WORKING TOGETHER TO CLOSE THE TRADES GAP
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National Center for Construction Education and ResearcH
This Spring, we’re proudly donating $100K to the next recipient of our For the Love of Labor grant - the National Center for Construction Education and Research. The grant will be used to expand accredited Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs in schools across the country — helping to close the trades gap by opening new career paths for students. Additionally, with NCCER’s support, we’re giving five distinguished teachers our inaugural “Steel Apple” award honoring educators across the country working to shape and inspire the next generation of skilled trade workers.
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MEET OUR GRANT WINNERS
Here are some of the amazing organizations who are empowering the next generation of skilled workers. Each of these organizations have received funding that will help support their efforts, and ultimately fill more jobs in the communities they serve.
2024
Metallica's All Within My Hands is dedicated to creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services. The Foundation aims to assist and enrich the lives of members of the communities who have supported the band for years, as well as encourage participation from fans and friends.
San Rafael, CA
2023
Team Rubicon mission is providing relief to those affected by disaster or crises, no matter when or where they strike. By pairing the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders, medical professionals, and technology solutions, Team Rubicon aims to provide the greatest service and impact possible.
Houston, TX
2022
Access for All is a free 300-hour construction trades training program that prepares students for a rewarding career in the construction industry.
Battle Creek, MI
2023
ANEW's mission is to improve people’s lives by providing quality training, employment navigation, and supportive services leading to successful family wage careers.
Tukwila, WA
2023
With an integrated supply and demand strategy, Building Pathways seeks to increase the pipeline of diverse workers—particularly women, people of color, and young adults—in the building trades workforce, while ensuring that there are employment and advancement opportunities that lead to life long, family-sustaining careers.
Roxbury, MA
2023
Chicago Women in Trades has a mission to ensure that all women who want to work in the trades have equal access to information, training, and employment opportunities in the industry.
Chicago, IL
2022
Emerging Industries Training Institute (EITI) is Detroit's premier vocational school, and the city's only employer-led training facility.
Detroit, MI
2022
The International Finishing Trades Institute (iFTI) is dedicated to developing and expanding a qualified and competitive workforce for the finishing trades industries.
Hanover, MD
2023
Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) prepares, trains, and places women in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance trades. NEW has a focus on women in underserved communities as well as individuals with underrepresented backgrounds including low-income girls, women, transgender, and non-binary individuals entering the building and construction trades in the New York City metropolitan area.
New York, NY
2023
Founded by four tradeswomen, Oregon Tradeswomen puts women on a path to economic independence by building community and economic independence through empowerment, training, career education, advocacy, and leadership development in the skilled trades.
Portland, OR
2022
The UBC’S Millwrights Veterans Program (MVP) is a free eight-week training program specially designed for veterans who want to embark on a new career offering exceptional pay and benefits.
Forthood, TX
2023
TWI’s mission and goals are to recruit more women into construction and related trades, promote retention of women in the trades, and develop their capacity for leadership and career growth, on the job and in their unions.
Oakland, CA
2022
The Veteran’s Electrical Entry Program (VEEP) is designed by the Electrical Training Alliance to provide transitioning service members and recently separated veterans the ability to reenter the civilian workforce in a high demand field that offers excellent earning potential.
Los Angeles, CA
2022
The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA) has partnered with the U.S. military to create the UA Veterans In Piping (VIP) Program to help shape the lives of military members, their families and the national economy.
Annapolis, MD
2023
Vermont Works for Women is dedicated to help all Vermont women achieve economic security through employment. They promote economic justice by advancing gender equity and supporting women and youth at every stage of their career journeys.
Winooski, VT
2022
Women Who Weld is a nonprofit organization based in Detroit, Michigan, showing women how to weld and find employment in the welding industry.
Detroit, MI
2022
WIST is working to develop programs and events that help educate women about exciting and fulfilling career opportunities in construction.
Lansing, MI
