Infographic: Why Should you Choose a Career in Construction?
One of the keys to closing the skills gap is to change perceptions about pursuing a career in construction. The following infographic highlights some of the great qualities a career as a craft professional has to offer.
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Guest commentary: Big steps forward for state workforce – Green Bay Press Gazette 2. The job skills gap starts in high school – CNBC 3. State legislation leads to boom in technical education – Topeka Capital-Journal 4. […]
Is the Skills Gap Real?
Absolutely, says Dr. Bill R. Path, president of Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. Using the basic supply and demand model, Path lays out two scenarios in an article on the Huffington Post, where college graduates are the commodity, employers are the consumers and colleges are the suppliers: Scenario A: If demand for college graduates […]
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Mike Rowe: Why “Work Smart, Not Hard” is the Worst Advice in the World – Popular Mechanics 2. College Graduate Supply and Demand – Huff Post College 3. Why Jobs Go Unfilled Even in Times of […]
Training Tuesday Link Roundup
Visit us every Tuesday to jump start your week with skills training news from around the web. 1. Community College Training Students for Welding Careers – The Courier (AK) 2. Construction Skills Camp for Young Women – The Cornerstone Magazine 3. The Case for Skills-Based Hiring – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 4. ABC […]
Plumbing v. Harvard: Why Craft Training Beats College
Are you better off going to Harvard or joining a construction craft training or apprenticeship program and becoming a plumber? New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is betting on plumbers. According to a May article from MSN Money Bloomberg answered a question during his weekly radio address: “Compare a plumber to going to Harvard College; […]
2 Million Workers Short by 2017
The construction industry is facing a skilled worker shortage of 2 million by 2017, according to the spring Construction Labor Market Analyzer Report. Industrial contractors in the oil and gas industry will be particularly as new technologies and rapid expansion will put a high demand on skilled trades like welding and pipefitting – especially in […]
Iowa’s Skilled Worker Shortage
Nationwide, construction spending has seen an average annual increase of about 10 percent for the past two years, while employment has only increased an average of 2 percent each year. Together, these numbers mean that some areas of the country already are experiencing a skilled worker shortage – including Iowa. Iowa can expect to see […]
