Comments on: These techy times http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/12/11/these-techy-times/ Bringing you the voice of the construction equipment owner. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:56:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Rebecca Wasieleski http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/12/11/these-techy-times/#comment-345 Rebecca Wasieleski Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:48:15 +0000 http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/12/11/these-techy-times/#comment-345 What can the construction industry do to encourage high schoolers to enter the construction industry? Speak with area school boards about the importance of industrial arts classes? Promote construction career days? Have construction business owners speak to students about construction careers? What can the construction industry do to encourage high schoolers to enter the construction industry? Speak with area school boards about the importance of industrial arts classes? Promote construction career days? Have construction business owners speak to students about construction careers?

]]> By: Doug Mitchell http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/12/11/these-techy-times/#comment-344 Doug Mitchell Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:37:48 +0000 http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/12/11/these-techy-times/#comment-344 It seems that our educational system has largely done away with shop class and anything else related to "dirty jobs". Schools seem to prop up the belief that everyone will graduate and flow naturally into their role as technology guru/manager. Bad move. However, today's "wrencher" or technician is far more advanced than in days gone by. (I actually took a 1984 suburban to a mechanic that said, "we don't deal with carburetion...only fuel injection) Boy, I hadn't realized that it had been that long since we used such devices! As the industry continues to generate more tools to improve business processes and streamline work flow, it will only continue to boost the technical skills required by the construction workforce. The gap remains however that we must get these students into a learning environment where they get dirty for a while while getting educated in the finer workings of the whiz bang equipment. It seems that our educational system has largely done away with shop class and anything else related to “dirty jobs”. Schools seem to prop up the belief that everyone will graduate and flow naturally into their role as technology guru/manager. Bad move.

However, today’s “wrencher” or technician is far more advanced than in days gone by. (I actually took a 1984 suburban to a mechanic that said, “we don’t deal with carburetion…only fuel injection) Boy, I hadn’t realized that it had been that long since we used such devices!

As the industry continues to generate more tools to improve business processes and streamline work flow, it will only continue to boost the technical skills required by the construction workforce.

The gap remains however that we must get these students into a learning environment where they get dirty for a while while getting educated in the finer workings of the whiz bang equipment.

]]> By: Chicago Concrete http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/12/11/these-techy-times/#comment-343 Chicago Concrete Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:59:07 +0000 http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/12/11/these-techy-times/#comment-343 I'd have to say that the concrete pumps have made the job a lot easier... I’d have to say that the concrete pumps have made the job a lot easier…

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