With Gen Z’s growing interest in the trades and shifting opinions about the value a traditional college degree offers all learners seeking continuing education, there are many opportunities to embrace alternative pathways to higher education.
The construction industry is ever evolving, with companies increasingly finding new ways to engage and retain their employees through innovative training programs.
The success of a construction project depends on the people involved and how they function as a team. From a project’s earliest stages to completion, strong leadership is essential to getting the job done and getting it done right.
Site supervisors play an essential role in supervising and training the field workforce and managing projects. Making sure you have the right person in that position requires being intentional with selecting and training crew leaders.
With an increased shortage of a skilled labor force in the construction industry, contractors today need to pay increased attention to the quality of superintendent and encourage development of their skillset to help guide projects through to completion.
NCCER’s Women in Construction – In Her Own Words: A Call to Action From the Field highlights actionable items to assist contractors with recruiting and retaining women in the construction industry.
NCCER and Ambition Theory released Building Better, a report based on a survey with women across a variety of construction sectors. The report identifies three main action items for the construction industry to focus on.
