Why MICCD 2011?

Long standing perceptions and barriers impeding entrance to construction careers have been overshadowed by dramatic decline in construction employment caused by the Great Recession. The days of “My uncle works in construction…” have become, “My dad used to work in construction.” As career seekers continue to hear there are no jobs in construction what can be done to entice them to enter the construction career pathway today?   Michigan Construction Career Days 2011 (MICCD) provides an answer.

Driven by an ever increasing population and aging existing built environment, the demand for construction services grows everyday. Not only is there perpetual demand to expand, replace and renovate the build environment, but the performance expectations continue to escalate with the call for energy efficiency and alternative energy generation.

Building tomorrow’s high performance buildings and low-impact projects within the framework of integrated project delivery requires a highly skilled construction workforce.

The time to get building construction’s future workforce is now! The place is MICCD 2011!

Overview of MICCD

 Michigan Construction Career Days (MICCD) is part of a national effort to inform young people about careers in construction.

 MICCD 2011 will be Michigan’s fourth consecutive premier construction career exploration event.

 The pipeline of future construction workers is kinked shut as a result of traditional perceptions compounded by current economic factors.

 Demand for construction services remains and is growing.

 Construction professionals from industry (non-union and union), government, and higher education work together to hold MICCD events.

Who is Making it Happen? 

MICCD is a cooperative effort among leaders in construction and workforce development in Michigan. The Michigan CCD advisory board, charged with coordinating all aspects of the event, is headed by Brindley Byrd, Executive Director of the Michigan Construction Career Council, part of Capital Area Michigan Works!, in Lansing, MI and includes representatives from the following organizations:
 

• Associated General Contractors of Michigan
• Federal Highway Administration - Michigan Division 
• Ferris State University
• Lansing Community College
• Michigan Department of Transportation 
• Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association 
• Michigan's Local Technical Assistance Program 
• National Association of Women in Construction 
• Oakland Community College
• Operating Engineers Local 324 

When and Where? 

MICCD 2010 will be held on April 26 & 27, 2010 at the Ingham County Fairgrounds, Mason, MI.

For More Information Contact

Brindley Byrd,

Executive Director

Michigan Construction Career Council 

email:

phone: 517-492-5575