Have you wondered how to stay ahead of the curve and remain competitive in the construction industry when your employees are often less skilled or knowledgeable than their predecessors?
Using this five-part guide to Training Construction Employees will improve your workforce, strengthen your company, and give your business a competitive advantage.
Training Construction Employees is Like . . .
It’s like building the forms, adding the rebar, and then pouring the concrete information into place. It takes some time, but it is worth it in the end.
Construction companies that surpass their competitors make skills growth, knowledge accumulation, and adaptation to technological advancements a primary concern.
Providing adequate training for your employees not only helps them but also puts your construction business ahead of the curve. Here are two sides of the coin:
Training and development enhance employee motivation and job satisfaction.
Employees gain new skills, knowledge, and techniques to complete tasks more efficiently, understand vital construction principles better, and perform more effectively.
Training Construction Employees Narrows the Gap
It’s a fact that there is an industry-wide skills gap in construction. The workforce has shrunk, and skilled workers are harder to find. Therefore, it is incumbent on you to provide the proper training for your team.
The training you provide can be delivered in many locations. Consider:
On-site
In the shop
Off-site classroom
In the office
E-learning
SOPs and training manuals
Instruction, guidance, and lesson techniques can (and should) vary. Remember that learning styles, attention spans, personal difficulties, and enthusiasm levels can fluctuate.
Your daily walk is the final and most important “place” where you can train employees. Your employees are watching you, looking to you for leadership, and learning from you anytime you’re with them – whether you like it or not.
Take Heed: Your enthusiasm, excellent attitude, good habits, stamina, problem-solving ability, and authenticity (or lack of any of the aforementioned traits) are on display to your employees. All the time. Every day.
Training Construction Employees Takes Collaboration
Training cannot be one-sided. It takes collaboration with your employees.
Learn your employees’ goals, challenges, and expectations. Be a leader who listens to their problems.
Develop a communication schedule. Give employees simple processes that streamline their learning and growth.
Encourage questions and feedback. Provide easy ways to collaborate and share documents or data.
Bridge the communication gap. Give employees access to quality information.
Help your employees become heroes. Be sure they gain vital insights that help them make good decisions.
Training Construction Employees – What’s Upcoming
In the next four posts concerning training construction employees, we’ll look at the following:
Let Employees Get the Hang of It In this section, you’ll learn how to get your employees’ attention before giving them the new “stuff.”
Provide Foundational In-House Training Next, you’ll find ways to modify how corporate-level construction contractors provide training to your unique situation.
Instill Power Skills For this portion; information is provided on what was once known as soft skills – skills that are now more important for an ever-growing cross-section of your employees – quite powerful skills.
Leverage Microlearning In this final post concerning training construction employees; the focus will be helping employees lean into the magic of microlearning.
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