Arizona Construction Career Days

Getting Started

Organizing

Local

Construction

Career Days

Demonstrating, Educating and inviting the next generation

to join the Construction Industry

Federal HighwaysDepartment of TransportationNational Association of Women in ConstructionConstruction Partnerships Department of EducationAssociation of General ContractorsUnion ApprenticesState & Community Trade CollegeHigh School & Trade School CounselorsTrade related AssociationsMedia – Local Press

Local Recruiting

Ordinary people with commitment can make an extraordinary impact on their world – John C. Maxwell

Recruiting People with PassionBuilding a Personal Relationship

Motivation- what motivates them to want to be a part of the Career Days team …and listen!

Complement the passion- what activity inspires them

Commitment level– ask how much time they are willing to commit and explain clearly your expectation as a team member

Listen for fresh ideas and follow through to build and implement their ideas if team is behind the idea

Questions, Question, and more Questions… always encourage them to ask…be sure to answer and if you don’t know…find the answer and follow up!

There are no “Halfheated Champions”

Enthusiasm is unleashed by Passion!

TeammateStructure

Responsibilities

Tour Guides

Registration

Distribution –hats/glasses

Set up &Clean up

Responsibilities

Record all financial income and expenses

Collect and deposit all participant fees

Recruit donation

Budget Reports - Monthly

Responsibilities

Recruit Participants

Enroll all participants

Record progress

Follow up with participants to complete all paperwork & fees

Responsibilities

Establish Firm Contact with Dept Ed

Coordinate & recruit Schools / Statewide including counselors contact info / list of all AZ schools with and without trade studies

Follow up with schools to complete all paperwork

Responsibilities

Recruit Equipment Partners

Enroll Equipment Partners

Record progress

Follow up with Equipment Partners to complete all paperwork & fees

Charmaine FlintLocation

Coordinator

Army National Guard

Carol BaldwinVolunteer

Coordinator

AssociationsCo/Apprentice

CollegesTrade schools

Federal HwysDept. or Transportation

AssociationsConstruction Partners

Bonnie HallFinancial Officer

ConstructionPartnersUnions

Associations

Rose Ann ConalzesParticipantOrganizer

ConstructionPartnersUnions

Associations

Mecala JeanEquipmentOrganizer

Departmentof

EducationStatewide

Charmaine FlintEducationStudent

Recruiting

Charmaine FlintAZCCD Organizer

NAWIC Chair PersonNational Construction Career Days Member

Responsibilities

Secure Site for event

Write all letters of request for site

Establish Meetings to build relationships with staff

Understand and Organize “all” site responsibilities

People can succeed at almost anything for which

they have enthusiasm – Charlesw Schwab

The team leaders Heart

is the source of energy for the team

Creating a solid foundation for success

Educate the Process - introduce & clearly explain process and paperwork

Provide all material necessary for each team to complete the task

Brainstorm – present ideas that have worked well with other career days and encourage new ideas

Measurement -discuss ways of measuring monthly progress (Guidelines may be the National report from Federal Hwys)

Reward – decide in the begin how the team would like to celebrate their success

Brainstorm New Ideas

Measure&

Follow up

Educate the

Process

Reward

Media introduction – show pictures of other Career days… It will inspire participant ideas (hands on activities) that bring smiles to students &

counselors alike.

Set Goals & Measure Success

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1stQtr

2ndQtr

3rdQtr

TotalGoal

Education

Participants

Equipment

Volunteers

GoalEducation: 1500Participants: 124Equipment: 40Volunteers: 102

Quarterly GoalEducation: 375Participants: 31Equipment:10Volunteers: 34

To see far is one thing; going there is another-Constantin Brancusi

Quitting is not an option so don’t take your

measurement too serious

Communication Tour Guide

Student Registration

VolunteersParticipants

1500

124 102

Small EquipHands on

Coordination

Student Orientation

Heavy EquipDig/Operation

Main•Hands On•Education

•Demos

Student Rotation

Hard Hat Safety Glasses

Exit to Buses

Teachers only exit

bus to register school

SchoolRegistration

Students Exit bus to orientation

Topics for discussion

•Total of Student= # of Volunteers

•Total of Student = # of Participants

•One Day or Two

•Rotation and Timing

Communication

Orientation

Hard Hat/Safety Glass Distribution

Main Hands OnEducation/Demo

Small Equipment

Large Equipment / Dig

Partners

Finishing with a smile & Follow Up Team Members - How did we do/Celebrate success

Participants – Thank you letters & Plaques

Volunteers – Thank you letters & Point of view (feedback)

Site Contacts – Thank you letters & next year commitment

Vendors – Thank you letters & next year commitment

Donations Supporters - Thank you letters, follow up for next year

Equipment Donors- Thank you letters, follow up for next year

Appreciation Ideas

Plaques Certificates Appreciation Pins Logo Shirts Appreciation Dinner

Insight to LeadersInsight to Leaders1. Be Flexible

You can learn to overcome fear with confidence and laziness with discipline, but rigidity of mind has no antidote. It carries the seeds of its own destruction.

Bested are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.

2. Be United – repair conflict immediately (use 24 hour rule)All your strength is in union, all your danger is in discord

Collaboration is multiplication

3. Building a team is as important as producing the eventInspiration is easy, implementation is the hard part.

It will be the end result that everyone will measure your efforts. But more important will be… if they have confidence to join you on the next endeavor

4. Dependability is more than ability aloneIn the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have… is the ability to take on responsibility.

It is not enough that we do our best; sometime we have to do what’s required

Remember they are “all” volunteers…just as you areThe purpose of life is not to win. The purpose of life is to grow and to share. When you come to look back on all that you have done in life, you will get more satisfaction from the pleasure you

have brought to other peoples’ lives than you will from the times that you outdid and defeated them. – Rabbi Harold kushner

Recruiting students is rewarding & fun…

Construction Career Days…

Prescott High School-Judy Martinez-School TeacherAll our students had a wonderful time at the AZ Construction Career Days 2002. It was great to see the faces of the students as they participated in the hands on activities. I was impressed by the way all of the presenters dealt with the kids. The information they gave out was great, but their enthusiasm for meeting the students and encouraging them to join their profession was incredible. The students could tell they had a genuine interest in them.

Aqua Fria/Milliumum-Karen – School Counselor says…They came back raving how wonderful the field trip was. Kids came jazzed , teachers were excited, Tracy our career center person said it was the best trip she had ever been on. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity you presented for our students. I can only imagine how much work and effort you went through to provide this experience for our students. We look forward to the next AZ Construction Career Days 2003 and the excitement that it brings to the all our students.

Project Challenge –

George Abbott

This was an awesome opportunity for our students to participate in. All the students were exposed to various aspects of the construction industry and were afforded the opportunity for hands on experiences. Venue locations were divided into three primary categories

1- Demonstration Competitions (Brick laying, pipefitting, and & small toolbox construction.

2. Heavy equipment displays and operations.

3. Construction Displays with career information.