AGC MA Building Advancement Externship
Brought to you by the AGC MA WFD Taskforce
The Building Advancement Externship (BAE) offers a unique professional development opportunity connecting your classroom directly to the construction industry. This program will provide experiential learning led by sophisticated commercial construction professionals. AGC MA staff and contractor firms have constructed a comprehensive overview of the industry from the field to the office. By taking part in the AGC MA Building Advancement Externship, you will learn:
- Industry trends
- Core competencies for different construction careers
- Vocational and educational pathways into the commercial construction industry
Purpose:
The Building Advancement Externship was created by the AGC MA Workforce Development Task Force to enrich both vocational and core academic teachers’ understanding of the various career paths in commercial construction and relate core competencies in the industry to skills illustrated by your students. AGC MA hopes to develop lasting relationships with externs to build awareness of the construction career paths available and inform educators, parents, and students to the highly rewarding opportunities available for everyone.
Structure:
The externship has been designed to offer a background on the business of commercial construction, an overview of field training and safety programs, and information on project management and industry innovations.
This will be accomplished through a hybrid learning model conducted August 4-8, 2025. All externs will take part in the same programs daily as a cohort.
This cohort of externs will be expected to complete all 5 days of learning and to provide draft lesson plans and evaluations to improve the AGC MA Building Advancement Externship program for future cohorts.
A detailed draft schedule will be available here. Topics and times may be subject to change.
Benefits:
The AGC MA Building Advancement Externship will offer unprecedented access to leading commercial construction industry contractors and lay the foundation for an ongoing relationship between your school and AGC MA members. In addition, the Massachusetts Construction Advancement Program (MCAP) has provided a grant funding stipend of $3,000 - $4,000 per educator to be paid at the end of the program.
