Workforce Development

ABC addresses the critical labor shortage by helping develop future sources of skilled labor. ABC tells our exciting story of opportunity and working the merit shop way.

ABC Heart of America Chapter with the School-To-Career (STC) program. The construction industry demands the highest possible skills and abilities to successfully deal with the complexities of today’s construction techniques. The ABC STC program offers a way to successfully meet these industry needs and prepare young people for an open-ended career. Current labor statistics indicate up to 250,000 craftspersons leave the construction industry each year. The STC program will play a growing role in insuring a supply of qualified, skilled craftspersons enter the industry each year.

The programs are taught in using the same curriculum that is used in the apprenticeship programs. If a student participates in the ABC STC program, they can take advantage of the following career opportunities:

Have the opportunity to work summers and part-time during the school year with local contractors earning credits toward their post-secondary apprenticeship and gaining on-the-job experience.

Enter directly into the workforce with a head start.