It’s almost the end of another year and WCCA is on the road visiting various member areas! There will be updates WCCA on efforts including advocacy, education & future workforce, area job opportunities, and events. This is also an opportunity to have WCCA hear from our area members in-person and to build connections that benefit WCCA members. Click Event Links Below  for [...]

BUILD COLORADO presented by: Construction Education Foundation and Associated General Contractors CONSTRUCTION CARRER NOW! (ccn) Opportunity for Skilled Trades Advancement NO COST - NO EXPERIENCE Virtual 5  week course scheduled : Monday - Thursday 5:00PM-8:00PM Starting Nov. 15, 2021 for more information or to register click: https://www.cefcolorado.org/

DO YOU NEED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS Register your employees for the WCCA Heavy Equipment Operators Apprenticeship program. Registration begins October 12, 2021 thru December 1, 2021 Classes will start January 2022. This Colorado Department of Labor approved apprentice program will cover classroom and on the job training. Classroom education can be in person or virtual.  All on the job training done on [...]

WCCA has Traffic Control Supervisor(TCS) Classes!!!! A Class for Traffic Control Supervisor(TCS) has been scheduled for Dec. 16 & 17.  Classes subject to Availability and approved through the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).  Rates for WCCA members, Non-Members and Municipalities are available.  Classes scheduled: TCS Class - 2 Day Dec. 16 & 17, 2021 8AM WCCA Training Room 2470 Patterson Rd #14 [...]

The Colorado Contractors Association (CCA) and the Western Colorado Contractors Association (WCCA)  invite construction related businesses and  project owners to participate in our annual discussions of upcoming infrastructure projects for Western Colorado. Many of you have attended one of our previous annual briefings, but for those who haven’t joined us before, the purpose of these meetings are to bring infrastructure owners together [...]

Results of 2021 WCCA Trap Shoot - GJ It was a GREAT Day a the WCCA Trap Shoot!! There was a total of 19 teams that participated and  $1000.00 was raised for the 4H Shooting Sports. Following the 2021 WCCA Trap Shoot, members enjoyed the hugely successful "After Party" held at the Ale House in Grand Junction.  WCCA gave away a pheasant [...]

Getting Colorado Back To Work In June of 2021, eight of the top Construction Associations in Colorado, including the Western Colorado Contractors Association, urged the Colorado Governor to have Colorado be one of several states  to opt out of federal unemployment benefit programs provided by the federal government that were set to expire on September 6.   The construction industry is currently short [...]

Article: Increasing Need for Industry Employees and Qualified Workers Lack of shop classes and an aging population is contributing to a downfall of qualified workers in the construction industry.  New home construction and improvement are surging, thanks to the lack of inventory in a red-hot housing market and more people working from home. In an industry already short on workers before the pandemic, construction businesses [...]

HEO Apprenticeship Classes start in Jan. 2022, but you can get your OJT Hours Starting today.  Register for your HEO Apprenticeship class with WCCA and start counting your OJT Hours. Call WCCA 970-245-1384 Or Click the link below {{ vc_btn: title=HEO+Apprenticeship&color=danger&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwcca-gj.com%252Feducation%252F%7Ctitle%3AEducation%7C%7C }}