The current and impending shortages of skilled craft professionals have impacted the construction industry greatly. Now is the time for the construction industry-including both owners and contractors-to invest in its workforce. To achieve comprehensive change quickly, the industry needs owner-mandated commitment. Newly developed assessment tools like the Contractors Workforce Development Assessment (CWDA) provide an objective measure of contractor commitment to training in both the prequalification and final selection of contractors and subcontractors. The CWDA helps owners and contractors compare contractor craft training programs and provide a set of objective measures to improve what has traditionally been a subjective analysis. Owner adoption of tools like the CWDA that promote workforce development can have a substantial impact on the industry's recruitment and retention efforts. Contractors and subcontractors can subscribe to the CWDA at cwda.nccer.org.
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