{"id":97726,"date":"2024-06-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=97726"},"modified":"2024-06-30T07:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T11:35:39","slug":"abc-members-invest-in-construction-workforce-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/abc-members-invest-in-construction-workforce-education\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Members Invest in Construction Workforce Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Associated Builders and Contractors has released its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.B3w3a56XR38KOQ9w1qfmFpLK02X-2BdtGCL3vz3pM30a8MlYe-2FlhtBz6LS17IelXK6C6Tp-2BTS8ZED9hnaM7Z9FGfD4XJ-2FC9pFwup9cVsbZuqyBHNyLx7hYQDWoAFIhcLtkSoONarNMCAjXrdzMaI2-2BsX67oHxpgtAg46-2FBswgtGlZ3w3iI0u5ipua3s5nr-2FKAVpaRz_Yp4ydSxZWNatis3HtI6bBnvcF-2Fws8t971JyV7sTkTqgSwxYDqPT-2FhB042RC0XiR42R9PcMVFD0Cvq3HCtUfW-2FX5TkVlxxk4e41qhTWftshcJqPlTM-2FyA-2FEDPyuLH31a0PUOnzp7LGFsJ-2F5km-2BwZLyoJmCTFM0-2B-2BZsJ4HS-2BHvJd7gkkX6k9unpAGaxNkNA-2FcV-2BImQ5Kc6p2-2FN212CHjwvBTLHGqEK06lgnWbB8Usu2FP9AX1JOeoLAZ3IePoAMcg5rqnbP9DQ6rIysL1OhHTZg6wFR683vPmngjPbGF8uhendbJ3p5cVPfwL6NYMweW5YmGPfEA-2FRX52a1g0T4zoeOOCyrKmiNLvLuuQpXHHHgyPMaoiJlCIPhFZcckHBBeBze3w-2FM5mvkMdt4ISy77ze5w-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Workforce Development Survey<\/a>,\u00a0which found its member contractors invested $1.6 billion to provide craft, leadership and health and safety education to more than 1.3 million course attendees nationwide in 2023, up from $1.5 billion in 2022 and on track with $1.6 billion in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other key findings include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Safety education accounts for the greatest share of total workforce investment at 59 percent, which has remained stable since 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ABC contractors invested an average of 7.5 percent of payroll on workforce development in 2023, slightly down from 8 percent in 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trade and specialty contractors continued to increase their share of the total workforce development investment, which grew to 50 percent in 2023 from 42 percent in 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>58 percent of respondents reported a labor shortage that is severe or very severe, citing an exodus of baby boomers as the top contributor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>81 percent of respondents who utilize virtual or augmented reality used it for safety education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cABC member contractors not only build and rebuild structures with excellence, but they also help build lifelong, durable, transferable skill sets for their employees by investing billions to cultivate their career progression in commercial and industrial construction,\u201d said Greg Sizemore, ABC\u2019s vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. \u201cThis investment is in response to the need for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.B3w3a56XR38KOQ9w1qfmFoP-2FEWM-2FewBHNxGYkeXI3qwABBcm1Qpk9-2FMYBS5XVg9Av3YWBz6MQ-2B8h-2FEEF-2F-2BwS89Oa4LtASAh4QN0xj1RClmIoZCCV4-2B1jQZaVO0kbedYJ-2FciHSqrny0m9OYIHEJO9-2Ff5rfFpCOV-2F-2Be5GHhe4hiKQ-3D87bo_Yp4ydSxZWNatis3HtI6bBnvcF-2Fws8t971JyV7sTkTqgSwxYDqPT-2FhB042RC0XiR42R9PcMVFD0Cvq3HCtUfW-2FX5TkVlxxk4e41qhTWftshcJqPlTM-2FyA-2FEDPyuLH31a0PUOnzp7LGFsJ-2F5km-2BwZLyoJmCTFM0-2B-2BZsJ4HS-2BHvJd7gkkX6k9unpAGaxNkNA-2FcV-2BImQ5Kc6p2-2FN212CHjwvBTLHGqEK06lgnWbB8Usu2FO0KE1gnI6H77AKf3SggWmiy-2BFN3ScYF3n3CjfZR7C3FBr4uPE3zt-2FbeLhgTfKMbaQ8IcF0jRqUL7FuB5PS5LxflxKtmUbZfYDklEbyGJUqIvhbV7P2KfISRvmt1Yzq69R-2BNF1bAjoMm7-2FTr5gqVrgf9AkLfTXKKO1gEPneaX6MJg-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than half a million<\/a>\u00a0additional construction workers in 2024 alone. Workforce development is part of the culture of ABC member contractors, which continue to choose flexible, competency-based and market-driven methods to upskill their workforces. Construction is among the few industries where an individual can become an apprentice, earn a paycheck while learning the skills needed for their chosen craft and receive a portable, industry-recognized credential that will further their career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual workforce development survey quantifies the scope of ABC members\u2019 education and upskilling initiatives to advance their employees\u2019 careers in commercial and industrial construction to build the places where we gather, live, work, learn and heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABC\u2019s all-of-the-above approach to upskilling has produced a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.B3w3a56XR38KOQ9w1qfmFnn3GU-2FtXeHRkokMGvExB8sVHv-2B4yGnEFu0K-2Flo2mhVLK2AHKgCVCU-2BW8-2FvVRXdQtA-3D-3DH1HW_Yp4ydSxZWNatis3HtI6bBnvcF-2Fws8t971JyV7sTkTqgSwxYDqPT-2FhB042RC0XiR42R9PcMVFD0Cvq3HCtUfW-2FX5TkVlxxk4e41qhTWftshcJqPlTM-2FyA-2FEDPyuLH31a0PUOnzp7LGFsJ-2F5km-2BwZLyoJmCTFM0-2B-2BZsJ4HS-2BHvJd7gkkX6k9unpAGaxNkNA-2FcV-2BImQ5Kc6p2-2FN212CHjwvBTLHGqEK06lgnWbB8Usu2FMCxo57nPnOtJ-2FSvlYfe-2FshEBUuJANKW9GcuRJH8qCII-2BDVjA8Xz62AfU4q2fB0NTUM3KRLMXXAQz98sK6AFgce50d6nryBrpUI1ccpI6r8CqtfEjgF3jhLoI0byNYL9OByRp-2BgrjuW6OKBPGbqOdp9WEfziNftjwzedgCTADv09w-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">network<\/a>\u00a0of more than 800 apprenticeship, craft, health and safety and management education programs\u2014including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.B3w3a56XR38KOQ9w1qfmFnn3GU-2FtXeHRkokMGvExB8upp1fZTiiY42QJBFCiVmM05vPW7rPlGQSXEx8enYqhKdnp3kyCQHKw4k5AhGsfjOaXVBMPoLXblxsUewXim1LAxrkn_Yp4ydSxZWNatis3HtI6bBnvcF-2Fws8t971JyV7sTkTqgSwxYDqPT-2FhB042RC0XiR42R9PcMVFD0Cvq3HCtUfW-2FX5TkVlxxk4e41qhTWftshcJqPlTM-2FyA-2FEDPyuLH31a0PUOnzp7LGFsJ-2F5km-2BwZLyoJmCTFM0-2B-2BZsJ4HS-2BHvJd7gkkX6k9unpAGaxNkNA-2FcV-2BImQ5Kc6p2-2FN212CHjwvBTLHGqEK06lgnWbB8Usu2FPNJHo-2B1Fjq6qUZClmTipOuO7SrhdDlmWnbzBoCAIS1ekQCjd8R6kKNGEo8dgK1-2BYXG-2Fek3LeoZaH4IRpyROacayVLLPIc5qEBWGqUMLTYANaVGUR5UhErKxvMilGfan00Kx5-2Filr2Jbw35cLbEJpgiDZBdhKHMD7VaSru4lu-2BU4Q-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than 450 government-registered apprenticeship programs<\/a>\u00a0across 20 different occupations\u2014in order to develop a safe, skilled and productive workforce. ABC chapters also have 328 entry-point programs in place nationally to welcome all to begin a career in construction. Members contribute about $500,000 annually to ABC\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.B3w3a56XR38KOQ9w1qfmFjSGikby9WIN-2BZDk6KKonP4r6vR3T39EYlL4SqQywJrQ2S8__Yp4ydSxZWNatis3HtI6bBnvcF-2Fws8t971JyV7sTkTqgSwxYDqPT-2FhB042RC0XiR42R9PcMVFD0Cvq3HCtUfW-2FX5TkVlxxk4e41qhTWftshcJqPlTM-2FyA-2FEDPyuLH31a0PUOnzp7LGFsJ-2F5km-2BwZLyoJmCTFM0-2B-2BZsJ4HS-2BHvJd7gkkX6k9unpAGaxNkNA-2FcV-2BImQ5Kc6p2-2FN212CHjwvBTLHGqEK06lgnWbB8Usu2FONhV1A9Wl5lMe76mlD-2B5XkPpKnZDuBmeN7YP4-2F81tRKw79Vzr-2F9JJ-2BtBo350lpHhJ5aWyF4DZWDkju-2B-2FXeJOIaf1gsOBZCnvtvCS3PB3m1CtVzts0NgTOdH30rZWq-2FRIwyKICPRQOZzvXSxoWEURcuf4iT-2FhqapJyQxKvKAh1-2FhA-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trimmer Construction Education Fund<\/a>\u00a0to support the development of a skilled, safe and sustainable workforce through grants awarded to its chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry consulting firm\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.B3w3a56XR38KOQ9w1qfmFjic7GjGZeZOLYGmWcUC1Hs-3DlqxV_Yp4ydSxZWNatis3HtI6bBnvcF-2Fws8t971JyV7sTkTqgSwxYDqPT-2FhB042RC0XiR42R9PcMVFD0Cvq3HCtUfW-2FX5TkVlxxk4e41qhTWftshcJqPlTM-2FyA-2FEDPyuLH31a0PUOnzp7LGFsJ-2F5km-2BwZLyoJmCTFM0-2B-2BZsJ4HS-2BHvJd7gkkX6k9unpAGaxNkNA-2FcV-2BImQ5Kc6p2-2FN212CHjwvBTLHGqEK06lgnWbB8Usu2FPveSJnLRKzEDA9VEEXtBV7IJG5QrWMH-2B4XVkNl0Bibz3zKz23n4oyMpOrU5BGadfegPkQaKtECO7fcVzHMhEwTZiOUG53BEmJgFVSIq-2BLRY9aQwSGHy9or-2F-2FSGa2ZU9HuJRE6fkOiQdzXsU9hDysvu90KqNYeLfBy81gt52qJw9Q-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FMI<\/a>\u00a0conducted the 2024 Workforce Development Survey from Jan. 4 to May 20, 2024. 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