Education

Skilled & Trained Workforce – What is it and What Happens if you Don’t Comply? By: Carrie Bushman, Esq. As many public works contractors are becoming aware, over the last several years, [...]

What is Prevailing Wage? How do I know if I have to pay Prevailing Wages? What wage do I pay? What happens if I don’t? What are the Apprenticeship Requirements? Where do I find an apprentice? [...]

This meeting is to bring together contractors and developers doing work in the fire zones and local officials to answer questions, streamline the processes and solve problems. For this month we [...]

Better late than never!  In the chaos of the year, scholarship application weren’t available at our usual time.  We’ve fixed that! VCE offers scholarship opportunities to [...]

Want to help train the next wave of skilled construction workers? Know someone who would be a great teacher? Now is your (or their) chance!! Butte College is seeking a full-time Construction [...]

VCE is hosting a Builders & Building Official Forum for rebuilding in the Camp Fire burn area.  Marc Mattox, Town of Paradise Public Works Director, Curtis Johnson, Butte County Building [...]

Join us Wednesday, February 27, to hear about the legal side of contracting in the Phase 2 portion of the Camp Fire clean-up.  Attorneys Ben Di Duca and Jennifer Ellingson will discuss various [...]

Author: Jonathan Arnholz, NCCER Social Media Specialist Education is always among the most heavily scrutinized areas of our society. We’re always so concerned about test scores, national and [...]