SKILLS JAM: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, the second season follow-up to the docuseries pilot season that debuted in 2023 and received more than 13 million views across social media, wrapped production in Atlanta last week, leaving 15,000 students and their parents in anticipation of the show’s September premiere.

Simpson Strong-Tie has joined the Board of Directors of the ACE Mentor Program to promote construction trade careers to high school students across the U.S. The partnership includes a $50,000 donation to ACE and the addition of Simpson Strong-Tie Vice President Annie Kao to the ACE national Board of Directors.

The House and Senate fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Conference report includes language that seeks to encourage separating service members to pursue a career in the trades.

Few candidates have the basic skills needed to work in high-paying construction careers, forcing short-staffed contractors to find new ways to keep pace with demand and undermining efforts to build infrastructure and other projects, according to the results of a workforce survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk.

Simpson Strong-Tie has renewed and expanded its strategic alliance with Building Talent Foundation for another three years. Building Talent Foundation is a national nonprofit organization focused on connecting young people and people from underrepresented groups to skilled trades training and career opportunities.

Kansas City students were given the unique opportunity on Sept. 20-21 to learn about careers in construction, plus gain hands-on experience contributing to a Target store remodel at the “I Built This!” event sponsored by ConstructReach, KAI Build and Target.

The National Center for Construction Education and Research, through its Build Your Future initiative, is excited to announce the national expansion of its career exploration tool, CareerStarter. This new program provides direct connections between entry-level job seekers, local training programs and employers.

Bentley Systems announced the Bentley Education program, which encourages the development of future infrastructure professionals for careers in engineering, design, and architecture.

As we enter another phase of this pandemic, it seems confusion is escalating.