Building our workforce means having distinct processes and a strong support system. For CGIA, workforce development is defined by five pillars of planning and action—Forecast, Recruit, Train, Employ, and Retain—that shape and uphold careers in construction throughout our area.
- Be the primary driver of full utilization of the Construction Market Labor Analyzer (CLMA) in the Central Gulf region.
- Coordinate with other forecasting / labor market analysis efforts in the Central Gulf region.
- Act as the development and validation agency for a single, specific, and regularly produced “of record” supply and demand forecast for the Central Gulf region.
- Promote craft professional recruiting by working closely with and levering exiting national recruiting efforts such and NCCER’s “Build Your Future” campaign and “Go Build Alabama,” as applicable by state.
- Work with highs schools, parent groups, and student groups to change public perception about careers in industry.
- Work with state and local governments to change public education policy to more accurately reflect the need for and quality of careers in industry.
- Gather best practices for recruiting skilled labor in our regions and share.
- Career Awareness Presentation
- Identify, audit, and validate existing construction workforce development programs in the Central Gulf region.
- Create a list of “CGIA Endorsed” construction workforce development programs.
- Learn more about the CGIA Endorsement Program here.
- Efficiently transition individuals from training programs to meaningful careers in the construction industry via the CGIA GradConnect Initiative.
- Our member companies strive to keep talented employees and reduce turnover by fostering a positive work atmosphere to promote engagement, showing appreciation to employees, and providing competitive pay and benefits and healthy work-life balance.