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AED Report: 73,000 Heavy Equipment Technicians Needed in Next Five Years

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)

The AED Foundation released its latest report compiled by the College of William & Mary entitled “The Equipment Industry Technician Shortage: Reassessing Causes, Impacts and Policy Recommendation.”

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[VIDEO] How Simulators Help Train Construction Workers

CM Labs Simulations, Inc.

Drew Carruthers with CM Labs Simulations talks about the uses and benefits of simulators with construction worker and equipment operator training.

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[VIDEO] ARA Rental Works Attracts and Recruits Workforce to Rental Industry

American Rental Association (ARA)

Tom Doyle with ARA talks about the ARA Rental Works workforce development initiative, which was launched to help attract and recruit to the rental industry.

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[VIDEO] NAPA Starts Workforce Development Committee

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)

Richard Willis from NAPA talks about the association's workforce development committee, which it started in 2019.

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[VIDEO] Wirtgen Developing Workforce with Center for Training and Technology

Wirtgen Group, a John Deere Co.

Wirtgen's Center for Training and Technology has developed into a platform to reach training needs of the company, dealers, customers and the industry.

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[VIDEO] Serious Labs Applying Leading Edge Technology to Train New Trades Workers

Jim Colvin, president and CEO of Serious Labs, discusses how the company uses leading edge technology, such as virtual reality, to train the next generation of industrial and trades workers.

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[VIDEO] AEM Workforce Development Efforts to Help Construction Contractors

Julie Davis with AEM talks about what the association is doing to help fill the pipelines for manufacturing and the trades.

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Labor & Workforce Development

Serious Labs Unveils Universal Motion Base for VR Simulators

The versatile prototype can be used for safety training across seated machines and vehicles.

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Training & Education

Sexual Harassment Training in Construction: Tips and Myths

Traliant CLO Andrew Rawson discusses the ins and outs of sexual harassment training for the construction industry.

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A How-to Guide for Recruiting Women to Construction Careers

From a competitive salary to a rewarding career, women represent untapped potential to help fill the labor shortage

Women represent a huge segment of workers that are largely untapped for careers in construction. Since 84% of construction companies report not being able to find enough laborers for the work they have in their pipeline, we need to work together to encourage women to try these careers, not deter them with the usual stigmas.

Labor & Workforce Development

Women in Construction Week is March 1-7 2020

National Association of Women in Construction

The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will celebrate Women in Construction Week through 118 U.S. chapters to strengthen and amplify the success of women in the construction industry

Women in Construction (WIC) Week is March 1-7, 2020

Labor & Workforce Development

[PODCAST] ‘I Built This’ Program Puts Tools That Launch Careers in Students’ Hands

ConstructReach founder Paul Robinson designed a program to combat construction’s image as ‘an industry that workers fail into’ and solve workforce shortages by building industry diversity.

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