (1 hour)

- Elementary School (45 minutes)

(5) Visiting with Teachers and Counselors

- Setting up the visit

- What to discuss and for how long

- What to take with you

- Follow-up

(6) Career Awareness Events (Construction Career Day)

- What about budget?

- Finding space to have the event

- Organizing contractor member exhibitor

- Contacting schools and promoting the event

- Set up, tear down

- Publicity (during and after)

(7) Building a Craft Training Program

- Facility

- Curriculum

- Instructors

- Recruiting Students

- Promotion of the program (initial and ongoing)

(8) Setting Up an Apprenticeship Program

- Facility

- Curriculum

- Instructors

- Recruiting Students

- Promotion of the program (initial and ongoing)

(9) Articulation Agreements

(10) ABC Student Chapters

(11) Working with Other Organizations

- Other associations (to form a training consortium)

- Boy Scouts (Learning for Life)

- NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction)

- Rosie's Girls

- Skills USA

- ACTE (Association for Career and Technical Education)

- Junior Achievement

- Local school advisory boards

State school counselor associations Local prisons

- Etc