Tag: Workforce
-
Construction Ready Awarded Doug Hooker Award for Excellence in Workforce Impact
Construction Ready has been named the recipient of the Doug Hooker Award for Excellence in Workforce Impact, presented at the CareerRise Workforce Excellence Summit. The honor recognizes organizations that are advancing a more equitable workforce by creating meaningful connections between education, industry and opportunity. Award recipients celebrated at the summit include businesses, nonprofits and partnerships…
-
JLG Builds Skilled Trades Pipeline with School and Workforce Programs
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corporation company, is addressing skilled labor shortages in U.S. manufacturing and construction by investing in workforce development and creating a pipeline of trained professionals. Through partnerships with high schools, technical colleges, trade associations, and industry organizations, JLG helps students and current workers gain hands-on experience in welding, painting, assembly, robotics and…
-
NLBMDA Celebrates Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) today applauded the introduction of the Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 by Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN). The legislation would repeal the Biden Administration’s pending OSHA heat standard, which proposes a uniform national framework governing heat exposure across all industries, climates, and business models. NLBMDA has been at…
-
NLBMDA Celebrates Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) today applauded the introduction of the Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 by Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN). The legislation would repeal the Biden Administration’s pending OSHA heat standard, which proposes a uniform national framework governing heat exposure across all industries, climates, and business models. NLBMDA has been at…
-
Could you help shape construction’s future workforce?
—
by
Experience is one of construction’s most valuable resources, so passing it on is key to securing a skilled and resilient future workforce. There is a government pledge to secure the future of England’s construction industry by training 60,000 new professionals, as well as a commitment to deliver 1.5 million homes by 2029. Therefore, the Teach…
-
From Apprenticeships to Automation: Inside Construction’s New Tech-Driven Workforce
Twenty-five years ago, the construction industry was completing takeoffs on paper, filing cabinets filled job trailers, and cell phones were just being introduced. Today, jobsites are run from tablets, equipment operators navigate using GPS, and AI identifies issues in massive point clouds in minutes rather than hours. The transformation isn’t just changing how construction gets…
-
National Career Month: Mitsubishi Builds Tomorrow’s Workforce
This National Career Development Month, Mitsubishi Electric United States (MEUS) is spotlighting how it’s tackling the manufacturing skills gap – from local innovation in Boston to national workforce initiatives. At its Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL), MEUS brings in about 100 college interns each year, giving students hands-on experience in AI, robotics, and advanced manufacturing…
-
Why London’s new Inclusive Talent Strategy is so important
Aerial view of London skyline. Image: Bjorn Hovdal | Dreamstime.com Future-proofing the workforce is fundamental to tackling the challenges facing the regeneration sector and the wider construction industry. The regeneration sector is facing two major challenges. First, it needs to decarbonise; second, tens of thousands of properties are due for refurbishment, to ensure they continue…
-
ADP: Construction Employment Grows Faster Than U.S. Average, Skilled Trades See Younger Workforce
Construction employment has grown by 13% since January 2020, more than double the 6% growth seen across all U.S. jobs, according to ADP Research’s latest Today at Work 2025 report. The study, which tracks trends in demand, pay and demographics for the skilled building trades, also shows notable changes in wages and workforce composition. Despite…
-
Call for workforce reforms to tackle construction skills crisis
—
by
in 1.5m new homes, apprenticeships, Careers, CSJ, education, Featured, Government, People, policy, skills, training“Instead of focusing purely on access to learning, they have understood that learners need teachers with strong industry experience to develop their skills, employers to take them on, and an industry which has a pipeline of work to sustain career progression. View the original article and our Inspiration here