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Starting an Apprenticeship with your Community College
There are multiple entry points into the skilled trades. For those just starting out, an apprenticeship is a stellar option to get paid while you train, gain relevant work experience and work towards journeyman certification. While there are lots of different programs...
Let’s celebrate! Build Oregon is officially one year old.
One of the greatest challenges before the construction industry today is the recruitment and retention of workers to support rapid development across the Northwest. To advance the industry’s workforce development efforts AGC made a strategic investment in Build Oregon...
Carpenter Apprentice Avery McEntire Shares Why He Chose the Skilled Trades
We connected with Avery McEntire, a Schweiger Memorial Scholarship recipient and current Carpenter Apprentice with PNCI. Here’s what Avery shared about his construction experience: What did your path into the skilled trades look like? I didn’t go right...
Three Questions for Future Crane Operator Ethan Crowley
We sat down with Ethan Crowley, a Schweiger Memorial Scholarship recipient and current Yard Associate with Ness Campbell Crane + Rigging. Here’s what Ethan shared about a career in construction: How did you get started in the skilled trades? In high school I was...