BUILDER NEWS Push Toward College Degrees Limits Skilled Trade Workers ADespite softening financial returns on a typical college education, merican high school graduates are continually being swayed to pursue four-year degrees in favor of training that could grant them work in some highly-paid, skilled construction trades, according to The Hechinger Report. Construction training may offer a better chance of success than four-year degrees, the report found. Seventy-percent of construction companies nationwide are having trouble finding qualified workers, according to the Associated General Contractors of America — meaning skilled jobs are available. Yet 30% of students at public universities and 20% at private colleges still haven’t earned a bachelor’s degree six years after high school graduation, according to stats from the National Student Clearinghouse. In addition, tuition and certification fees for career training programs are typically significantly less than the cost of college, which usually leaves students with hefty loans to repay after graduation California, Iowa, Michigan and Washington are just a handful of states sinking more money into career and vocational education budgets in an effort to increase the supply of skilled workers that local businesses need. Read More 10 Biggest Contractor Fines Under Trump’s OSHA So Far adminiDuring the Obama stration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration press releases that accompanied safety violation citations and notices of proposed fines were often of the “shaming” variety, according to Edwin G. Foulke Jr., former assistant secretary of labor for OSHA under President George W. Bush. He said the approach seemed to be a strategy to force construction contractors or companies in other industries to retroactively take a look at their safety programs and tighten them up before an OSHA inspector made his or her way into their workplaces. Read More BEAUTY. ELEGANCE. STRENGTH. Our Aluminum Doors Will Surprise You. Ed’s Garage Doors offers a broad selection of aluminum doors that are the perfect complement to your home. Visit our showroom to see many exclusive aluminum doors on display, and talk with a design expert about our countless in-stock and custom options. Showroom Hours: Mon. – Fri.: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Evenings: By appointment Sunday: Closed 136 Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854 203-847-1284 edsgaragedoors.com ® 18 HBRA of Fairfield County | MAY 2018
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