Contractor Engagement in Strategic Workforce Development Initiatives
The Federal Highway Administration is developing innovative strategies to identify, train, place, and retain workers in highway construction jobs, supporting the nation's highway system. As part of the Every Day Counts Program for Strategic Workforce Development, this video explains how the demand for highway construction, maintenance, and operations workers is increasing, while the industry continues to see emerging technologies that require new skills. The Associated General Contractors-Arizona apprenticeship programs highlighted in this video work with local contractors to increase the number of people employed within the trades and show the true value of a career in transportation.