NCCER’s 2015 Construction Career Pathways Conference, sponsored by Fluor, Turner Industries and Build Your Future, was held on Nov. 19 in New Orleans. More than 160 representatives from the construction industry and education worked together to create common, actionable goals to implement in their communities.
About the Speakers
- Dr. Oscar Carter, Director of Skilled Technical Sciences for Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Robert Dragg, Combination Welder at Turner Industries
- Gene Dudley, Director of Career and Technical Education for the Alabama Community College System
- Sara Flaherty-Lee, Vice President of Education at Associated Builders and Contractors’ Heart of America Chapter
- Steve Greene, Vice President of NCCER
- Dean Hamrick, Global Director of Craft Training at Fluor Corporation
- Tim Johnson, Senior Director of Government Affairs at NCCER
- Paul Lavallee, Electrical Instructor at Mississippi Construction Education Foundation
- Hans Meeder, President and Founder of National Center For College & Career Transitions
- Craig Pendergraft, Education Consultant at North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Derek Sams, District Training Manager at TIC – The Industrial Company
- Joey Snider, Pipe Welder at Sellers’ Mechanical Services
- Garrett Thompson, Intern at The Haskell Company
- Stephen Toups, Senior Vice President and CIO of Turner Industries
- Robin Utz, Chief for the College and Career Transitions branch in the Division of Academic and Technical Education for Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education at the US Department of Education
- Don Whyte, President and CEO of NCCER
- LeAnn Wilson, Executive Director for Association for Career and Technical Education
Conference Handouts
Workbook
Handouts
- Agenda
- Crossword Puzzle Definitions List and Answer Key
- Handouts from Dr. Oscar Carter, Director of Skilled Technical Sciences for Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MODESE):
- Handouts from Hans Meeder, President and Founder of National Center For College & Career Transitions (NC3T)
Conference Pictures
Group Activity: Creating Goals
2015 Construction Career Pathways Conference attendees broke out into 19 teams evenly split with industry and education representatives. Together, teams created goals to take home and execute in their communities. The prevailing theme of the goals – which encouragingly aligns with the Construction Career Pathways mission – can be readily seen in the following word cloud: 
Group Goals
Each of the 19 goals can be viewed here: