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Workforce

Construction training to be the only subject at this Chicago high school

This fall, the city of Chicago will transition one of its vocational high schools to a curriculum based solely around training students to enter the construction workforce. The move represents a return to form for Dunbar Vocational Career Academy which, prior to World War II, focused solely on the trades. According to a report from the […]

May 9, 2016

Workforce

Vermeer launches HDD Circuit training program to meet demand for skilled drill operators

A shortage of skilled drill operators is not something Vermeer is taking lying down. Following the announcement of a partnership with its primary competitor, Ditch Witch, to recruit, train and deploy trenchless crews across the U.S., Vermeer has announced what it calls an “intensive” horizontal direction drill operator training program. Dubbed HDD Circuit, the tuition-based, two-week […]

December 9, 2015

Workforce

Tampa group training women to fill construction industry’s labor shortage

The stereotype that the construction industry is not suited for women is hard to squash, but Women Building Futures is doing just that. According to The Tampa Tribune, Women Building Futures is a new program that highlights skilled construction trades. The construction industry in Florida is both among the hottest in the country while also […]

December 4, 2015

Workforce

Iowa high school shop class tasks students with designing, building a sim home

Students in a Sioux City, Iowa, shop class are learning more than just the traditional woodworking techniques most high schoolers are taught. According to a report from the Sioux City Journal, Students in the Intro to Construction, Construction I and Advanced Construction classes are building a modular simulation home from the ground up. The students […]

October 16, 2015

Workforce

Crane Industry Services brings custom training courses to West Georgia Technical College

Hoping to boost the number of skilled trade workers in Georgia, Crane Industry Services, an Atlanta-bassed crane operator and rigger training company, has partnered with West Georgia Technical College in order to bring a wide set of industrial skills training courses to students. CIS announced it will offer courses at the college, located in Waco, […]

October 12, 2015

Business

Company focused on construction staffing and skills training opens in Alabama

A new company focused on training up skilled construction workers opened its doors recently in Alabama. Wright Way held its ribbon cutting ceremony August 21 in Birmingham. The new company’s emphasis is welding training but the center will work to train up and place students in a number of positions in the construction, maintenance and […]

September 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

ARTBA receives grants to provide safety training to construction workers

The American Road and Transportation Builders Associations recently received a federal grant to train workers in the transportation construction industry about fall and work zone hazards. ARTBA said in a press release the organization received the Susan Harwood Training Grant through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to expand on ARTBA’s Transportation Development Program’s “Roadway Safety Program.” […]

September 7, 2015

Workforce

Chicago church works to train more black residents for construction jobs

The Psalmist wrote, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” In Chicago, a South Side church is working to bear those words out. In the parking lot of St. Paul Church of God and Christ earlier this month, people learned to lay bricks and cut drywall at a job fair hosted by the church […]

August 12, 2015

Workforce

Alabama’s new building permit fee will fund statewide construction education and training

Though the construction industry’s rebound is in full effect with spending at a nearly 7-year high and jobs at a six-year high, contractors across the country are still struggling to find enough skilled workers. The latest survey on the U.S. industry’s shortage from the Associated General Contractors of America found that 83 percent of construction firms […]

July 7, 2015

Workforce

Shortage of skilled workers has pushed up construction costs

The immediate effect of the skilled worker shortage impacting the U.S. construction industry for the last two years was a slowdown in work. Demand rose and backlogs increased as firms struggled to find enough workers to tackle new jobs. But now, a new wrinkle is being pointed to by a development executive. Lydia Tan, senior […]

June 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Training offered for installing interlocking concrete pavement

The School for Advance Segmental Paving (SASP) is offering two days of training and education for the mechanical installation of permeable interlocking concrete pavement, June 10-11 at its Franksville, Wisconsin location. SASP says industry pros and manufacturer reps will be on hand providing instruction and training. Topics to be covered include mechanical laying and screeding, […]

June 3, 2015

Business

Palm Beach high school construction academies seek to fill Florida’s skilled worker shortage

The Palm Beach County school district has opened three construction academies that are equipping students from ninth through 12th grades with valuable construction skills through real-world, hands-on experience. According to a report from the Palm Beach Post, academies have opened at high schools in Delray Beach, Loxahatchee and the Glades as construction firms across the state […]

June 2, 2015