Mechanical Contractors Association of NJ expands "ACE" mentor program.The Mechanical Contractors Association of New Jersey (MCANJ MCANJ Mechanical Contractors Association of New Jersey ), a member of the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Labor Management Council (LMC LMC Large Magellanic Cloud (also see SMC) LMC Library Media Center LMC Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, NC) LMC Lutheran Medical Center LMC League of Minnesota Cities LMC Local Medical Committee ), has redefined one of America's most successful academic-based career advisement Deliberation; consultation. A court takes a case under advisement after it has heard the arguments made by the counsel of opposing sides in the lawsuit but before it renders its decision. ADVISEMENT. programs. Utilizing the traditional model for the Architecture, Construction, Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program, Inc., the MCANJ has expanded the program to include building trades within five municipalities statewide and plans to grow the program further this year and in 2004. "In New Jersey, this venture has expanded the original concept in order to reach out to high school students who are more likely to choose a trade profession," says John Woodman John Woodman [Wodman] (d. 1480 × 1481) was a 15th century churchman based in the Kingdom of Scotland. Woodman was a canon of the diocese of St Andrews, and as such was locally made Prior of Pittenweem on the death of the previous prior, James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews; , executive director of the ACE Mentor Program in New Jersey. "Our goal is to make teenagers more aware of the various opportunities available to them for not just a job, but a career." The MCA/ACE Mentor Program is an extension of the ACE Mentor Program, Inc., a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. founded in 1994 by some of America's leading design and construction firms to provide mentoring opportunities for high school students considering careers in architecture, construction, engineering or related fields. In general, the ACE program targets college-bound students. Nationally, some 1,900 students are enrolled in ACE Mentoring Programs, most of them on the professional track. New Jersey's building trade program, which includes a collaboration with the New Jersey State Pipe Trades Association, currently includes more than 90 young men and women enrolled in five ACE chapters in Newark, Jersey City, Perth Amboy, Piscataway/ New Brunswick and Paterson. Plans for similar programs in Orange and Elizabeth are currently underway. The MCA/ACE concept was established following an ACE scholarship breakfast in 2001, to include students attracted to building trade careers. The program was founded by Michael Candido, MCANJ president, and Alan O'Shea, executive director. According to O'Shea, plumbing, pipefitting, HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free and refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. service are emphasized during the comprehensive 10-week program. "The curriculum includes basic presentations and instruction in workplace fundamentals; visits to an apprenticeship training program and job sites; and mock interviews," he said. "The MCA/ACE program offers students first-hand knowledge of what a career in the mechanical trades would involve." |
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