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| MCAA National Update for May 20, 2013 |
REQUESTS POUR IN FOR MCAA CHAPTER AND STUDENT INTERNSHIP GRANTS
The response to the availability of grants for student chapters and contractors who hire student interns was brisk this year. MCAA has received 78 requests for Student Internship Grants, a record 15 requests for the Chapter of Excellence Grant and three requests for the Emerging Chapter Grant. The Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) provides funding for all the grants in support of its mission to advance the education of future industry professionals, and the MCAA Career Development Committee administers the program. Student Internship Grants ($1,200 each) are for contractors who employ college students majoring in construction management, mechanical engineering or other similar disciplines as interns. The internship provides the student with valuable work experience in estimating, project management, procurement and other business operations and the employer gains from the student's fresh perspective and technical skills. The grant goes to the contractor to help cover the intern's salary. Chapter of Excellence Grants ($7,500 each) go to chapters with well-established programs that include field trips to construction sites or established buildings with interesting mechanical systems, successful membership drives, fundraising events, participation in the annual Student Chapter Competition and successful placement of students in internships and full-time jobs. Part of the grant ($5,000) goes to student scholarships and the remainder is for chapter operations. The Emerging Chapter Grant ($3,000) goes to newly-established chapters or those that need help to become more established. The committee will meet to discuss the disposition of all grants in early June. Contact Ann Mattheis (amattheis@mcaa.org) for more information.
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registRATION IS STILL OPEN for next NFPA 70E Qualified-Level Arc Flash Safety Training webinar
there's still time for your service technicians or other employees who work with or around electrical equipment to register for the life-saving training available through the NFPA 70E Qualified-Level Arc Flash Safety Training webinar. The next webinar will take place on May 21, at 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. It is designed for MCAA/MSCA members' employees who are potentially exposed to live conductors of 50 volts of electricity or more during their workday and is ideal for mechanical service technicians working on units that push 480 volts or less. Presented by the Hilgeman Group, the session covers all OSHA and NFPA requirements, best practices and NFPA's recent changes to the 70E requirements and provides participants with real-world accident information that will reinforce the importance of this training. This training is available at a special rate for MCAA/MSCA members. Register by e-mailing ahilgeman@frontier.com.
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ALI CAN HELP YOU EDGE OUT YOUR COMPETITION
The market where you do business has probably never been more competitive. The Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI) can help you and other executives on your management team acquire proven leadership and business planning skills that will move your company ahead of its competitors even when economic conditions are less than ideal. The refined course curriculum, a world-class faculty, a new and challenging case study and excellent networking opportunities provide a dynamic educational experience for the development of effective business-building and strategic planning abilities. Make sure your company has what it takes to move up and ahead this year and in the future by applying to MCAA's flagship educational opportunity. Send in an application for yourself and/or your executives for ALI's Course 13 (September 22-27 and November 10 - 15, 2013). Go to http://www.mcaa.org/ali/ for more ALI information and then contact Dennis Langley (dlangley@mcaa.org) for an application.
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YOUR SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERS CAN GET A LOT OUT OF AIPM
If your most experienced project managers have not taken a course lately to enhance their project management skills, the Advanced Institute for Project Management's (AIPM) 2014 class is perfect for them. Class 10 takes place January 19-24, 2014 at the University of Texas in Austin, TX. This program is designed to enhance the project management knowledge and skills of seasoned project managers. Taught by our industry's top experts, the curriculum includes team building, keeping customers for life, legal issues, staying on top of schedules and productivity impacts, avoiding litigation, operational management, insurance and bonding, goal setting, and much more. MCAA recommends that you send only graduates of the Institute for Project Management (IPM) with some project management experience or advanced project managers with considerable experience. For information about registration for Class 10, please contact Beth Miller (bmiller@mcaa.org).
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GREG LEWIS CONTRIBUTES TO MCERF
The Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) recently received a $250 donation from MCAA Board of Directors member Greg Lewis of Gallo Mechanical, LLC (Metairie, LA). The MCERF Board of Directors is very grateful for the contribution which will help support the Foundation's ongoing education and research programs, especially development of its new scholarship initiative. Find out more about how you can enhance your contribution by dedicating up to half of it to the MCERF Scholarship Fund. Everything you need to know about MCERF programs and initiative is at www.mcerf.org.
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