Demand for Skilled Trades

Studies based on U.S. Department of Labor statistics indicate that in the coming decade the U.S. risks leaving 2.0 million manufacturing jobs unfilled due to imbalance between jobs to fill and skilled tradespeople qualified to fill them.  Loss of skilled tradespeople as a result of retirement and their replacement with an under-trained workforce threatens quality and stability of operations across industries.  In Coatings, Construction and Manufacturing, among others, over 50% of the skilled labor will need replacing over the next decade.. 

 
 
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Painting & Coatings

 Industries ranging from heavy equipment, infrastructure, construction, transportation, and manufactured products rely on high quality coatings to prevent corrosion. World-wide growth in buildings, infrastructure and equipment calls for a need for coating skills to keep pace.  Proper application technique, awareness of proper body positioning, angle, distance and speed of the application equipment are developed over time, with practice and experience.

 
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Construction

As global population centers shift and expand, demand for residential, and commercial construction and infrastructure development continues. In addition to the knowledge required for specialized construction trades, all worksite operations call for workers knowledgeable about safety, plan interpretation, construction math and tool usage. 

 
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Manufacturing 

Skilled workers in today's manufacturing environments must understand highly automated and technology driven machinery and factory processes. In addition to mastering technologically complex production and assembly equipment, factory production workers have to understand safety, print reading and process documentation, shop math and tool usage.