This award recognizes the individual who stands out from the rest and who represented the "cream of the crop" in Merit Shop craft construction. The winner will best embody the ideals of the Merit Shop and represent the Carolinas construction industry through superior effort and talent. NOMINATE SOMEONE TODAY!
ABC has announced the opening of the ABC Gaylor Training Center, a construction craft training and education facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ABC Gaylor Training Center, named after Gaylor of North Carolina, Inc., an electrical contractor located in Mooresville, N.C., has over 10,000 square feet of space and includes with five classrooms, laboratories, laydown work space, a conference room and a general office. The Training Center has received accreditation from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) as a certified training unit and is an NCCER accredited assessment center. Click Here to Read More
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The mission of the ABC Construction Institute is to provide the construction industry with the most qualified and technically trained people at all levels through various educational opportunities to strengthen the construction workforce in the Carolinas. ABC works cooperatively with other organizations and member companies, such as the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) to offer programs that carry with them both a high educational and financial value.
The Construction Institute is able to provide an array of programs to address the educational needs of the industry.
These include:
Registered Apprenticeship and Craft Training in 30 trades (NCCER Accredited)
Construction Quality Management
Craft Assessments in 35 trades (NCCER Accredited)
Management Training Programs
Safety Classes
Survival Spanish for Construction
STEP Awards
ABCC Training Resources
WHY TRAIN?
OSHA recordable injuries down by 67%
First aid cases down 90%
Productivity Up 10 – 24%
Turnover down 32-43%
Unexcused Absences down 59%