With the building trades shrinking, builders are taking education into their own hands.
Oklahoman
The construction industry in Oklahoma City, facing a chronic shortage of workers and entrepreneurs in the building trades, will to try to grow its own, starting with a construction summer camp for kids in 2022.
It s been in the works for a couple of weeks. The first meeting of minds, called by Jack Werner, was Wednesday at the Oklahoma Home Builders Association.
Werner is owner of A to Z Inspections and is a National Association of Home Builders-certified educator. He has a Ph.D in finance. But college isn t for everyone, he said, and builders and general contractors have to do a better job of getting the word out to young people that a construction career can start with vocational-technical education and lead to a good life.
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BOSTON - Thursday, March 11, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today signed a 42 percent increase in Boston’s Linkage fees into law. The Linkage Program requires large scale commercial developments over 100,000 square feet in Boston to pay into funds that support the creation of affordable housing and workforce development. The increase will raise the current fees to $15.39 per square foot, of which $13.00 will be dedicated to affordable housing and $2.39 will be dedicated to workforce training.
Central Missouri to host virtual job fair
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The Central Workforce Development Board has partnered with The Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development and Office of Workforce Development to host a virtual job fair on Tuesday, March 9 as part of the Return Strong Virtual Job Fair Series, continuing through 2021.
Though Missouri has faced record unemployment rates due to COVID-19, the Return Strong recovery plan is focusing on helping residents get back to work as quickly as possible.
The Virtual Job Fair allows exhibitors to interact with potential candidates in a digital environment. The Virtual Job Fair will be hosted from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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