﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. - MN/ND Chapter Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.mnabc.com</link><description>News related to Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. - MN/ND Chapter</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. - MN/ND Chapter All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>NCCER Virtual Certification - 05/2024 5/1/2024  - 5/30/2024 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;In these&amp;nbsp;courses, you will learn the history of NCCER and how the curriculum was developed, become certified to train, evaluate, or proctor&amp;nbsp;in the craft(s) that you have significant level of experience (i.e. journey-level of experience or greater, 4+ years), ensure that you are using the proper evaluation techniques for your training program and improve upon the ones currently in place, learn the skills needed to successfully manage a training program before, during and after the class, determine what makes a good communicator, a good leader and how to incorporate those qualities into your classroom.&amp;nbsp; Note: Proctor certification does not require 4+ years of experience in the trade/craft for which you will proctor exams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Depending on which certification you will be earning, these courses may consist of as many as two live-online six-hour sessions, one live-online three-hour session, and four self-guided modules.&amp;nbsp; All sessions are accessed through the NCCER LMS.&amp;nbsp; If you have trouble accessing any of the sessions, please contact ABC&amp;#39;s Tom Kennedy at tom.kennedy@mnabc.com or 952-208-4935&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3004</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 09:30:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tailgate Tuesday Sponsorship - 2024 5/6/2024 11:00 AM - 7/9/2024 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tailgate Tuesday Sponsorship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We are in the process of scheduling&amp;nbsp;10 general contractor job sites in Minnesota and 3 in North Dakota to make and serve lunch for all of the employees on site, and give all of the field employees a 15-minute safety talk on a topic chosen by the hosting contractor. Members of the ABC BD Committees and Safety Committee make and serve lunch on site using the ABC safety trailer and our traveling grill.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The sponsorship is $500 and includes&amp;nbsp;all the TGTs,&amp;nbsp;display table during lunch; time to interact with employees; welcome to help with prep and serving; logo on banner; recognition in newsletter, marketing materials, and website safety page. Companies are welcome to do giveaways and display company promotional materials.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:jeni@mnabc.com?subject=Tailgate%20Tuesday%20Sponsorship"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Jeni Ankeny&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the ABC office 952-941-8693 x 102.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3005</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 12:41:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Excellence In Construction - Project Registration - 2024 5/8/2024  - 10/2/2024 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Register your Excellence In Construction Project online.Projects are due on September 10th&amp;nbsp;to the ABC office in Eden Prairie, MN. If you have questions, or need help, please contact Jeni Ankeny at the ABC office 952-941-8693.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Register Your Project: &lt;a href="https://web.mnabc.com/atlas/calendar"&gt;Click to register online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Application Form:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.mnabc.com/Portals/5/2024EICEntry_1.pdf"&gt;&lt;u&gt;EIC Application (PDF)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3008</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 15:48:59 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>