The Connection
November 5, 2024
 
Association News
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Learn how AI is transforming construction by organizing massive amounts of unstructured data from distributed data sources. Click the link below to register. 
 
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Education / Training
 
NEF is solely supported by sponsorships and donations and its Ladder Club of Success offers individuals the opportunity to support NEF with one-time or reoccurring automatic donations. Your financial support educates others through various programs and construction industry education courses. Fundraising is also done by NEF Fundraising Liaisons at a Regional and Chapter level.
 
You are invited to participate in Mental Health Awareness Training, funded by a MIOSHA CET grant and delivered live via Microsoft Teams webinar. This session is specifically designed for construction industry professionals, aiming to increase awareness of mental health and well-being among workers, superintendents, managers, employers, and others in the field.
 
Trainees who participate in and complete the whole training will receive a digital certificate.
 
"The Talking Heads released Once in a Lifetime way back in 1981. I remember it being played on the radio – no Spotify, no Pandora, no Apple Music. If you wanted to hear a song, you had to buy the LP or wait for the DJ to bring it back into the rotation. This is an admission to being old or at least being stuck between the end of the Baby Boom generation and the beginning of the Gen X." Click the link below to read more from Michael. 
 
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Come and join us as we go over the NAWIC's strategic plan with our National Chair Lauline Mitchell and how we can implement it into our own chapters planning!
 
NAWIC Benefits Spotlight
 
Investing in the right HR technology solutions can automate the most time-consuming tasks. Because tasks are automated, there is little to no room for human error, the work is not only faster but more accurate.  
 
Built to Protect: Inspiring the NextGen of Women in Construction
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Industry Update
Girls from area high schools got hands-on experience in the trades at Northern Michigan University’s Women in Construction event on Friday.
(From IronMountainDailyNews.com)
Gabriella Santi is a project manager with Suffolk Construction. She's proud to be a woman in the industry which is notoriously known to be male-dominated, with women making up only 9.9% of it nationally.
(From CBSNews.com)
There are multiple benefits to a more gender-balanced engineering sector, but barriers to improve workplace conditions for women must first be overcome.
(From NewCivilEngineer.com)
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