Education

New Report Details Massive Federal Funding Gap For Workforce Prep Compared To Degree Programs Despite Persistent Labor Needs

by Associated General Contractors on June 23, 2024

Eighty Percent of Federal Postsecondary Education Funds Go to Degree Programs that Only 38 Percent of Americans Complete, While Construction and other In-Demand Sectors Struggle to Find Qualified Workers Only one-fifth of federal investments in postsecondary education support workforce development for fields like construction and manufacturing, while the rest of the money goes to “traditional”…

Gordian Partners with APPA to Estimate Higher Education Infrastructure Backlog Need at $112.3B

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on July 21, 2021

Gordian announces the outcome of a partnership with APPA to provide a modeled calculation of the total infrastructure backlog need across the higher education industry. The modeled and validated calculation estimates the higher education industry is facing an infrastructure backlog of $112.3B, with public and private institutions registering notably contrasting backlog demands at $76.1B and…

Trade School for Skilled Labor

by Emily Gallagher, GroundBreak Carolinas Social Media Manager on December 10, 2018

Did you know that only sixty-six percent of students go to college? If the remaining thirty-four percent of students who did not attend college went to trade school, there wouldn’t be a crisis in the shortage of skilled labor jobs. Students should consider going to trade school rather than a four-year university because college is…

New Construction Craft Scholarship Available

by NCCER and Build Your Future on October 26, 2018

NCCER and its Build Your Future (BYF) initiative have recently partnered with the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) to create a unique scholarship opportunity for individuals pursuing a career in construction through craft and technical programs. This new scholarship program will annually award five scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each. These funds are available…

Perkins Act a Step in the Right Direction for Construction Workforce Development

by Brian Gallagher on June 18, 2018

America is a land of opportunity, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the construction industry. It’s the classic American story where someone can start on the ground floor (literally) and work their way into a highly technical profession, or management, or entrepreneurship, or all the above. The challenge is connecting job seekers to…