National Center for Construction Education and Research

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National Center for Construction Education and
Research

• Career Clusters
• Atlanta, GA
• June 17, 2008

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Construction Industry

• Industry Overview
• Workforce Shortage
• CII ROI Research

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

• Types of Construction
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Residential
• Energy
• Maintenance
• Highway
• Pipeline

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
USA TODAY Monday, December 13, 2004 Residential
and commercial development in the next
quarter-century will eclipse anything seen in
previous generations..according to a Brookings
Institution report
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Brookings Institution Study ...nearly half of
what will be the built environment in 2030
doesnt exist yet..
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

• 7.7 million craft professionals in construction
  today
• 8.7 million craft professionals by 2014
• Average craftsperson is 47 years old

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WORKFORCE SHORTAGE
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WORKFORCE SHORTAGE
The Workforce Gap
Where 9th Graders Are Headed
Where the Jobs Are
vs.
28
20
will enter a 4-year college
require a 4-year college degree
will enter an associate degree program or
advanced training
require an associates degree or advanced training
32
65
10
will lack the skills needed for employment
15
require minimum skills for employment
30
will drop out of the system before completing
high school
Carol DAmico, Workforce 2020 Work and Workers
in the 21st Century
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WORKFORCE SHORTAGE
BLS Expected Growth for Top-10 Wage Salary
Construction Occupations 2002- 2012 ()
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Investing in Training

• Construction Industry Institute
• Craft Training Research Study
• Study collected information on the impact of
  investing 1 of total project budget for training
  
• CII Research Study 231-1 (Aug. 2007)

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Investing in Training

• Conclusions For every 1 invested in training
  (ROI) yields
• 1.30
• 1
• 3.00

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Investing in Training

• Survey also indicates
• Current hiring costs 2,400 per person training
  can cut hiring costs significantly for companies
• Turnover decreases 14

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National Center for Construction Education and
Research
BUILDING TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE
THANK YOU Questions?
Jamie Van Voorhis NCCER Workforce Development
Director jvanvoorhis_at_nccer.org [phone]
x135 [phone] cell