OVERVIEW

The BE&K Building Group utilizes training processes which ensure that employee craft skills are at the required levels to meet or exceed project site expectations and needs. The craft development programs offer a series of options designed to address the needs and conditions of various construction projects.

TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

The BE&K Building Group’s craft development programs target the two basic groups that make up the overall craft workforce: helpers and journeymen. Helper programs are designed to provide a means for helpers to progress to journeyman level. This is accomplished through a series of planned and sequenced training or skill-development activities. Helper programs are conducted as either pre-employment or post-employment programs. Pre-employment training programs are defined as planned skill-development programs that occur prior to active employment. These programs are generally conducted during normal daytime work hours and are focused on skill development.
Journeymen training may consist of either task training to upgrade skills due to technology changes or cross training in other crafts to meet multi-skill requirements. Journeymen development programs are generally post-employment types of programs.

NATIONAL STANDARDIZED CURRICULA

The BE&K Building Group is an active supporter and sponsor of the National Standardized Curricula developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).

ACCREDITATION

To fully implement the National Standardized curricula, each training program must be accredited by the NCCER.

TRAINING MATERIALS

The central component of the National Standardized curricula is a series of competency-based training materials called the "Contren Learning Series." These materials are organized into three, four or five levels, each representing a minimum of 144 hours of instruction in order to meet the training standards established by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT). The total time required for skill development varies from approximately 465 to 806 instructional hours, depending on the craft.

PARTICIPANT EVALUATION

Program participants are required to successfully complete written tests and performance evaluations at the end of each module before completion credit can be awarded. The format for the written tests may be multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, or true/false-type questions. Open-ended, subjective-type test questions are not used.