Associated Builders and Contractors’ to hold 35th annual National Craft Championship on March 14

New York, NY More than 190 of the nation’s best craft professionals in trades such as carpentry, electrical, HVAC, millwright, plumbing, welding and more are set to compete at the premier skilled trades contest in Kissimmee, FL., on March 14 at Associated Builders and Contractors’ 35^th annual National Craft Championships.  

ABC’s NCC celebrates and recognizes upskilling in construction, drawing some of the country’s most talented professionals and highlighting the important role that skills training plays in the construction industry.

2024 National Craft Championships, a construction trades competition that takes place during ABC Convention 2024 at Gaylord Palms Convention Center, 6000 W. Osceola Pkwy.

Students and apprentices travel from across the country to demonstrate their skills, education and safe work practices and compete for top honors. The NCC features 16 competitions with skills on display in 12 crafts. NCC also features a team competition with journey-level craft professionals from different trades working to complete a joint project. The competition includes a two-hour online exam and a six-hour practical performance test.

During that time, press can also watch ABC’s annual Construction Management Competition, where dozens of teams of undergraduate students from colleges and universities with leading construction management programs nationwide will put their construction project management skills to the test by completing the same real-life construction project. 

ABC’s all-of-the-above approach to workforce development has produced a network of ABC chapters and affiliates across the country that offer more than 800 apprenticeship, craft, safety and management education programs—including more than 450 government-registered apprenticeship programs across 20 different occupations—to build the people who build America.