Improving the U.S. Workforce Development System
Research Team 335, Improving the U.S. Workforce Development System, presented its research findings at the 2018 CII Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Everybody on construction projects and in the industry knows the impacts of labor shortages – whether related to skill levels, labor quantity, or both. Join us to hear how we can make the U.S. construction workforce development system effective, and how these recommended changes could reposition the U.S. construction workforce development system as a world leader.
RT-335 presented discoveries from its research that analyzed U.S. workforce development systems with a focus on identifying their deficiencies and strengths. Further, this research shows how construction industry stakeholders and workforce participants influence workforce development outcomes. The team presented its conclusions as eight specific policy recommendations that your company can consider adopting, supporting, and advocating in order to restore the U.S. construction workforce development system to a world-leading position.
Paul Goodrum – Professor of Construction Engineering and Management, University of Colorado Boulder
Daniel Groves – Director of Operations, Construction Users Roundtable
Steve Greene – Vice President, National Center for Construction Education and Research
Lee Worley – Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training, Ironworkers/IMPACT
Eddie Clayton – Contracting and Workforce Development Strategies Manager, Southern Company