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Reaching out to future members of the Carpenters' Union
More than 1,200 high-school students will attend the 9th Annual Massachusetts Construction Career Days (MassCCD) to learn about industry job opportunities, including the construction, engineering, and environmental fields with both union and open-shop companies. The industry faces a shortage of young, qualified workers and MassCCD was created to help address this shortage and to educate high-school students about the wide range of career opportunities available in the construction industry. The event shows students that construction is a great profession - whether their interests lie in math, carpentry, mechanics, or science - and that the industry offers rewarding, high-paying jobs.
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Exhibitors at MassCCD include construction and related companies, vendors, equipment dealers, labor unions, apprentice programs, colleges, and others. The exhibitors donate their time, equipment, and in some cases operators, but beyond that there is no cost to exhibit. This event is a great way to work with state government and industry partners to attract a future work force.
At the event, students will learn how to operate backhoes, excavators, jackhammers, pavers, etc. and participate in concrete finishing, welding, cutting and burning, electrical work, carpentry, laying brick and block, surveying, and field engineering, and will take part in other hands-on activities.
Volunteers from exhibitor companies and the operators that staff the exhibits can talk to the students about the skills, training, and professionalism they have used to succeed. Students also receive information on colleges, trade schools, and certification programs that serve the construction industry. The event gives students the opportunity to learn about the careers in the industry that interest them the most and the scholarships available to help them achieve their goals.
