Author name: Nick Guidry

Where to Find Craft Training to Support Your Career Path

In the world of construction, skill development and continuous learning play a vital role in career advancement. Whether you’re an aspiring or seasoned carpenter, electrician, plumber, or any other craft professional, finding the right training opportunities is essential for honing your skills and staying ahead in the industry. Thankfully, there are numerous avenues available today …

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Find a Skilled Trade Partner to Support Your Specialty Workforce

In the highly competitive commercial construction industry, having a skilled and well-trained workforce is paramount to winning bids, forecasting staffing, and ensuring company sustainability. To meet the industry’s demands and overcome the shortage of qualified workers, contractors must forge partnerships with skilled trade partners such as community colleges, trade schools, professional trade associations, and organizations …

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CTE Directors: Relay the Benefits of Being a Construction Worker

Almost 20 years ago, the Pew Research Center coined the term “silver tsunami” to describe the average worker age increase and the projected impacts of mass retirements. These projected labor losses not only have an impact on contractor capability but also on industry sustainability. Experienced craft professionals rapidly exiting the industry, coupled with a shrinking …

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Implement an Upskilling Program to Retain Quality Craft Workers

According to the 23rd Annual Global CEO Survey published by the “Big Four” professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), “the Fourth Industrial Revolution has ushered in new business models and new ways of working that require critical new technical, digital, and soft skills. Those skills, however, are in very short supply.” The construction industry is not …

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EMERGE Program: Pivoting From Reliance on “1099 Workers” to a Sustainable Workforce

In the competitive construction industry, it has become a common practice for specialty contractors that desire to avoid employee and payroll-related overhead to utilize “1099 workers” to reduce financial obligations and deliver the lowest bids to win work. However, often this strategy leads to the misclassification of the workers that drive company operations and production. …

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People Strategy and Sustainability

​Greetings! After the first day on the job, does a new apprentice or newly hired experienced craft professional instantly become a company asset who no longer needs additional coaching or mentorship? Has the employee graduated from the need for performance evaluation to ensure the employee is assimilating, reaching full competency or proficiency, and actualizing the …

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