This week, the Governor’s High Demand Career Initiative launched its fifth industry-specific task force with more than 70 employers, educators and industry leaders that work to support a strong workforce for Georgia’s construction industry.

Topics discussed during this inaugural task force meeting included:

• aging workforce

• soft skills

• work-based learning opportunities

• improved perception and better awareness of the industry

• increased partnership with educators and industry

• benefit of communication and inter-connectivity with partners

Members of what is now the largest HDCI task force broke off into small groups to discuss workforce challenges and develop a list of goals that this group will set out to achieve, all with the objective of improving the image and attraction of skilled workers to the construction industry.

"We have a tremendous opportunity to bolster the construction industry by finding solutions to our workforce challenges."

-Mike Dunham, CEO, Association of General Contractors

The HDCI Construction Task Force will meet again on June 20, 2017.

From the Georgia Department of Economic Development