California State Chico, Iowa State and Kansas State Universities are all winners in AGC’s Outstanding Student Chapter contest!

Are you interested in continuing education and have been thinking about (or want to know more about) AGC’s Supervisory Training Program?  There are still three webinars left in the Supervisory Training Program Webinar Series!

Nearly 100 people attended AGC of America’s 4th Annual Training & Development Conference to listen to speakers give presentations on such subjects as turning generational diversity into a competitive advantage; creating effective communication  between industry and academia; and working with subject matter experts who aren’t great communicators.

The AGC Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) provides you and your project managers the chance to hone the skills necessary to work more efficiently, increase productivity and propel your construction business to the next level.  PMC is the perfect opportunity for either the well-rounded project manager who has a bright future with your company or for a talented tradesman who has worked his or her way up to PM and could use a bit of polishing around the edges.  Everyone who goes through the program has something to gain over the course of six intense days of workshops, assignments, team building activities and other relevant exercises.

The deadline to apply for AGC Education and Research Foundation scholarships and awards is November 15.  More than 100 scholarships are awarded each year to undergraduate and graduate students, in addition to several awards programs that recognize outstanding students and educators.

The Four construction companies and one training professional  were awarded the AGC’s Education Excellence Awards  during the 4th Annual Training and Development Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., on October 18.

AGC honored four construction companies and one training professional for providing the most innovative and collaborative training and development programs.

AGC today released the Request for Proposal  to revise AGC’s Professional Crane Operator Safety Training Program materials. The updated program will provide quality training for construction professionals in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Cranes and Derricks in Construction Final Rule published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2010.

AGC of America is pleased to launch the new Training, Education & Development (TED) Forum.  This new forum will provide opportunities for AGC members and Chapter staff to participate in the association’s policymaking on education, training and workforce development issues, and will include the missions of AGC’s Construction Education, Supervisory Training, and Workforce Development Committees.

AGC just released the second edition of Building to LEED for New Construction and will provide anyone interested in receiving quality green education has all the information they need to attend (or host) this new program.