Maine Construction Academy

🚧 Weekly Round-Up at the Maine Construction Academy! 🚧

Another fantastic week it's been at Maine Construction Academy! Here’s a quick recap of the exciting events and accomplishments across our programs:

🔨 Our (2nd!) South Portland High School program had a site visit at the Back Cove project in downtown Portland, hosted by N S Giles Foundations Inc. Our students got an inside look at cutting-edge construction practices in the heart of the city! 🌆

🏗️ The Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School program dove deep into the dirt & utilities world with R.J. Grondin. Exploring careers in equipment operation, welding, equipment maintenance, and more! 🥾

🎓 Our Bath Regional Career and Technical Center program celebrated a major milestone as their class of 2024 graduated! Cheers to their hard work and dedication, we can't wait to see how they 🎉

🎓 The Lincoln ( NPT Region III ) program also had lots to celebrate with their own graduation ceremony! Huge congratulations to our Lincoln grads for their impressive achievements and commitment to building the foundation to their future! 👏

🛠️ Meanwhile, N S Giles Foundations Inc has been busy with us as! They joined the Gorham High School program students rolled up their sleeves to build concrete forms and gained valuable insights into concrete construction careers. 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️

Here's to a week filled with learning, growth, and celebration! Stay tuned for more updates and building the future with Maine Construction Academy. 💪👷

Learn more at buildingmaine.com!

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KEYWORDS - Construction | Careers | Workforce Development | Maine Jobs | Apprenticeship | Pre Apprenticeship | Transportation | Concrete Construction

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Here’s some of what our Construction Immersion Programs have been up to this week…

🚧 Our NPT Region III program were given a warm welcome by Northeast-Paving during their visit to learn about transportation construction careers with special guest, Austin Theriault.

🥳 Hats off to our Region Two School of Applied Technology program on their recent graduation!

🏗 Our Gorham High School program spent the day with Reed & Reed, Inc. at their bridge project in Topsham.

🥾 The Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School program spent the day with Auburn Concrete learning about concrete careers.

🦺 And, last but not least - our Bath Regional Career and Technical Center program joined Aceto Earthworks to learn about site work construction careers!

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Congratulations to our Brewer High & Caribou Tech Center programs on their recent graduations from our Construction Immersion program!

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Check out this awesome press on our (1st of two) 2024 South Portland High School program(s) following their graduation last week!

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https://www.spsdme.org/article/1687508

Our Caribou Tech Center program spent yesterday with PNM Construction, Inc.

Today we’re on their school campus to celebrate their graduation! 🎉

We can’t wait to see how they .

What a great visit yesterday with our Region Two School of Applied Technology program at PNM Construction, Inc.!

This past week was another BIG one for our Construction Immersion Programs across the state!

Here are a few of the highlights...

🥳 Hats off to S**opee Valley & 2nd Tri-County Technical Center programs for their recent graduations!

🥾 Our Caribou Tech Center program had a blast visiting Northeast-Paving, diving into the world of asphalt plants, road construction, and heavy equipment ops!

🏗 Our Region Two School of Applied Technology program spent the day with Reed & Reed, Inc. at their bridge project in Madawaska.

🦺 Our South Portland High School for explored bridge construction careers with CPM Constructors in Yarmouth!

🔨 And let's hear it for NPT Region III —they've been busy building a bench to perfect their woodworking chops.

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Congratulations to our Tri-County Technical Center program class of 2024 on their graduation last Friday! 🎉

We began the day with exciting interviews with employers they met with throughout the program, then recognized the students on their hard work and achievements these past four weeks of the program. Brian, Tri-County Director & Jay, MCA instructor and Building Trades Instructor at Tri-County were also recognized with their own hardhats, signed by students of the program, as a thank you for their support and contributions to the success of the program. Following graduation, students, faculty and family joined us for a celebratory BBQ.

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We were so excited to have NEWS CENTER Maine join us at our S**opee Valley High School construction immersion program graduation yesterday!

Congratulations to our S**opee Class of 2024!

Check out the spotlight below 👇

Maine Construction Academy offers hands-on trades training for students Construction jobs in Maine are growing at a rate of 12 percent compared to 8 percent nationally. About a dozen Maine schools are working to help fill those jobs.

Thank you to Black Bear Crane who hosted not one, not two, but THREE of our programs yesterday for an insightful and engaging site visit as our NPT Region III, Region Two School of Applied Technology, and Caribou Tech Center programs experienced the world of crane operation! 🏗️

Maine Apprenticeship | Pre apprenticeship | Maine Careers | Maine Jobs | Construction Careers | Crane Operator | Crane Careers

🚧👷‍♂️ What an action-packed day at Ed Pelletier & Sons, Co yesterday!

🚜 Our Caribou Tech Center program dove headfirst into the world of road and site work construction. From hands-on equipment operation to learning about their impressive projects, it was an unforgettable experience!

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🔨 Another fantastic day with our South Portland program with !

Our Maine Construction Academy students dove into the world of concrete construction, honing their skills in building concrete forms. Big thanks to N.S. Giles for the invaluable experience! 🏗️💪

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Buckle up! 🌞 The Maine Construction Academy rode the 'solar-coaster' with ReVision Energy yesterday!

Our South Portland & Tri-County Tech programs converged at ReVision's HQ & Training Center for an electrifying day exploring careers in solar energy construction.

From mastering harness safety and decoding electrical switch mechanics to touring their HQ and uncovering the secrets of solar power, our students dove headfirst into the sunny side of industry innovation. 🛠️⚡☀️

Maine Apprenticeship | Pre apprenticeship | Maine Careers | Maine Jobs | Construction Careers | Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Clean Energy Jobs | Electrical Apprenticeship

This morning we had the opportunity to expose some aspiring construction workers the wonderful world of the crane and rigging industry at Brewer High School. The students are part of Associated General Contractors of Maine’s Maine Construction Academy that is taking place across the state. We handed out some swag, spoke about opportunities in our company but also the industry as a whole and then they were able to try their hands at part of the NCCCO practical exam by putting the ball into barrels. We can’t say this enough, the team at AGC Maine is doing amazing work helping contractors in Maine tackle the workforce development issues we are facing and they deserve all of the accolades for their hard work.

The Maine Construction Academy Class of 2024 is in full swing this week! Here's what happened this past (& exciting!) Monday -

👷 Our South Portland program visited Reed & Reed, Inc. to learn about their bridge project in Topsham and even got to see a concrete pour in action 🤩

We also had three programs kick off & begin their exciting next 4 weeks!

🏗️ Our Brewer program kicked off and even got an exciting visit from Black Bear Crane to learn about crane operation, rigging & signaling.

🦺 Our Lincoln Region 3 program kicked off their program and dove right into the classroom materials with our First Aid/CPR certification.

📖 And, last but certainly not least, our Bath program kicked off and hit the books to begin their NCCER class work.
KEYWORDS: Construction | Apprenticeship | Maine Jobs | Maine Careers | Maine Apprenticeships | Construction Careers | Building | Bridges | Pre Apprenticeship

🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July from all of us at Maine Construction Academy! Today, we celebrate the red, white, and blue and the hard work that builds our communities.

Wishing everyone a safe and joyful Independence Day! 🎆

The fun commences across the state as our 2024 Construction Immersion Programs begin!

Here's what we've been up to -
🦺 Our 2024 Brewer class just kicked off their program this week!

🥾 Our 2024 S**opee Valley class met the team to purchase their boots for their classwork and job site visits throughout the program - an amazing benefit of our program is all the goodies (& PPE) you get!

🔨 Our 2024 South Portland program #1 (of two!) spent some time with our Workforce Programs Assistant, Brian learning about hand tools!

📐 And last (but not least!), our 2024 Houlton program kicked off their program learning about blueprints!


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Two of our recent MCA Class of 2024 graduates from our program with KVCC Kennebec Valley Community College - now employed with N S Giles Foundations Inc! 👏

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST GRADUATING CONSTRUCTION IMMERSION PROGRAM OF THE YEAR - KVCC Kennebec Valley Community College MCA Class of 2024!

We were so happy to have Elizabeth Fortin, Dean of Workforce Training & Professional Development at KVCC; Brian Jonah, Instructor at KVCC and the Maine Construction Academy; Ben Kenney, Maine Apprenticeship Consultant at the Maine Department of Labor; and all of the wonderful friends & families of our graduates join us to celebrate the hard work and achievements of these graduates.

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Our KVCC Construction Immersion program visited Reed & Reed, Inc.'s project in Augusta this week to learn about bridge construction. 🦺🏗

Interested in apprenticeship or having our 2024 programs visit with your company? Contact us today at [email protected] or learn more at www.buildingmaine.com!

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A great spotlight article on our 2024 Construction Immersion programs from Mainebiz.

Read more below or learn more at www.buildingmaine.com.

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With surging demand for skilled labor, Maine Construction Academy quadruples programs Of 17 participants in last year’s S**o program, all entered the construction industry. Others have pursued apprenticeship or additional educational opportunities.

It's (YAW)!

MEET LUKE & AYDEN - These two seniors both graduated from the Maine Construction Academy's Construction Immersion Program in 2023. Prior to graduation, students of the Construction Immersion Program participate in interviews with employers they met throughout the program - and Luke & Ayden left the program not only with industry credentials and hands-on experience, they moved right into an with Wyman & Simpson, Inc.!

We connected with them on the phone this week to check-in on how they're enjoying their apprenticeship so far.

🚧 What made you gain interest in construction?

Luke – "I have had an interest in construction since I was young. My dad has worked in construction throughout my childhood and I spent time on job sites with him, learning about the industry, and being in equipment. One day, I hope to work my way up to be an equipment operator."

Ayden – "I never really had interest in construction, but came across the Maine Construction Academy last year and found a love for it. I really like that there are so many opportunities and trades that you can do."

🚧 How do you find juggling school work & your apprenticeships?

Luke & Ayden - "We both find it easy to juggle the two. We take our classes online this year, so it makes working full-time as an apprentice more manageable. We leave plenty of time after work and on weekends to get classwork done."

🚧 What advice would you give to other young people considering an apprenticeship program?

Luke & Ayden - "Take every opportunity you can get."

Learn more about the Maine Construction Academy and construction/transportation apprenticeship opportunities in Maine at buildingmaine.com or contact us at [email protected].

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It's (YAW)!

YAW is a nationwide celebration that highlights the benefits and value of Registered Apprenticeship program opportunities for youth, ages 16–24, and brings awareness to how they create a sustainable pipeline of skilled and diverse talent for the jobs of today and tomorrow for critical industries.

The Maine Construction Academy is proud to offer apprenticeship opportunities to youth throughout the state of Maine with our Construction Immersion Program! Where students explore the many career pathways in construction with both classroom & hands-on training, and provide them with industry standard & nationally recognized credentials and lasting connections with future employers.
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🚧 Exciting news! Acceptance letters for the Maine Construction Academy are hitting inboxes soon! Get ready to dive into immersive programs and pave your path to success. Let's build the future together!

The Maine Construction Academy is expanding this year to include 12 schools throughout Maine, including in Aroostook, Penobscot, Cumberland, Oxford, Sagadahoc and Somerset counties. Program schedules vary at each location but will start in May and run until August. Each school’s program has 16 total slots available.

The Construction Academy is not just for high school students, noted Tracy Boaz, Caribou Technology Center’s student services coordinator. The Caribou center has already gotten interest from students at Loring Job Corps in Limestone and Caribou’s Adult Education program.

“We expect to fill the program,” Boaz said. “It’s a good chance for people to experience different trades and see if that’s something they want to do.”

Learn more / Apply here - https://www.smore.com/n/k7254

Maine Department of Labor

Maine program to recruit young construction workers already expanding "There is more work than there are people to complete the work," said Kelly Flagg, executive director of Associated General Contractors of Maine.