Skilled Trades Alliance | Building The Workforce!: Recent Episodes
Big Al, Jess and Hoots
Three Skilled Trades Professionals telling our stories from the front lines! Sharing all of wonderful construction workforce programs that are being implemented nationwide. This is our journey on how we are taking action to fix the lack of respect for the building construction skilled trades workforce. Join us as we interview people who are making a difference by either 1) working in the trades or 2) enabling others to better their current life situations by getting involved with a trade!Come build the construction workforce with Big Al, Jess and Hoots!!
In this episode we speak with Ms. MAC Mary-Allyson Chauvin a human resources specialist aka "The Human Resource" about how human resources can help build the construction industry, the up's and down's, the pro's and con's.
In this episode we highlight the amazing work being done by NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT and Construction Careers Academy! 🏫🏠
https://www.nisd.net/cca
Krista Ackles celebrates all of the amazing she is doing with Construction Careers Academy under the Northside Independent School District. From building homes to teaching trades. She does it all!! Let's celebrate Krista and the amazing team that she works with as they add good to humanity!
In this episode, Holly Mathis helps us to understand who and what NCCER is all about! We browse their website, discuss the dare to build series and uncover how NCCER is helping build the workforce! If you're trying to discover ways to encourage young people to enter the trades than this podcast is for you!
NCCER has a ton of programs that are here to offer support of people wanting to be in construction. Here are a few of their programs:
Build Your Future (Helping young people discover construction workforce)
Hardhats for Heroes (Helping veterans return to workforce)
Construction Career Pathways (Donate old materials or meet someone to come into your class!)
www.nccer.org
www.byf.org
In this episode, Steve introduces us to his wife Shari and his dog Hoka.
Steve shares his IKIGAI with Big Al, Jess and Hoots in this latest episode of Building the Workforce! A couple of Steve's passions include:
- Giving away $1,000.00 scholarships each month for 9 months per year! Total of +$27,000 has been given away to date!
- Participating in the Moab, UT endurance run of 240.3 miles in less than 5 days!
- Potential Collaboration with STA Constructionism x Bring Back the Trades gear!
- BRINGING BACK THE TRADES!
Join us for this amazing conversation on how change is taking place and how Bring Back The Trades is helping to equip the next generation of skilled trade workers!
Come hang out with Big Al, Jess and Hoots as we discuss the Skilled Trades Alliance! We tell our stories of how we entered the trades and everything that we are doing to spread the good word of trades to historically under served communities!
Come get to know the hosts of the Building The Workforce podcast where we will highlight all of the amazing construction workforce programs that exist! We will playout the blueprint for you to implement next day!!
Off to build it with Big Al, Jess and Hoots!