Labor Shortage and Training Strategies

17/07/2019 15 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4
Labor Shortage and Training Strategies

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We know that the shortage of skilled labor has a multitude of impacts on productivity and job site planning.  Listen how Kiewit Power Contractors manage this critical part of their success. · How many welders typically are working on a Kiewit Power Constructors job site? · What trades and what roles do they play on a jobsite?· What kind of education or certifications are needed to be a welder on a Kiewit Power Constructors jobsite? · How does Kiewit Power Constructors train welders that arrive to the job site?  · How do you work with the Locals to ensure quality people are coming to the site? · Do you conduct your own internal training on the job?  ·  Are there laborers that follow from one job site to the other?   · Do you see a shortage in welding labor like the other skilled trades?· What do you think needs to happen within the industry to change this?