EDUCATION & TRAINING 
“Let us think of education as the means of developing
our greatest abilities, because in each of us
there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled,
can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength
for our nation”
– John F. Kennedy
2010 Craft Professional of the Year

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!

Click Here to Download a Nomination Form

ABC Announces the Opening of the ABC Gaylor Training Center

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

Click Here for Sponsorship Opportunities

Click Here to read the Charlotte Business Journal article featuring the ABC Gaylor Training Center


 


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%

Scheduled Training 2010
 
OSHA 10 Hour
July 15 - 16
November 11 -12

OSHA 30 Hour
September 20 - 23
November 2 - 5

Trenching & Excavation Competent Person w/ Soil Classification
July 27
October 8
December 7

Scaffolding Competent Person w/ "Hands-On" Practical
August 31
November 19

Crane Signal Person Training w/ "Hands-On" Practical
September 16
November 17

Rigging Safety Training
August 19
December 2

Forklift Operator Safety Training w/ Hands-On Practical
July 29
October 22

Aerial Work Platform Operator Safety Training w/ Hands-On Practical
August 25
October 14

Fall Protection for Construction
October 29


Construction Quality Management (CQM)
All CQM Courses are held at the Bridge Pointe Hotel in New Bern, NC

Click Here to Download the 2010 CQM Registration

July 22
September 23
November 18
December 2



 

 


"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin

Sponsors
BE&K Building Group

BE&K Building Group

Gerdau Ameristeel

Gerdau Ameristeel

Watson Electrical

Watson Electrical

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Hinson Electric

Hinson Electric


CMC Rebar Carolinas

CMC Rebar Carolinas

Balfour Beatty Construction

Balfour Beatty Construction

Enterprise Fleet Management

Enterprise Fleet Management

Starr Electric Company

Starr Electric Company

Williams Overman Pierce

Williams Overman Pierce


Choate Construction

Choate Construction

Consolidated Electrical Distributors

Consolidated Electrical Distributors

Brasfield & Gorrie

Brasfield & Gorrie

Elliott Davis

Elliott Davis

Bovis Lend Lease

Bovis Lend Lease


Baker Concrete

Baker Concrete

BB&T Insurance and Bonding

BB&T Insurance and Bonding

Edifice, Inc.

Edifice, Inc.

Rodgers Builders

Rodgers Builders

Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless


Southern Industrial Constructors

Southern Industrial Constructors