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Editorial Guidelines

Interested in contributing content to the NCCER newsroom? We are accepting guest writer submissions!

Writing and Style Guidelines

Topics

Craft training, safety and management education, recruitment and image enhancement, partnerships between industry and education, best practices, new policies or standards

Audiences

Contractors, construction leadership, craft professionals, instructors and educators

Length

Minimum 600 words, maximum 1,200 words unless otherwise noted

Style

AP Style

Bio

Include a short author bio and provide high-resolution headshot photo.

Links

Quality hyperlinks are encouraged as citations and references. Backlinks are accepted provided they are natural and relevant. NCCER reserves the right to request changes or omissions of links deemed low-quality or irrelevant.

To Contribute

Submit a story pitch and relevant writing samples to newsroom editor Jonathan Arnholz at jarnholz@nccer.org.

NCCER reserves the right to edit content for clarity and consistency. All submissions are received and selected on a first-come, first-serve basis. In addition, to ensure diversity of subject matter, approaches and voices, NCCER reserves the right to publish submissions as best suited. NCCER does not pay for contributed content.