Apprenticeship in union construction (left) and in the open shop (right) would change under a federal proposal that now exempts the industry. Images: IBEW (left); ABC-San Diego (right) August 29, 2019 ...

If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions, then apprenticeship could be the right strategy to meet your needs for skilled workers. Almost 14%, or 5.5 million Americans ages 16 to 24 are neither ...

Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined leaders from North America’s Building Trades Unions, the National Urban League and graduates of pre-apprenticeship programs in ...

At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs will fail to meet the construction industry’s short- and long-term skilled workforce ...

Joseph N. Merlino is the vice president of Pleasantville, New Jersey-based Bayshore Rebar. Opinions are the author’s own. It’s Careers in Construction Month. As we face a massive skills shortage in ...

The 12th Five Year Plan (2011-15) in China highlighted the significance of apprenticeship with the motto, “One who gets trained gets a job, and one who has a job gets training.” This mantra ...

State labor officials marked Women in Construction Week with a new public awareness campaign and toolkit designed to increase women’s participation in the building trades and expand equitable ...