October is Careers in Construction month…join us as we kick off the month with Oktoberfest and end with our Building for the Future Casino Night with all proceeds supporting skilled trades training scholarships.
We encourage your participation in promoting the building industry on your website and social media pages throughout the month. Building greater awareness of the tremendous opportunities in our industry is critical to growing our future workforce.
The Greensboro Builders Association is committed to helping the next generation of construction professionals succeed. Through partnerships with area schools, colleges and workforce development programs, we are focused on building greater awareness for the career opportunities in construction.
Join Our Workforce Development Team
Industry members are needed to assist our educational and organizational partners. This can include visiting classrooms…participating in career fairs…providing job shadowing…mentoring students…providing building materials and/or financial resources to support various workforce initiatives. If you are interested in joining our workforce team…let us know your areas of interest by completing a brief online survey…and we will be in touch as opportunities arise.
Upcoming Career Fairs
As part of our workforce development initiatives, participating in career fairs at area high schools and community colleges provides an opportunity to promote careers in construction along with our Building for the Future skilled trades scholarship program.
Below are upcoming dates if your company would be interested in participating as an exhibitor or if you would like to join us at the Greensboro Builders Association table.
- Weaver Academy CTE Career Fair: Thursday, October 16 10 am – 2 pm
- GTCC Construction Management Internship Career Fair: Friday, October 31 9 am – 12 pm
- Guilford County Schools World of Work: Tuesday, November 18 10 am – 12 pm
Registration information for each of these was included in the September 23 Member News email.
For additional information, email Ginger Cromer, Workforce Development Coordinator.