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Apprenticeships

Electrical Apprenticeships: A “Best-Kept Secret” Career Option

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on December 22, 2020

CarolinaPower’s electrical apprenticeship is becoming more popular each year. In the fall of 2020, the company saw its largest enrollment to date with a total of 33 apprentices in various stages of the rigorous, four-year training programs: 17 in the firm’s Greenville office, four in Columbia, seven in Charleston, and five in North Augusta.   …

Topics: Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships, CarolinaPower, Electrical Apprentices, electrical contracting

ABC Celebrates Career Technical Education During Apprenticeship Week

by ABC on November 9, 2020

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2020 — Apprenticeships are a key part of Associated Builders and Contractors’ commitment to an all-of-the-above approach for developing a safe, skilled and productive workforce that meets the current and future needs of the construction industry. During the U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 8-14, ABC celebrates the value of earn-while-you-learn…

Topics: Apprenticeships
ABC, Apprenticeships, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)

Cape Fear Community College Starts Plumbing and Pipefitting Apprenticeship Program

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on October 15, 2020

North Carolina is facing a serious shortage of plumbers.  In fact, WRAL TV reported that in 2019, only 3 percent of the 5,500 licensed plumbers in North Carolina were under the age of 30. To address the shortage and meet the demands of local employers in the coastal region, Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) is…

Topics: Apprenticeships, Featured
Apprenticeships, Plumbing, Workforce development, Workforce Shortage

ABC Carolinas Celebrates 2020 Graduates of Apprenticeship & Craft Training Program

by GroundBreak Staff Report on July 10, 2020

Charlotte, NC — ABC Carolinas recently celebrated the graduation of 11 electrical apprentices enrolled in the chapter’s four-year Apprenticeship & Craft Training Program. Be sure to check out ABC Carolinas’ slideshow tribute to the Class of 2020 apprenticeship graduates. Participants in ABC Carolinas’ educational program work full-time during the day and attend evening classes – two nights…

Topics: Apprenticeships, Featured, People
ABC, ABC Carolinas, Apprenticeships, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Electrical Apprentices

Meet Hannah King, Electrical Apprentice, CarolinaPower

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on June 22, 2020

At just 21 years old, Hannah King says she has found her lifelong career. She’s sold on the construction industry – specifically, electrical construction. As an electrical apprentice for CarolinaPower in Greenville, Hannah works full-time during the day, attending classes one evening per week. Hannah was hired by CarolinaPower last summer after she inquired about…

Topics: Featured, People
Apprenticeships, Brasfield & Gorrie, CarolinaPower, Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship Program

Ronny Gillespie: Teaching the Next Generation of Electricians

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on January 31, 2020

With a passion for problem-solving and a heart for teaching, project manager Ronny Gillespie is living in his “sweet spot.” By day, Gillespie manages construction projects for Walker & Whiteside, a leading design-build electrical contractor in Greenville, S.C. After hours, he “pays it forward” as an instructor for the rigorous, four-year Upstate South Carolina Electrical…

Topics: Apprenticeships, People
ABC Carolinas, Apprenticeships, Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship Program

ABC Carolinas Showcases Apprenticeship Program at Charlotte Open House

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on October 20, 2019

ABC Carolinas marked Careers in Construction month this October by holding an Apprenticeship Open House at the association’s Charlotte training center on Tuesday evening, October 8. Among the more than 120 guests in attendance were current enrollees in ABC-Charlotte’s Electrical Apprenticeship Program, together with ABCC instructors, and representatives from their employers – local, regional and…

Topics: Featured, Workforce
ABC Carolinas, Apprenticeships, Electrical Apprentices, Workforce development

Upstate S.C. Electrical Apprenticeship Program Celebrates Four Newly Registered Electricians

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on October 2, 2019

Four newly registered electricians were lauded by their employer, course instructors and industry peers at a private graduation ceremony in Greenville, S.C., on Friday, September 6, 2019. The celebration recognized the group’s successful completion of a rigorous four-year, electrical apprenticeship program registered with the S.C. Department of Labor. The Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship Program is a partnership among…

Topics: Apprenticeships, Business
ABC Carolinas, Apprenticeships, Electrical Apprentices, Upstate Electrical Apprenticeship Program

ABC Carolinas Chapter Recognizes Class of 2019 Apprenticeship & Craft Training Graduates

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on June 10, 2019

Charlotte, NC — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter celebrated the graduating Class of 2019 for the Chapter’s Apprenticeship & Craft Training Program by hosting the ceremony at the Charlotte Knights baseball game on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Included in the festivities was a Keynote Address by Kathryn Castelloes, ApprenticeshipNC Director, and the pre-game…

Topics: Apprenticeships, Featured
ABC Carolinas, Apprenticeships, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Electrical Apprentices

National Signing Day for the Construction Trades a Success in the Carolinas and Beyond

by Joan Krause, GroundBreak Carolinas on May 25, 2019

In a style similar to “National Signing Day” events for high school student athletes, seniors at hundreds of schools across the nation were seated behind a table in front of a room of parents, teachers, peers and local/national media on May 8, 2019. The occasion — the inaugural National Signing Day for Construction Trades presented…

Topics: Featured, Workforce
Apprenticeships, CarolinaPower, Electrical Apprentices, National Signing Day for the Construction Trades, Workforce development

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