Join us as we reimagine and rebuild our workforce, one talent at a time.
Learn how BTF and our partners are working together to create a sustainable workforce in residential construction.
The Building Talent Foundation’s (BTF) purpose is to address the severe and persistent labor shortage across skilled trades by improving talent supply, training and retention.
Founded by the 20 leading residential construction companies in the U.S. in 2019 as a non-profit entity, BTF brings together employers, educators, and all other market players, in regional skills collaborations, to catalyze, accelerate and synchronize joint projects for building the sector’s workforce of the future.
Our Mission
To advance the education, training, and career progression of young people and people from underrepresented groups, as skilled technical workers and as business owners in residential construction.
Our Vision
To achieve a sustainable workforce in residential construction.
Our Founding Partners
Our Guiding Principles
Collaboration
We believe that collaboration is the most effective path to results — it helps us to carry the load together by building purposeful relationships, networks and strategic partnerships grounded in cooperation and a shared vision.
Communication
We believe in the critical role of communication to share experiences, learn from each other, and reach agreements with every person in our communities and every stakeholder in our home building eco-system towards common sustainability goals.
Innovation
We believe in the power of innovation in human capital policies and practices, in investing for researching and developing new approaches, and in leveraging technology to advance productivity, efficiency and the quality of programs.
Measuring, Evaluation & Learning
We believe in the importance of measuring outcomes, evaluating results against goals, and learning from those experiences, so that we can strengthen current programs, and inform new initiatives.
Are you part of the residential construction eco-system?
Are you a supporter of workforce development? Do you offer training for skilled trades in construction? Are you a school, community college, building trade, association, supplier, or manufacturer? Are you a government agency or foundation that supports workforce development in construction?
