The impact of skilled labor shortages has continued to plague businesses. In this season of low unemployment and skilled labor shortage, organizations can benefit greatly from growing their own skilled labor and leaders. Investing in the development of your employees is also a great way to engage and retain your key employees. To be most effective, organizations need to be intentional about this process, including planning and executing selection and development processes. This course will provide an overview of the theory and mechanics of creating a development strategy for your workforce.
All ‘bout Construction (AbC) Camp for Girls Coming to ABC Keystone!
On January 10, 2019, Gov. Tom Wolf announced the winning submissions for Business-Education Partnership (BEP) grants, which are federally funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act, WIOA. The Lancaster County Workforce Development Board was awarded $90,000 to provide local students with more opportunities to participate in work-based training programs …
Filling the Pipeline, Maintaining the Pipeline
By: G. David Sload, ABC President-CEO Workforce Development has become one of the hottest terms in our industry over the last two years, and it will only continue to get hotter. You can’t talk to any employer or read any article without the term being mentioned or talked about. It …
ABC Keystone Announces Three New-hires: VP Education, Safety & Workforce Development; Controller; and Member Services Coordinator
Contact: Kristi Pronovost Director of Marketing & Communications 717.653.8106 or kristi@abckeystone.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JULY 26, 2018 ABC Keystone Hires Stephanie Larkin as Vice President of Education, Safety & Workforce Development (MANHEIM, PA) The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) is pleased to announce the addition of …
“Apprenticeship” – The New Buzz Word
By: G. David Sload, ABC Keystone President-CEO Whether it be at the State level or the Federal level, legislators are using the word “Apprenticeship” to help define the solution to the workforce crisis. Everyone is jumping on board. School districts and post-secondary educational institutions are trying to figure out how …
206 Students and Educators from 13 Local School Districts Attend Hands-on Career Exploration Event
Contact: Kristi Pronovost Director of Marketing & Communications 717.653.8106 or kristi@abckeystone.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 29, 2018 (MANHEIM, PA.) Over the course of three days, March 13-15, 2018, 206 students and educators participated in Construction Wars, a career exploration event offering hands-on activities designed to introduce students to the …
ABC Keystone Makes Workforce Development a Top Priority
By: G. David Sload, President-CEO, ABC Keystone Workforce Development has become the buzz phrase being bantered about everywhere. We hear it from employers, educators, state government and even in the recent State of the Union message. While it is FINALLY great to hear about the skilled trades on all fronts, …
Attracting & Retaining Employees by Creating a Captivating Workplace: Build It & They Will Come!
In this session, we will explore strategies to attract, engage, and retain employees. If you treat your employees like the investment they are, they will feel heard, seen, and appreciated! If you build it, they will come, and stay! This program is valid for three PDCs toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification.
Celebrating Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month
By: G. David Sload, President-CEO, ABC Keystone Americans are ready to rebuild our neglected infrastructure – schools, highways, bridges, dams, public transit. But we also can’t neglect the big challenge ahead of us: filling a shortage of 500,000 skilled construction workers—a number that could double if the promise of a …
ABC Keystone Adds Evening Welding Classes
Contact: Kristi Pronovost Director of Marketing & Communications 717.653.8106 or kristi@abckeystone.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 23, 2018 (MANHEIM, PA.) The Associated Builders and Contractors – Keystone Chapter is pleased to announce that evening classes have been added to the comprehensive D1.1 Structural Welding program held at the ABC …
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