20th ICTP Training in Gainesville Florida

Florida Masonry Apprentice and Educational Foundation hold its 20th ICTP Training in Gainesville Florida at the CIED Building.

The Florida Masonry Apprentice and Educational Foundation held its 20th ICTP Training on August 18-20 at the CIED Building in Gainesville, Florida for 12 instructors that will be certify to teach the NCCER Construction and Green Curriculums.

This class was taught by Master Trainers, AL Herndon, FMAEF, Dennis Neal, AMS & FMAEF and Kurt Morauer, Banner Center.

Tool Day Sponsored by Makita & Fastenal

Suwannee/Hamilton Vocational Center
Wednesday 9-16-09
by Al Herndon

On Wednesday September 16 Makita and Fastenal Tools sponsored a tool day for the Masonry and Construction Technology students at the Suwannee/Hamilton Vocational Center in Live Oak Florida. Travis Maton from Makita and John Day from Fastenal brought their staffs and all of the power tools that are used in the masonry trade for students to look at and use. They conducted a question and answer session and did demonstration on each tool.

Derwin Bass and Bob Makela instructor at SHVT said that this provides their students with time to use the power tools and to ask question and to see how the tools are used in the field.

Masonry Workshop Milton, September 2009

On September 18 -19 2009 the Pensacola Chapter of MAF held its first Masonry Workshop in Milton at the Russell Center on the Campus of the Locklin Technical Center in Milton, Florida. 15 people were in attendance, they were mason contractors, Architects, Engineers and Inspectors and Test Lab personnel.

Jim Gulde, Don Beers, Jeff O’Leary Glen Clapper and Jerry Painter conducted this class.

21st NCCER ICTP Training Class Held in Orlando

Left to Right are, Michael LaPoint, Dennis Neal, and Robert Companion. Robin Carey, Hank Weaver, Gene Dever,
Phillip Lawhorn and Al Herndon

The Florida Masonry Apprentice and Educational Foundation conducted its 21st NCCER ICTP training for Florida’s Career and Technical Instructors in Orlando on October 20 -21 at Mid Florida Tech. There were six instructors from different parts of Florida in attendance.

Robin Carey from Mid Florida Tech in Orlando and Robert Companion from Yulee High School in Yulee both scored 100 on all nine of their Certification tests. What makes this exceptional, Al Herndon and Dennis Neal have given a total of 2547 test to 283 instructors and Robin and Robert are the first to make 100 on all nine of their test. Both Robin and Robert were awarded with NCCER shirts.

To date the FMAEF has trained and certify 283 instructors to use the NCCER Curriculums in Florida schools.

FMAEF Presents NCCER Certification to Immokalee Technical Center

Immokalee, FL
by Al Herndon

Photo Left to Right, Jeff Turley, Florida Rock/Vulcan, Mr. Oxender Principal, Mr. Williams Construction Technology Instructor,
Pat McLaughlin, Executive Director MAF and Al Herndon, FMAEF.

On Monday October 26, 2009 Pat McLaughlin, Jeff Turley and Al Herndon presented the NCCER Certification to the Principal Mr. Oxender and the Construction Technology Instructor Mr. Williams. Immokalee Tech will be sponsor by the FMAEF and the school will use the NCCER Curriculum for the Construction Technology course taught at the school.

The FMAEF also held a pre apprenticeship meeting with Immokalee Tech, Lorenzo Walker Tech Center and Lely High School to start a register pre apprenticeship program with the Collier County School Board and the MAF Southwest Masonry apprenticeship program. Present at this meeting was Jeff Turley Apprenticeship Coordinator MAF SW, Mr. Oxender and Mr. Williams from Immokalee, Mr. Lambley , Lorenzo Walker and Mr. Foots from Lely High School., Pat McLaughlin , MAF and Al Herndon FMAEF. Plans are to star the pre apprenticeship program in August 2010 at the beginning of the 2010 2011 school year.

Masonry Industry Salutes the Veterans of North Florida

Saint Augustine, Florida
September 11, 2009

By Al Herndon

On Friday night, September 11th, the Florida Masonry Apprentice and Education Foundation, the Masonry Association Northeast Chapter, and the Florida Concrete Products Association helped the citizens of St. Augustine salute the veterans of Northeast Florida at the Menendez-Nease High school football game.

Prior to the kickoff, a ceremony honoring the veterans was presented by both schools. Each principal spoke on the sacrifices that had been made for this country. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard presented the colors at the Veterans’ Memorial Wall built by the masonry students at Menendez. The Nease ROTC presented the colors for the National Anthem played by the bands of both schools. Pat McLaughlin, Executive Director of MAF, spoke about the relevance of the masonry industry and our ongoing support of the St. Johns County Schools. The Superintendent of Schools and the Sheriff of St. Johns County honored the police and firemen who gave their lives on 9/11.

The highlight of the pre-game program was a presentation on the meaning of freedom by the mother of a slain veteran of the Iraq war. Her son had graduated from Nease High School.

A commemorative coin was struck for the game and presented to each player on both teams. The North Florida Officials Association provided a crew of officials, all of whom were veterans.

The Masonry industry provided a trowel trophy that will become a traveling trophy as these two teams meet each year.

The ceremony concluded with a flyover by a World War II era plane that had been used as a trainer.