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2018 NECA Convention Launches New Efforts to Battle Skilled Workforce ShortageThe 2018 National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Convention & Trade Show will feature the latest incentives to reduce the industry's critical skilled workforce shortage-a systemic problem across all building trades. The convention's first Town Hall meeting on the growing electrician shortage to meet current and future building demands and the latest apprentice incentives runs on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 11:30 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Presenters include NECA President David Long, IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson and NECA CEO John M. Grau. The event runs during an expanded Apprentice Appreciation Day sponsored by the NECA Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter in partnership with the Philadelphia region's premier Local Joint Apprentice and Training Committees (JATC). "Our $160 billion industry offers rewarding, high-paying careers to meet future building demands with paid on-the-job training and no college debt," said NECA President David Long, president, Miler Electric Co., Jacksonville, Florida, who started his career as a construction wireman in the mid-1970s. As millennials increasingly show an interest in skilled trades, NECA targets high school students seeking college alternatives, former military personnel and related tradespeople. Electrical apprentices currently commit to a five-year, paid program with a guaranteed job upon completion. NECA 2018 offers the largest audience of decision makers with approximately 300 exhibiting companies demonstrating the latest technology, superior education and training. Exhibitors will showcase thousands of solutions that contractors can use on the job, in the shop and in the office. Sixty-eight percent of attendees purchase new products, and 66 percent do not attend any other trade show. Featured special events and speakers include:
NECA 2018 is open to all electrical professionals, including nonmembers. Free trade show admission: go to Attendee Registration and use code NECA18. The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), is the voice of the $160 billion electrical construction industry that brings power, light and communication technology to buildings and communities across the U.S. (301)215-4506 / http://www.necaconvention.org/ / Twitter (News - Alert) @necanet.
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