High-Tech and High-Touch
Challenge
Trades employers are not able to recruit and hire enough qualified workers, even from established construction pre-apprenticeship programs.
Solution
Trades rely on a powerful technology platform to post their vacancies, connect with job seekers, and hire workers; BTF’s Engagement Directors develop partnerships with viable sources of qualified talent and connect them to trades.
Partners
Training providers customize their programs to align with employers’ hiring need
Trades adopt and leverage the technology platform for hiring workers
BTF’s Engagement Directors build relationships with training programs and other sources of job candidates, and serve as the communication link between trades and training providers; collect and disseminates data and best practices
Benefits
Jobseekers—have access to viable employment opportunities, relevant training programs and accurate information on jobs and careers in the sector
Builders—can rely on trade partners to augment their capacity as builders grow their operations
Training programs—have a strong link to employers, to better understand their hiring needs, and align programs to those requirements
Trade Employers—have access to an effective recruitment tool and can communicate effectively their hiring priorities to trainers