Deadline Approaches for Construction Education Scholarships
December 6, 2007 • Applications are now available for construction education scholarships funded by the ConstructMyFuture.com website, an industry initiative that promotes construction as a career choice. The ConstructMyFuture.com annual scholarship program is open to students and construction industry professionals, with the funds to be used for higher-education tuition or the purchase of tools to improve worker productivity.
Deadline to apply is Feb. 4, 2008, and application details and entry forms are available online at www.constructmyfuture.com.
The workforce development initiative, ConstructMyFuture.com, is the joint effort of the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation (AEDF), the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
The construction industry faces serious shortages of skilled trades people and technicians, and the website is a major component of the associations' efforts to attract students and workers and upgrade the overall image of the construction industry.
ConstructMyFuture.com provides students, teachers, counselors and parents with an online resource to explore benefits and opportunities for careers in the construction industry. The website focuses on the three major segments of the construction industry: manufacturing, distributing and constructing, and provides career descriptions as well as education and training options.
Site visitors can find information on additional industry scholarships, access to industry job boards and a list of trade unions and professional associations that can be used to research apprenticeship and other career-building programs.
A special feature is a searchable database of more than 1,600 construction education programs in
