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Passing It Down: Transferring Knowledge From One Generation to the Next

Today’s retiring workforce holds the key to building the future. Their transfer of knowledge will make or break the new generation of skilled-trades workers.

Construction Students Jam Out With Ty Pennington at National Skilled-Trades Competition

SkillsUSA is a national skilled-trades competition that is quickly gaining a whole new audience through an online docuseries called SKILLS JAM.

Construction Job Openings Plummet by 71,000 in June

by ABC | Aug 26, 2024
Careers | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

According to ABC, construction job openings dropped in June, but is that a good sign for the workforce?

Achieving Career Mobility for Quantity Surveyors

by Padraig Leahy | May 28, 2024
Careers | Workforce

The U.S. needs cost-management expertise for significant incoming construction projects, and quantity surveyors fit the bill. But do you already have one on your payroll?

A Wellbeing Culture for U.K. Construction Workers

by Bagnalls | May 7, 2024
Careers | Human Resources | Training | Workforce

The global construction industry is interconnected, and so are its workers. When construction companies in one country improve their wellbeing culture, that proves contagious for others—in all the right ways.

Mentoring Gen Z: An Interview With a Young New Assistant Superintendent

by Grace Calengor | Apr 2, 2024
Careers | Leadership | Workforce | Young Professionals

Grace Novak was her mentor's first female mentee. She says: ‘The first thing I would tell somebody just starting out in this job is, knowledge is the most valuable thing you can walk into a conversation with.’

Opening the Pipeline: A Merit-Based Worker Visa to Address the Workforce Shortage

Our chronic skilled-labor shortage is a serious problem that demands serious solutions—starting with a market- and merit-based worker visa system.

Out Is In: Outsourcing Strategies for Small Construction Businesses

Outsourcing isn’t just for large corporations. Small to medium-sized companies can also benefit from hiring third-party organizations to perform key tasks, functions or roles.

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Passing It Down: Transferring Knowledge From One Generation to the Next

Construction Students Jam Out With Ty Pennington at National Skilled-Trades Competition

Construction Job Openings Plummet by 71,000 in June

Achieving Career Mobility for Quantity Surveyors

A Wellbeing Culture for U.K. Construction Workers

Mentoring Gen Z: An Interview With a Young New Assistant Superintendent

Opening the Pipeline: A Merit-Based Worker Visa to Address the Workforce Shortage

Out Is In: Outsourcing Strategies for Small Construction Businesses

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