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Coming soon to Texas?
According to a story last week in Syracuse.com, the online connection to The Post-Standard newspaper in Syracuse, New York,
“The owners of a Pennsylvania construction company face up to 10 years in prison, a fine up to $250,000 and other penalties for using illegal aliens on a theater reconstruction job at ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Syracuse reported that the contractors pled guilty to “conspiracy to conceal, harbor and shield illegal aliens from detection for commercial advantage and private gain”. [node:read-more:link]
Skilled Trades Shortage In The Future
We found more information on the manpower shortages from around the world, not only in the construction trades, but in other jobs as well. This time Silicon India reported on a recently released Manpower, Inc. survey. About the survey, entitled Strategic Migration - a Short-Term Solution to the Skilled Trades Shortage, Silicon India wrote,
“Unless businesses, governments and trade associations work together to develop long-term strategies to alleviate talent shortages among skilled trades, future economic growth will suffer. Worldwide, skilled trades positions are the hardest to fill, reveals Manpower's recent global Talent Shortage Survey of 35,000 employers across 36 countries and territories.”
As we have been discussing in some of our posts, the report restates that the need for mid-level craftspeople in the construction industry will reach a critical stage [node:read-more:link]
Where Are We In The Recovery?
We found a chart that you might be interested in on a site called Calculated Risk that charts the percentage of job losses for previous and current recessions. It is set up to align at the point of maximum job losses during each recession and it shows that we are on the upswing if you consider the census bureau hires, but are looking at a dip if you discount them. This chart is interesting in that it shows that we are in a very slow recovery. [node:read-more:link]
New Construction Industry Competency Model
The US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) have announced the release of a new Commercial and Industrial Construction Competency Model that provides a set of guidelines that the construction industry can use to help create a better workforce for the future. The AGC and industry leaders have agreed to keep these guidelines updated as a key source for construction companies and individuals alike to use to create career paths for the industry.
In an AGC press release last Friday, Stephen Sandherr, chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America stated “The next generation of construction workers needs the best training programs possible. Improving these programs will ensure that workers stay at the cutting edge of the construction industry.” [node:read-more:link]
Build Your Future in Construction
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has some very interesting videos on YouTube about what it is like to be in the construction industry. They visit the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium while it is under construction and they talk to one of the construction supervisors about his role in the construction process. They also visit the Navy Seabees training Center and a power plant in Florida. [node:read-more:link]