Why Make Upskilling a Priority?
With a significant portion of construction workers nearing retirement and fewer young entrants in the field, upskilling through education and training has become essential for construction companies to close the skills gap, improve recruitment, and enhance employee retention, especially as technology facilitates these efforts.
Many construction workers are likely to retire by the end of the decade, taking their valuable knowledge with them. Arcoro’s Bryan May shares how upskilling can help close the skills gap and give you an edge in recruitment and retention.
When baby boomers (the roughly 75 million people born between 1946 and 1964) came of age in the United States, millions chose construction as a career path. The problem now, according to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), is that more than 20 percent of construction workers are 55 and older, which means a wave of retirements is on the horizon as fewer younger people enter the field.
The question of how to recruit and retain younger workers has become paramount across the construction industry. Upskilling — when employees complete education and training to expand their skill sets — is an answer. Technology makes it easier than ever for construction companies to incorporate upskilling into their business practices, allowing them and their employees to reap the benefits.
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