Masonry Magazine June 1998 Page. 15
Training
Trends
1997 Construction Industry Training Survey
By: Andria K. Wolfe, FMI Corporation
FMI conducted its fourth survey of U.S. construction firms with the goal of identifying training trends and practices across the construction industry. We last conducted this survey in 1992, and in the five years since, the construction industry has undergone some major changes.
Emerging technology, industry consolidation, population shifts, and a shrinking labor pool are powerful forces affecting how firms conduct business today. These forces also affect the training and development initiatives that companies implement for their employees.
Our survey asked questions regarding types of training that construction companies sponsor, to whom, and how much they are investing in the process. Additionally, as a new feature in this report, we looked at the status of training in the construction industry compared to that of other U.S. industries.
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