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House Passes Career and Technical Education Act

Construction Equipment

House of Representatives passed HR55897, known as the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act , by an overwhelming vote of 405 to 5. The bill reauthorizes the Carl D.

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Skilled labor shortage amplifies need to boost vocational education

The Korte Company

Vocational education is disappearing. The problem is the systematic de-emphasis of vocational education in America’s schools. That led to a perception that vocational education was reserved for “second-string” students who couldn’t cut it in more rigorous academic settings. It started in the 1950s , when attitudes in the U.S.

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As construction rebounds, education sector spending flattens

BD+C

Construction investment in the education sector is still in a post-recession slump, even as spending on all construction continues to rise from its low point in early 2011. That’s a 97% recovery from the most recent spending peak in the first quarter of 2006, and 51.4% higher than the Census estimate for January 2011, $754.7

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: A Toolkit to Combat the Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

We can begin by talking with teachers, parents, and young people in our communities and educating them on the value of a home building career. The NAHB National Housing Endowment helps develop the next generation through education, job training, and research. But to do so, we must change the narrative around the skilled trades.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

These factors include… poor formal and professional education in the domain, low investment in research and development, deep rooted project culture, perceived long life-cycle of associated return on investment, resistance from construction projects’ participants and stakeholders, and lack of real property owner leadership and competency.

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: A Toolkit to Combat the Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

We can begin by talking with teachers, parents, and young people in our communities and educating them on the value of a home building career. The NAHB National Housing Endowment helps develop the next generation through education, job training, and research. Where's the Solution?

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Relationship-based FM

Job Order Contracting

European Committee for Standardization (CEN) (2006), EN 15221-1: European Standard in Facility Management-Part 1: Terms and Definitions, CEN, Brussels. 2012), “Educational implications of FM social constructionist view”, in Alexander, K. and Price, I.

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