he number of men and women participating in construction apprenticeship
programs in Wisconsin increased for the fourth year in a row in 2024.
This trajectory needs to be repeated in state after state to get within
shouting distance of the nearly 440,000 more workers the industry will need this year to meet demand for new construction.
Wisconsin has earned national attention for its success in growing state apprenticeship programs over the last several years. David Polk, the director of the Wisconsin Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards since 2022, has been a huge part of that success. He’s fostered partnerships with community and technical colleges to create a bigger pipeline to apprenticeships and has doubled down on making sure those apprenticeship programs teach skills employers really need.
Wisconsin has earned national attention for its success in growing state apprenticeship programs over the last several years. David Polk, the director of the Wisconsin Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards since 2022, has been a huge part of that success. He’s fostered partnerships with community and technical colleges to create a bigger pipeline to apprenticeships and has doubled down on making sure those apprenticeship programs teach skills employers really need.
In Brief:
- The construction industry says it needs nearly 440,000 more workers to meet 2025 construction demand.
- Apprenticeships
are essential to the development of a skilled workforce for the sector.
The registered apprenticeship programs in 33 states play an important
role in this training.
- Enrollment in Wisconsin’s
registered apprenticeship programs for construction trades increased for
the fourth year in a row in 2024. It’s a model for other states, but
states alone won’t fill the need.
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