Arizona Construction Career Days

1. Arizona Construction Career Days Getting Started Organizing Local Construction Career Days Demonstrating, Educating and inviting the next generation to join the Construction Industry

2. Local Recruiting Federal Highways Department of Transportation National Association of Women in Construction Construction Partnerships Department of Education Association of General Contractors Union Apprentices State & Community Trade College High School & Trade School Counselors Trade related Associations Media – Local Press Ordinary people with commitment can make an extraordinary impact on their world – John C. Maxwell

3. Recruiting People with Passion Enthusiasm is unleashed by Passion! Building 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 • Listenfor 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”

4. Charmaine Flint AZCCD Organizer NAWIC Chair Person National Construction Career Days Member Bonnie Hall Rose Ann Conalzes Mecala Jean Charmaine Flint Financial Officer Participant Equipment Education Organizer Organizer Student Recruiting Federal Hwys Construction Construction Department Dept. or Transportation Partners Partners of Associations Unions Unions Education Construction Partners Associations Associations Statewide The team leaders Heart is the source of energy for the team TeammateStructure People can succeed at almost anything for which they have enthusiasm – Charlesw Schwab Charmaine Flint Location Coordinator Carol Baldwin Volunteer Coordinator Army National Guard Associations Co/Apprentice Colleges Trade schools 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 Secure Site for event Write all letters of request for site Establish Meetings to build relationships with staff Understand and Organize “all” site responsibilities Responsibilities Tour Guides Registration Distribution –hats/glasses Set up & Clean up Responsibilities Recruit Participants Enroll all participants Record progress Follow up with participants to complete all paperwork & fees Responsibilities Record all financial income and expenses Collect and deposit all participant fees Recruit donation Budget Reports - Monthly Responsibilities Recruit Equipment Partners Enroll Equipment Partners Record progress Follow up with Equipment Partners to complete all paperwork & fees

5. Creating a solid foundation for success Media introduction – show pictures of other Career days… It will inspire participant ideas (hands on activities) that bring smiles to students & counselors alike. • 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 Reward

6. Set Goals & Measure Success Goal Education: 1500 Participants: 124 Equipment: 40 Volunteers: 102 Quarterly Goal Education: 375 Participants: 31 Equipment:10 Volunteers: 34 Quitting is not an option so don’t take your measurement too serious To see far is one thing; going there is another -Constantin Brancusi

7. Student Rotation Communication Tour Guide 1500 Hard Hat Safety Glasses 124 102 • Topics for discussion • Total of Student= # of Volunteers • Total of Student = # ofParticipants • One Day or Two • Rotation and Timing Exit to Buses Students Exit bus to orientation School Registration Teachers only exit bus to register school

8. Small Equipment Communication Main Hands On Education/Demo Orientation Hard Hat/Safety Glass Distribution Large Equipment / Dig

9. Partners

10. 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

11. Insight to Leaders • 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. • Be United – repair conflict immediately (use 24 hour rule) All your strength is in union, all your danger is in discord Collaboration is multiplication • Building a team is as important as producing the event Inspiration 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 alone In 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 are The 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

12. Recruiting students is rewarding & fun… Prescott High School- Judy Martinez-School Teacher All 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. 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. 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. Construction Career Days…