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Fine Homebuilding and SkillsUSA’s #KeepCraftAlive Scholarship Winners

by SkillsUSA on August 15, 2019

SkillsUSA, in the third year of partnership with Fine Homebuilding, is proud to announce the #KeepCraftAlive Scholarship winners. Twenty-four students, all studying in construction-related fields and planning to pursue continued education in the trades, received a $2,500 scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. Selections were based on completion of an application, along with a 300-word…

Topics: High Schools, Workforce
SkillsUSA, Workforce

A Workforce Win – Mobile Trades Initiative Approved in South Carolina

by Carolinas AGC on June 1, 2019

Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is proud to be the only commercial construction association involved in successfully pushing for state funding for a critical skilled trades initiative. It won’t be long before South Carolina begins to see a tricked out 18-wheeler that serves as a mobile skilled trades workshop, rolling down the interstate and showcasing skilled trades…

Topics: Business, Workforce
Carolina AGC, Workforce

NCWorks Commission Adopts Strategic Plan for Workforce Development

by NC Department of Commerce on May 22, 2019

The NCWorks Commission approved a new two-year strategic plan and certified local Career Centers while meeting at the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington on May 15. The strategic plan, entitled “Preparing North Carolina’s Workforce for Today and Tomorrow,” is aligned with Governor Roy Cooper’s “NC Job Ready” initiative. “Our strategic plan will guide our efforts to…

Topics: Business, Workforce
Workforce

Why Construction? Contractors on Their Career Choices and Drawing More People to the Industry

by Dodge Data & Analytics on April 27, 2019

Since 2017,  the USG+US Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index has revealed that the biggest challenge facing contractors today is the shortage of skilled workers. One of the most direct ways to tackle this challenge is to be able to draw more people to the industry. The research conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics for…

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Recruiting, Workforce

60+ Companies Led by Lowe’s Unite to Launch ‘Generation T,’ a Movement to Fill Skilled Trades Gap that is Expected to Reach 3 Million Job Vacancies by 2028

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on April 26, 2019

Movement seeks to change perception, show possibility of economic mobility with skilled trade education; website WeAreGenerationT.com provides bridge to apprenticeships, jobs More than 60 organizations today announced Generation T (“Gen T”), a movement intended to help fill the skilled trade gap that analysts predict will leave 3 million jobs open by 2028. Led by home…

Topics: Featured, Workforce
Generation T, Lowes, Workforce

SC Chamber Releases 2019 Workforce & Jobs Report

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on April 3, 2019

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce released the 2019 Workforce & Jobs Report, an annual publication highlighting progress made by the business community and the state of the Palmetto State’s workforce. The report identifies the state’s 15 hottest jobs, according to statewide employment and wage data provided by the SC Department of Employment and Workforce…

Topics: Business, Workforce
SC Chamber, Workforce

The Construction Workforce Shortage and How We Can Overcome It

by John Kemp on April 1, 2019

Over and over again I hear about the construction workforce shortage. I hear about it in the office. I hear about it during meetings with commercial real estate developers. I hear about it on project site visits. I turn on the news and hear that the industry is going to take a hit and that…

Topics: Featured, Human Resources
CRH, Workforce

NCCCS and CAGC Partner to Ease Construction Workforce Shortage

by Carolinas AGC on March 17, 2019

The partnership between the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) and Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is helping address the workforce shortage at a time when there are thousands of well-paying careers available in construction, the NCCCS president says. “There are great jobs and meaningful careers in the construction industry…,” said NCCCS President Peter Hans. “The partnership…

Topics: Business, Workforce
Carolinas AGC, Workforce

Legislation Introduced to Address Temporary Worker Issues in Construction

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on March 13, 2019

Construction Official Urges Congress to Act on Proposed New Legislation Introduced by Congressmen Francis Rooney & Lloyd Smucker that Will Establish First-Ever Temporary Visa Program for Construction The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, urged Congress to act quickly on the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act that…

Topics: Government Affairs, Workforce
Immigration, Workforce

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…

Topics: Workforce
Education, Trade School, Workforce

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