workforce development
Resource pages for "workforce development"-related posts for facility managers (FMs), building operations professionals and decision-makers in all industry sectors.
Carhartt Grant Encourages Women In Skilled Trades
Carhartt is dedicating its Spring 2023 round of bi-annual "For the Love of Labor" grants to increase female representation in the skilled trades. Applications are due February 17.
BOMA and BOMI Collaborate To Provide Education And Training
The two international organizations are teaming up to create a new future for workforce development, focusing on education and training.
Facility Management Needs New Blood
The $1 trillion profession is facing a critical shortage of professionals as career paths in the industry undergo “significant change,” according to a new report from IFMA and RICS.
IFMA Foundation’s Global Workforce Initiative Welcomes First Member
The IFMA Foundation has welcomed C&W Services as the first charter member to its Global Workforce Initiative, which seeks to fill the growing facility management and facilities services workforce talent gap.
Veterans Day: Hiring Continues to Rise, But Veterans Still Feel Underemployed
The percentage of working veterans reporting underemployment or low-paying job increased to 31 percent from 23 percent last year, according to the CareerBuilder Veterans Day Job Forecast.
Question Of The Week: Where Are You Finding Your Future FMs?
Over the next 15 years, a high proportion of seasoned members of the facility management profession will be leaving the workforce as they reach retirement age.
