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Skilled Labor Fund to Educate 1,400 New Skilled Laborers After Grant from The Home Depot Foundation & NAHB

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Skilled Labor Fund to Educate 1,400 New Skilled Laborers After Grant from The Home Depot Foundation & NAHB. Current projections indicate that by 2030 we will lose 41 percent of the skilled laborers we need to continue the work that is so mission-critical to the success of NAHB, NKBA, and NARI members. cbroderick.

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A Growing Number of High Schools Introduce Trade Skills Curriculum

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are embracing HBI resources to educate and train the next generation of skilled laborers . For decades, the majority of high school students have followed a college-bound pathway post-graduation while technical education took the backseat, but that may be changing, according to NAHB. Education + Training.

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Time to Bring Housing Home to Elected Officials

Pro Builder

NAHB is promoting "Bringing Housing Home," an outreach for builders to meet and contact their elected officials about issues affecting the industry. Chuck Fowke, NAHB Chairman. Fighting to keep housing a priority in Congress is at the core of what we do at the National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB ).

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development. Home builders, trade associations, NGOs, and other groups are aggressively ramping up skilled construction labor training programs to bring more workers into the industry. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 09:51. John Caulfield, Senior Contributing Editor. But the task is monumental.

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Colorado HBA Receives Land Donation to Expand Workforce Development Programs

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million from the Case family this month with the goal of expanding to 65 schools statewide to provide vocational education opportunities for students in Colorado. Read more Land Planning Education + Training Land Planning

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Younger Professionals are Snubbing Construction Careers — What Your Firm can do to Change Their Minds

Viewpoint Construction Technology

This is, of course, a problem for an industry already struggling to attract skilled construction professionals in the wake of the most recent recession. There are varied reasons why young professionals are moving away from the construction arena despite relatively high pay and fewer demands for a four-year college education.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The last few years have been tough on the construction industry, requiring businesses to rapidly adapt to changes in the supply chain and industry demands — while also handling struggles with finding workers or maintaining schedules. 2023 is going to bring a whole new season of challenges.