Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative Partners

The Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative and the Get Rewarded for Education and Advancement (GREAT) campaign is a partnership of a number of local and national organizations.

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If you represent an organization that would like to get involved in this critical effort, the time is now, and we want to hear from you. Gulf Coast reconstruction is stalling without the necessary skilled workforce. Find out how you can get involved now to help rebuild the Gulf. Learn More »

Current Partners

For more information on the Initiative’s partners:

American Association of Community Colleges

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) and local chapters

Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America and local chapters

Bosch Tool Corporation

Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO and its affiliates

Business Roundtable

Construction & Maintenance Education Fund (CMEF)

Construction Industry Roundtable (CIRT)

Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)

Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA)

Greater New Orleans Business Roundtable

Greater New Orleans, Inc.

Home Builders Institute

Houston Business Roundtable

Houston Community College System

Lake Area Industry Alliance

Louisiana Chemical Association

Louisiana Community and Technical College System

Louisiana Department of Labor

Louisiana Recovery Authority

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Minority Business Roundtable

Mississippi Construction Education Foundation

Mississippi Department of Employment Security

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

National Black Chamber of Commerce

National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)

National Roofing Contractors Association

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding

United States Department of Labor

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