There’s a shortage of skilled labor in the construction industry, but Construction Ready’s Zach Fields knows exactly where to find individuals who can fill those jobs in the coming months and years. “The next generation,” Zach says, “is sitting in K-12 classrooms all over our country.” He adds that “we can help so many of them by introducing them to these skills and giving them a chance to decide for themselves what path to success they wish to take.” Zach helped do just that in the past schoolyear at Roswell High School, and he recently shared about the experience with Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine. See the article below for more on how Construction Ready is helping students “clearly see the career path connections they can build while still in school.” #constructionready #constructionindustry #skilledtrades #careers #constructioncareers #constructioneducation #handsonlearning Georgia Department of Education
Construction Ready
Construction
Atlanta , Georgia 4,795 followers
Our programs prepare men and women for a high-earning career in construction, no matter their age or life circumstances.
About us
At Construction Ready, we believe the skilled trades should be just as celebrated as careers requiring a four-year degree. That’s why we train people for great-paying, entry-level construction jobs — so they can earn a comfortable living, do work they enjoy, and build fulfilling careers without the burden of student loan debt. We’re a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created in 1993 as the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA). In 2022, we became Construction Ready, a name taken from our flagship construction training program. Our organization came together when leading construction industry leaders recognized a need for quality construction skills training in Georgia. Skilled labor was then — and remains now — a primary need in the construction industry.
- Website
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http://www.constructionready.org
External link for Construction Ready
- Industry
- Construction
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Atlanta , Georgia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1993
- Specialties
- Workforce Development, Education Support, Training, Construction, Contractors , Careers , subcontractors , job placement , skilled trades , and craftprofessionals
Locations
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Primary
1940 The Exchange SE
Atlanta , Georgia 30339, US
Employees at Construction Ready
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Scott Shelar
President & CEO at Construction Ready
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Luke Fletcher
Senior Director, Recruitment & Placement | Innovative Partnerships, Internship Collaboration, Workforce Training & Development
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Mike Kenig
Non-partisan voter-centric reformer, Workforce Development Advocate and proud Rotarian. #MyVoteMatters “Be more curious, and less certain!”
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Farid Anvaripour
Owner, Ready construction
Updates
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THURSDAY THRIVERS: Meet Jaylon Cooper, a 2023 graduate of both Mundy’s Mill High School and our Pre-Apprenticeship program at Perry Career Academy. In looking back on his training, Jaylon just might have offered the most ironclad rationale for enrolling that we’ve heard yet: “There is no downside to attending, because it’s only 20 days. It doesn’t cost you any money. And no matter what happens, you’ll always have those credentials.” We wholeheartedly agree, Jaylon! Read more about this bright young man and his work with NetPlanner Systems at https://lnkd.in/eCmFkVuJ #constructionready #iamconstructionready #constructioncareers #skilledtrades #successstories #thursdaythrivers Clayton County Public Schools Development Authority of Clayton County
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Check out what’s happening in Clayton County, where our partnership with Clayton County Public Schools and the Development Authority of Clayton County is training students at Perry Career Academy and putting them to work on local construction projects. “It teaches me new things — that there’s various ways to have opportunities with this program,” Perry student Isaac Cain told the Clayton News. “I have learned a lot about safety culture, about the [National Center for Construction Education and Research] Core and about how you use tools in a very safe way. I really love the opportunity where I really get the experience of what it’s like to be a construction worker.” Read the newspaper’s full story below! #constructionready #constructionindustry #skilledtrades #georgiajobs
Perry Career Academy Students Get Construction Ready
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A new piece from WABE looks back on the recent SkillsUSA National Championships and includes this quote from our own CEO, Scott Shelar: “In Georgia and construction, specifically, we need about 10,000 new workers right now … if every person on the floor right now raised their hand and said I want to go to work in construction, we could find a good job for them.” Read the full story below! #constructionready #constructionindustry #skilledtrades #constructioncareers #rewardingcareers
SkillsUSA Atlanta conference molds students for high-demand trade careers
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Job opportunities are in the news today, and we are happy to be part of the conversation! Watch this report from WSB-TV, which includes a look at our recent training class in Clayton County. #constructionready #constructionindustry #skilledtrades #georgiajobs
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Be safe and enjoy this Independence Day! #constructionready #fourthofjuly #independenceday
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These 21 young men and women – all recent high school graduates in Clayton County – make up our latest pre-apprenticeship graduating class at Perry Career Academy. We wish them the best as they begin their new careers in the construction industry! #constructionready #constructionindustry #skilledtrades #careers #constructioncareers #rewardingcareers #constructioneducation Clayton County Public Schools
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Meet Cody Kelley, a rising senior at Lee County High School who’s working as a welder at Kenny’s Truck & Trailer Repair in Albany. Cody took a construction safety course as a freshman, then chose instructor John Wanner’s welding program as a career pathway. As he recalls, “When I saw welding [as an option], I thought, ‘Hey, I’ve never done something like this. Let’s take that challenge and figure it out.’ I started welding and I couldn’t do it to save my life for like the first two weeks, but then I finally picked it up and I was like, ‘This is awesome!’” Cody plans to attend welding school after graduation, either at Georgia Trade School in Acworth or Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville, Florida. In the meantime, he’s a Work Based Learning (WBL) student for company owner Kenny Freeman, who commends Cody for “a really good work ethic” and being “eager to learn.” On that last point, Cody says he and his parents have a routine. “When I get home from work, my parents ask me, ‘What did you learn?’” he explains. “If I can’t give them an answer, they say, ‘You didn’t work today.’ But every single night I give them an answer and they can see that I took notice of what I did.” Cody’s work at Kenny’s covers a wide range of repairs and other challenges. “What’s good about him working here is we don’t do the same thing every day,” Freeman says. “There’s always a repair needed, and nothing breaks the same way. He’s put flooring in a trailer. He’s put a curtainside trailer together. He’s learning a lot of different skills.” Cody began his WBL work in early 2024, so by the time he graduates from Lee County in 2025 and heads off to welding school, he’ll have a big head start in his profession. “I’m dead set on welding as a career,” he says. #constructionready #iamconstructionready #constructioncareers #skilledtrades #successstories #thursdaythrivers Georgia Department of Education
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It’s always exciting to see the SkillsUSA National Championships take place here in Georgia. Here, our CEO, Scott Shelar, meets with National Roofing Contractors Association members on the competition floor. #constructionready #constructionindustry #skilledtrades #skillscompetition #skillsusa
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SkillsUSA COO Jason Scales addressed our Board this morning during a meeting at the organization’s National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta. Jason shared his goal of increasing SkillsUSA participation to 1 million students by 2030, and led a discussion on how we can align together to help make that happen. A couple of other points to note: 1) Jason’s new SkillsUSA gear is provided by Ariat International. We look forward to a continued and deepening partnership with this world-class maker of apparel, footwear and accessories for all types of outdoor and work environments! 2) A couple of these meeting-room seats were empty for good reason – we applaud the CR Board members who were serving as volunteers for various competitions in the SkillsUSA National Championships. #constructionready #constructionindustry #skilledtrades #skillscompetition #skillsusa #constructioneducation