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Building a future for future builders: a constructive look at ACE Tech Charter High School.
America is facing a skilled labor shortage in the construction industry. Predictions, like those from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, are that things may get worse. Retiring construction workers must be replaced if this industry is to grow. The estimate is around a quarter of a million replacements are needed each year.
But, how do you attract young people into a profession that has been stereotypically looked upon as menial and low paying? One school has accepted the challenge with industry support, and the future builders of tomorrow are walking its halls.
Laying the Foundation
People will always need places in which to live and eat, work and play, meet and learn, shop and be entertained, or receive care and rehabilitate. But without an adequate skilled labor force, who will build such facilities? In the third-largest school system in the nation, the first high school ever backed by the construction industry opened its doors for the 2004-2005 school year.
Chicago's ACE Tech Charter High School is the brainchild of a group of construction industry leaders who are aware of and concerned about the growing shortage of skilled craftsmen necessary to keep their trade viable and workforce replenished. ACE Tech was created to prepare highly qualified inner city youths to fill the future growing employment needs in the construction industry.
Across the…
- ACE Tech: the fourth year of CTE and academic integration.(Architecture,...
- Magazine article from: Techniques Knight, Eileen Quinn Donahue, John Knight, Patrick November 1, 2008 700+ words
...community. Of course ACE Tech didn't just spontaneously...education. Additionally, ACE Tech is a school that wants...many roles performed at ACE Tech. The chief educational...successful career in the construction industry. There is an educational...
- Construction industry outlook: More of same.
- Magazine article from: Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland May 20, 2003 700+ words
...predict a familiar future for the construction industry. Familiar in the sense that not...am not real optimistic about the construction industry at this point," said Art Ayre...Ayre, however, did note that the construction industry has seen some improvement so far...
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...driven economy, the Chinese construction industry has undergone rapid reforms and...opportunities and challenges of the Chinese construction industry. The critical factors affecting...which are peculiar to the Chinese construction industry due to the structure, market...
- Construction Industry Council to operate `before next summer'.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 11, 2005 700+ words
...Standard) Byline: Andrea Chiu The Construction Industry Council will be up and running...s fate will be decided by the Construction Industry Council (No2) Bill which had...such a council was born out of the Construction Industry Review Committee's 2001 report...
- Trade Apprenticeships in the Australian Construction Industry.(Statistical Data...
- Magazine article from: Labour & Industry Toner, Phil December 1, 2000 700+ words
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- Media Release: Australian Construction Industry Forum.
- News wire article from: MediaNet Press Release Wire February 2, 2007 700+ words
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- Consolidating the Malaysian construction industry.
- Magazine article from: Business Times (Malaysia) February 24, 2007 700+ words
...Malaysia)) ONCE in a while the construction industry attracts public attention, but...been identified as the bane of the construction industry. Some of the problems are systemic...control and monitoring system. The construction industry is an important sector in the economy...
- Clearing up the construction industry's cloudy future.(business management)
- Magazine article from: Snips Garrison, Ted August 1, 2007 700+ words
...crystal ball, but the future of the construction industry seems poised for a revolution...have significant impact on the construction industry are the growth of highly efficient...breakdown of the old ways in the construction industry. I realize that when I say the...
- Construction industry slow to adopt new technologies.
- Magazine article from: Orlando Business Journal LUFRANO, RICHARD October 6, 2000 700+ words
...realized many of its clients in the construction industry were facing similar challenges...as the main hurdles facing the construction industry. According to Tim Mitchell, CMD...of editorial development, the construction industry suffers from a broad range of inefficiencies...
- Construction industry plays important role in building economy, says U.S....
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Countian) December 12, 2003 700+ words
...Contractors of America and other construction industry leaders in St. Louis. During...create jobs. Snow noted that the construction industry, which is an important segment...922 billion annual rate. "The construction industry has played a powerful role in sustaining...
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