Newsflash: The United States is facing a skilled trades labor shortage. Unless someone has had their head buried under a rock the past few years, most Americans are aware of this ongoing problem. With the majority of the industry workforce soon to-be retiring, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects better-than-average employment in the building trades, at least through 2026. However, there may not be enough workers to employ.
Many companies are working together to rectify this problem. Viega is one of them with its Press into the Trades program. Press into the Trades is a training program that provides supplemental aid to vocational schools offering alternate, enhanced training sessions geared toward innovative technologies and tailored to each school’s needs, notes Erica Levasseur, associate technical trainer, Viega.