Background:
Beginning in 2021, Project Build Minnesota (PBM) convened the the Minnesota Construction Teachers Conference (MCTC) with the goal of building connections between the construction industry and construction educators in order to increase the number of young people joining the trades as their “career of choice.”
Participant Objectives:
Minnesota Construction Teachers Conference engages secondary and post-secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) educators of the construction trades. Through participating in this conference, they will:
- Understand the nuances between residential, commercial and industrial construction
- Understand how to promote careers in the trades to young people and their families
- Share and learn about models of promoting Career and Technical Education to youth and their families at the secondary level
- Examine current practices in safety training with special emphasis on training youth to be safe in the trades classroom
- Learn about the latest trends in construction through touring an active commercial job site.
- Participate in structured neworking with other educators, administrators, and industry professionals
