Nonprofit organization Building Talent Foundation has released its first Annual Impact Review highlighting the foundation’s progress toward building a sustainable residential construction workforce by 2030.
BTF collaborates with builders, trade partners, manufacturers, foundations and educational partners to enhance people’s lives by connecting them with job skills training and career opportunities. Ultimately, BTF projects these connections will result in 10,000 job-ready candidates in the construction sector in the next year.
As part of its effort to connect candidates with employers and training programs, BTF led 387 events during 2021, including hiring and career events, job fairs and presentations. Through these events, BTF engaged 185 employers, connecting them with qualified, pre-screened candidates.
In March, BTF launched the online job platform JobsToBuild.com to connect job seekers with career coaches and industry employers. In November, the site surpassed 1,100 registered candidates. As the number of job seekers and employers on the platform grows, so do the features on the site. To help job candidates discover more about various skilled trades jobs and where to go to learn required skills, BTF recently added career exploration and job skills training resources for registered JobsToBuild users.
To date, BTF has placed 436 qualified candidates with employers. Notably, people of color represent 78.9% of placements, while the national average is 30.6%. Women comprise 5.7% of the placements, with the national average at 3.1%.
To learn more about BTF’s impact on the residential construction industry, you can download the Annual Impact Review here.
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