Construction Career Pathways Conference promotes industry-education collaboration

Words: Jennifer WilkersonNCCER's 2015 Construction Career Pathways Conference, sponsored by Fluor, Turner Industries and Build Your Future, was held on Nov. 19 in New Orleans. More than 160 representatives from the construction industry and education worked together to create common, actionable goals to implement in their communities.

To view materials from the conference, including best practice profiles, speaker biographies, collaborative activities, fact sheets and more, visit pathways.nccer.org/2015-conference-materials.

Save the Date: The 2016 Construction Career Pathways Conference will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 30 in Las Vegas! For more information, visit pathways.nccer.org.
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