AGCA Workforce Survey
AGC of America continues to hear from many of you that the labor market remains tight. While it is clear that worker shortages are in some cases, a significant problem
Category: Workforce Development
I Built This! Video Contest Now Open
I Built This! Video Contest NCCER and Build Your Future’s I BUILT THIS! video contest gives aspiring craft professionals and their instructors an opportunity to showcase outstanding construction projects. The
What is an Externship?
In 2016, AGC’s Workforce Coalition and Willamette Education Service District (WESD) started developing ideas to address unfilled positions in the construction industry’s high wage, high demand fields. From this brainstorming,
DJC Op-Ed: Stepping up to address workforce challenges: part II
By: Mike Salsgiver Executive Director, AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter This article was published by the DJC on May 15 in Buildings Bridges and Roads and can be viewed here (subscription required).
OSU Engineering School Honored for Gender Diversity Efforts
Published by the DJC, by Kent Hohlfeld in Architecture and Engineering January 16, 2018 4:20 pm Oregon State University’s School of Civil and Construction Engineering has won a 2017 Women
ODOT Business Development Program Opportunity
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certified firms are now able to take advantage of an opportunity to grow their skills through the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Business Development Program. If you
Educator Externship a Finalist for AGCA Innovation Award
While AGC of America celebrates and recognizes the past and the present, they are also looking to address the issues currently affecting the industry, in order to ensure a bright
#WeBuildOregon Instagram Contest
AGC is excited to announce that we are in the initial stages of a developing a youth outreach media campaign, educating and alerting GenZ+ (ages 14–24) to the benefits of
Workplace Safety Video Contest for Oregon High Schoolers
High school students across Oregon are invited to let their video skills shine for a good cause: increasing awareness about workplace safety for young workers. The annual “Speak up. Work
Northwest Construction Firms Feeling Lack of Qualified Workers
Nearly 80 percent of construction firms plan to expand headcount in 2019, but most are also worried about their ability to find qualified workers. Seventy-nine percent of construction firms plan