Angela Robbins Taylor
Executive Director

​Greetings!

Can you believe it has only been a four short years that I have worked with C3 on the mission of strengthening the safe, skilled, and sustainable craft workforce in Houston? And yet we have grown exponentially through that four years, adding experts to our consulting staff and taking on new and exciting adventures like our grant from the Houston-Galveston Workforce Board. And the growth just keeps happening. We are hiring AGAIN! If you know someone who is a talented consultant with a strong talent management background we need to hear about them. This person will continue to help us provide consulting services and endorsements to companies for their craft training programs. Click on the link below to see the full hiring profile on LinkedIN.

Beyond our amazing team, we have added programs that we believe will provide true value to our Accredited Employers and their workforce both in the office and now in the field. Two weeks ago we announced the OSHA partnership with AGC that is available to C3 Accredited Employers and this week we launched our first cohort of NCCER's Construction Workforce Development Professional. And we aren't done yet. Registration is open for NCCER's Mentoring for Craft Professionals. This course will be taught by C3 staff, thanks to the NCCER sponsorship of ABC/CMEF. The course teaches craft professionals how to mentor other craft workers to continue their skill growth in the field. If you have an on-the-job training program and rely on the field to mentor and teach, this class is a must have for your organization.

We can't grow like this unless we have the partner companies like our growing list of Accredited Employers, General Contractors, Advocates, and Owners. Together we are strengthening the industry. Together we are elevating the level the ability of construction to compete for high quality talent. Together we are creating sustainability for commercial construction in Houston. So thank you for being part of our growth and pushing to move the needle on construction workforce sustainability.

Collaboratively,
Angela Robbins Taylor
Executive Director

Collaboratively,
Angela Robbins Taylor
Executive Director

​Greetings!

In case you missed our social media posts, I had the privilege of being hosted by NCCER last week. I met with Vice President of Innovation, Jennifer Wilkerson. If you are not familiar with NCCER (National Center for Construction Education Research), they are a leading provider of construction craft training materials. They have built out content for numerous trades over the last two decades that help contractors create a more highly skilled craft workforce. Their content includes both instruction and performance verification because, like C3, they believe that demonstrating the ability to perform work is of the utmost importance. The NCCER and C3 discussion was focused on how to better serve the commercial contractor. Highly leveraged in the industrial space, NCCER is aware they are not delivering a product that matches the needs of the commercial space. And of course, that is where C3 can assist. Look at this as your opportunity to have experts in content and training listen to your needs for courses and build uniquely for our industry. Opportunities to register for focus groups will be coming in early spring so be watching for them. And if you missed the social media post - make sure you follow us for all the latest news and happenings. All our social media channels are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.
You might also have seen that we have sent out early registration for #SHEBuildsHouston. The events with schools are coming back to face-to-face opportunities and we can't wait to be sharing our passion for the industry with students. We are actively recruiting sponsor and booths. If you didn't receive the early registration email, don't worry general registration opens up right after we return from Thanksgiving Break. Or if you are in a hurry contact us to get a jump start.
Can you believe it is already the holiday season? For me personally this has been a year of change and growth and I have so much to be grateful for. Starting with our Board of Directors who are tireless in their willingness to help me and the staff pursue the right things to support our mission. And how about my staff, they are among the best I have ever worked alongside. C3 has two new staff members, Ebrahim Sadek and Nancy Lankford, joining in October and November respectively.
Ebrahim, aka Eb, is our industry outreach program director and has a tremendous passion for helping students find, explore, and succeed in launching their career. Most recently, Eb worked on a Department of Labor project at Lee College that focused on placing people in accelerated training programs leading to jobs in the middle skills trades. I am excited to see his trajectory at C3 and grateful to have a person dedicated to sustainability in the talent pipeline. Nancy joins C3 to round out the triad of Talent Management business consultants with Reba and Nick. She comes to C3 with a strong skillset in human capital and will bring a fresh set of ideas and eyes to our people development programs. Her addition to the team provides us with much needed bandwidth to reach out to and assist even more companies with Craft Training Endorsement.
The staff and Board are key to my personal success as well as the success of our organization. But truly we can accomplish nothing without the contractors, advocates, and owners who participate with us. For each of you I am truly grateful. C3 wishes each of you and those you hold dear a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Collaboratively,
Angela Robbins Taylor
Executive Director

​Greetings!

What a beautiful October we had. I hope you were able to enjoy some time outside in the beautiful weather it offered. We had such a wonderful time with the 70 teams that showed up at Blackhorse Golf Course for the 11th Annual C3 Golf Classic. We look forward to this day each year as one of our favorites. The staff and I wish we could hang out with our fantastic participating companies and supporters every day. Seeing each of you and being able to host an event that creates so many smiles is a privilege. Thank you to each of you for your support of our mission to strengthen the safe, skilled, and sustainable craft workforce talent pipeline.

This year was a terrific year for our golf committee as they raised more money than we ever have in our ten-year history. We were able to secure some amazing raffle prize donations and had outstanding volunteers. I'd like to thank everyone by name but will call out just a few here for their extraordinary contributions. Our committee was led by two people who worked long hours to see it be the best it ever has been. Thank you to our committee chair, Glen Blaha from MAREK, and C3 Marketing and Operations Manager, Diane Aguilar. Additionally, a shout-out is deserved by our raffle prize specialist, Nick Guidry. Nick's day job is consulting companies on workforce but by night he procures some really great prizes.

Additionally, we couldn't do any of this without our underwriters. Thank you again to MAREK, McCarthy Building Company, TDIndustries, Texas Exterior Systems, and Harvey Builders.

If you missed it this year make sure to scan the QR code below to get on our early notification list. We move to Monday, October 24th next year and I know it will be another event you don't want to miss.

Collaboratively,
Angela Robbins Taylor
Executive Director