CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS

972-574-5200
Tuesday 3/24/2020 9:00am - CEF Update on Coronavirus Impact

 

The CEF campus has been shutdown until further notice due to the COVID-19 outbreak

CEF Staff Working Remotely

  • CEF Staff has remote access to their desk tops, emails, documents, and cell phone access to continue to serve our industry.
  • The CEF Office phones are being forwarded to a CEF team member for customer service of those calls.

On-line Virtual Instruction Strategic Plan To Be Implemented

CEF Remaining Semester Classes On-Line Format

  • Partnership formed between CEF and NCCER/Pearson Publishing for Craft/Apprenticeship Classes*.
  • CEF/North Lake College researching NLC’s Blackboard LMS that can be utilized with some development needed for Career Development classes.
  • 8 of the 73 CEF remaining classes this semester will be in on-line beta testing 3/23-3/27.
  • Goal is to have the majority of the 73 classes in an online or in beta test format by 3/30-4/3.
  • *Pipefitting and Sheet Metal are not available in NCCERConnect and we are currently honing delivery methods for those trades.
Zoom Meetings
  • CEF staff has investigated many web-based conferencing solutions for virtual instruction.
  • Zoom Meetings is to be used to enhance both Craft/Apprenticeship and Career Development Instruction.
Events
  • All CEF events including graduation are being reviewed for viability of being held.
  • Announcements forthcoming on the status of these events.

CEF will relay to you any information we receive from the State of Texas, DCCCD/North Lake College as soon as it is conveyed to our office.

We thank you for you continued support of workforce development in our market.

We will be in touch in the days to come to keep you in the loop as this very dynamic situation continues to impact our lives on many levels.

Sincerely,

Jane B. Hanna
President/Executive Director
Construction Education Foundation, Inc.

 

 
CEF QUICK NEWS

Enroll - Spring classes start the week of January 21st.

You can now enroll in Spring 2020 classes

Download our
2020 Spring Catalog

Veterans: Call our office for more information about programs designed for you!

Companies now have the ability to register their students online. Contact the CEF office for more information.

Students can register for classes online. Create your account today!

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
CONSTRUCTION SCIENCES BUILDING

For more than 20 years, North Lake College and the Construction Education Foundation have partnered to offer hands-on training for the construction industry, providing students and employees opportunities to broaden their skills and advance their careers in the construction industry. Now, in response to a growing industry need for trained labor, a new state of the art 97,000sqft facility is in the works.

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Getting Started
You can enroll now.
The Spring 2020 catalog is ready to download.
Programs
Career development courses developed by construction professionals.
Resources
The program courses are fully accredited by the American Council for Construction Education.
 
 
 

Word on the Street

 

“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.”
-- Jiddu Krishnamurti

 

 
 
For Our Veterans
Veterans who are enrolled in a four-year apprenticeship training program may use their GI Bill to train at CEF
 
 

 

Who We Are

Construction Education Foundation of North Texas or better known as CEF, Inc. located near the DFW Airport is a college dedicated to providing students and employees in the construction industry avenues of broadening their skill levels and providing classes that will enable them to further advance within their current employment situation or to further advance their Construction Industry Careers.