Programs Based in Vermont, California, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Kansas & New York Receive First-Ever Associated General Contractors of America Education Excellence Awards
ATLANTA, GA - Seven leading construction professionals, companies and chapters were recognized today for developing successful training programs, the Associated General Contractors of America announced. The construction craft, supervisory and management programs received the first-ever Education Excellence Awards as a result, the association noted.
"Having all the construction expertise in the world doesn't matter unless you have an effective way to share it with colleagues and co-workers," said Ted Aadland, the association's senior vice president, who announced the winners during the Â鶹´«Ã½ HR and Training & Development Conference in Atlanta today. "There are no better examples of how to educate and improve construction professionals than these programs."
New York City-based Turner Construction was named the grand award winner for its company-wide training program. Last year alone, the company delivered nearly 250,000 hours of training to thousands of employees, subcontractors, relevant associations, minority- and women-owned businesses, as well as colleges and universities with construction programs.
The instructor of the year award went to Paul Stout for his work for the Â鶹´«Ã½ of San Diego chapter. Mr. Stout provides a range of professional development classes, including project management, ethics and LEED instruction to the chapter's members. Tempe, Arizona-based Sundt Construction received the project & executive management training award for member companies for its Leadership Excellence Accelerates Performance program, which develops and trains the company's middle managers.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ of Wisconsin won the project & executive management training award for chapters based on its Leadership Â鶹´«Ã½ program, which helps individuals from member firms develop an effective leadership role in their company, community and the industry. Mascaro Construction of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania received the supervisory training award for its Feedback for Performance Workshops, which trains employees to successfully work together.
The award for a chapter craft training program went to the Kansas Contractors Association for its Construction Industry Training Program, which focuses on improving employee skills through targeted training. And the award for best craft training program by a member company went to Pizzagalli Construction of South Burlington, Vermont. The company developed a craftworker training program that offers courses in blueprint reading and machinery and tool operations, among others.
Aadland noted that the winners were chosen by a 12-person judging panel made up of industry professionals. The judges evaluated nearly 40 different training programs that were nominated for the award. The Education Excellence Award is the only national program that recognizes construction industry training for all levels of the profession, from managers to craftsworkers, Aadland added.
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